SearchDisasterRecovery: Disaster recovery news

Texas Tech turns to data deduplication for data backup, disaster recovery

Dave Raffo — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:29:16 EST

Texas Tech University licensed its backup software vendor CommVault's data deduplication software rather than adding a hardware system.

Simply Continuous cloud disaster recovery service offers 'what if' testing with RecoverNow

Beth Pariseau — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:11:28 EST

Simply Continuous is preparing to launch RecoverNow, which will allow customers to test cloud disaster recovery scenarios.

EMC gives Avamar desktop and laptop support

Beth Pariseau — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:36:40 EST

EMC Avamar 5 gets support for desktops and laptops, denser EMC Avamar Data Store grid nodes, and data deduplication for archival tape.

Terremark acquires managed data backup and recovery provider DS3 DataVaulting

Todd Erickson — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:38:42 EST

Managed IT services provider Terremark Worldwide acquired DS3 DataVaulting, and plans to incorporate DS3's customer portal and managed-backup service into its product portfolio.

Exploring Microsoft Windows clustering and high-availability tools in disaster recovery

Dave Raffo — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:07:46 EST

Microsoft has beefed up high availability for Windows, Exchange and Hyper-V, but organizations still turn to third-party tools to reduce complexity and cost.

Hot sites and warm sites: Choosing the right option for your disaster recovery plan

Garry Kranz — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:46:08 EST

Which is better for your company, a hot or warm DR site? This article explores both options and what to consider when choosing a DR site vendor.

Disaster recovery news briefs: SteelEye supports disaster recovery and business continuity for Windows Server 2008 R2

SearchDisasterRecovery Editorial Staff — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:48:55 EST

The following is a compilation of the latest disaster recovery and business continuity news.

Iowa Health System uses 'cloud' for disaster recovery to survive flood

Dave Raffo — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 10:03:34 EDT

Iowa Health System survived a flood in 2008 without any downtime to mission-critical systems thanks to archiving system based on object-based software spanning two data centers.

Easy ways for SMBs to improve their disaster recovery and pandemic plans

Rachel Kossman — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:13:06 EDT

It's important not to fall behind on DR and pandemic planning, or your company may be at risk for unnecessary disasters.

Disaster recovery news briefs: Riverbed updates Riverbed Optimization System software

SearchDisasterRecovery Editoral Staff — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:13:06 EDT

The following is a compilation of the latest disaster recovery news.