Category: Business Continuity
Backup Vs Replication
Businesses everyday are faced with the decision of whether to opt for a backup solution or replication solution or both. It is worth reviewing the advantages and disadvantages of these before reaching a decision on which way to go. The main considerations are what you are wishing to achieve, and how far your budget will stretch. Understanding the difference between Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity is therefore essential. It is …
What Are Your Digital Assets Worth To You?
A survey in the States has revealed some shocking results demonstrating that Americans have a tendency to not bother backing up their data. The survey was conducted by Wakefield Research and found that 51% of Americans have experienced a computer crash leading to them loosing all of their digital files. More than one-third admitted they had never backed up their computers or haven’t done so in the last twelve months. …
The London Riots: Being Prepared for the Unpredictable
The London Riot clean up is underway. Many businesses however will have experienced detrimental affects to their IT infrastructures. It is essential that your business is prepared for the unpredictable. During turbulent times it is vital to have a reliable Data Backup and Recovery protocol in place. Here are some criteria that Backup Technology have put together as a checklist to help businesses ensure their data is protected. > Automated …
Business Continuity and Essential Integration of IT services.
Being prepared is the key for any organisation whether it is an SMB or a huge enterprise and is the difference between successfully managing a disaster and company closure. Martin Kuhlmann a StorVault Country Manager claims that an integrated IT solution plays a vital role in protecting and restoring data. Kuhlmann highlights that companies often don’t want to even consider disasters and it is natural to consider that such an …
SME’s should prioritise Business Continuity Plans in 2011
Aviva, one of the worlds largest insurance groups, have recently urged SME’s to focus their attentions on Business Continuity Planning in 2011. This was based research carried out online as part of Aviva’s Bi-annual SME Pulse, with help from 500 SME owners and looks into how SMEs are running their businesses. Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery planning was a question posed to the SME’s; the results which are published here, …
Gartner Magic Quadrant for Disk Based Enterprise Backup and Recovery
For the first time, the Gartner Magic Quadrant on Enterprise Backup and Recovery features Cloud Backup vendors alongside traditional tape based offerings. Cloud Backup vendors were also presented with further good news, when Gartner anticipated that at least 30% of organizations will have changed backup vendors due to frustration over cost, complexity and/or capability and by 2014, 80% of the market will choose advanced, disk-based appliances and backup software-only solutions. …
Natwest and RBS customers experience overcharging
It is everyone’s worse nightmare when it comes to banking – fraud and identity theft. Something I thought I had experienced first hand this morning on checking my account online. Upon querying a transaction where I had been over charged by £200.00, NatWest, part of the RBS group told me this wasn’t fraud but to ring 0845 366 0391 for more information. An automated message stated, “We are currently experiencing …
Importance of business continuity emphasised with snow fall
As November moved into December, the UK became wrapped in a blanket of road-clogging snow, starting in Scotland and the north of England, before moving south and eventually affecting travel in London and the South East. The estimated cost to the economy varies depending on which source you choose to believe, but predictions of between £250 million and £1.2 billion a day have been made public by different analysts. The …
Importance of business continuity highlighted by online banking fail
Businesses and organisations in the UK have been given a demonstration of how not to manage a systems failure, by a US banking group which left customers unable to access their accounts for two days earlier in the month. Sixteen and a half million people bank online with the Chase bank, but serious technical issues took the whole infrastructure offline for 48 hours, resulting in outcry amongst the ranks of …
SMEs seek to improve business continuity and disaster recovery
A study carried out by analyst firm Forrester, has concluded that many small and medium sized businesses are going to be focusing on improving their disaster recovery and business continuity plans within the next year. Business continuity planning has to take into account a large number of scenarios, from power cuts and flooding, to natural disasters and security breaches, according to Forrester’s Stephanie Balaouras. Balaouras explained that the decision makers …
