SearchDisasterRecovery: Disaster recovery technical tips

What is change management and how does it relate to disaster recovery?

Harvey Betan — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:57:39 EST

Harvey Betan explains what change management is and how it relates to disaster recovery in this ask the expert response.

What advice do you have on disaster recovery and security for mobile devices?

Harvey Betan — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:14:04 EST

Harvey Betan discusses the proper steps to take to avoid a disaster when using a mobile device. They include backing up and securing your data to another location.

Five key business continuity technologies to support BC planning in 2010

Paul Kirvan — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 10:06:21 EST

Read about the five most important technologies you should have in your data storage environment to help with BC/DR planning in 2010.

Business impact and risk assessments in IT disaster recovery planning

Harvey Betan — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 10:05:19 EST

Risk assessments are important for DR planning. They help organizations identify and reduce potential threats to ensure business continuity.

Using data deduplication products as part of an IT disaster recovery strategy

W. Curtis Preston — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:13:19 EST

Data deduplication has gained a lot of traction in the data backup and recovery world over the past few years. When integrating data deduplication products into your IT disaster recovery strategy, there are a number of things you need to consider. Should you use source dedupe or target dedupe? Which one is better for disaster recovery? If you are backing up your data to tape and disk, are there other issues to keep in mind? W. Curtis Preston, independent backup expert and executive editor, discusses source and target deduplication, how these approaches differ, what that means from a disaster recovery perspective and more in this Q&A.

Secure data backup strategies for the enterprise: A backup security tutorial

Dave Raffo — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:13:19 EST

In this tutorial on secure data backup strategies, learn about encryption key management, encryption appliances, tape and disk encryption, cloud backup security, and secure data destruction.

What are the hidden threats, if any, in a disaster recovery (DR)/business continuity (BC) plan?

Harvey Betan — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:28:50 EST

Harvey Betan explains the hidden threats organizations may encounter in their DR and BC plans in this ask the expert response.

Evaluating your disaster recovery program's maturity level

Pierre Dorion — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 08:58:39 EST

Although many organizations have a DR plan in place, many are not mature or extensive enough. Learn how to evaluate your DR program's maturity level.

Cloud backup neglects recovery and security necessary for true cloud disaster recovery

Andrew Burton — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 14:55:33 EST

In this tutorial on cloud disaster recovery (DR), learn about cloud disaster recovery vs. cloud backup; hybrid disaster recovery approaches; and security concerns with cloud backup and disaster recovery.

The pros and cons of IT disaster recovery outsourcing

James Damoulakis — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 10:07:16 EST

Outsourcing DR is becoming a popular option for many companies because of its lower cost. Learn about the pros and cons of outsourcing DR in this tip.