Tag: Disaster Recovery
Rise in Global Disasters Means Rise in Data Backup Solutions
On November 18, the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a report, Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters, claiming that scientists are “virtually certain” the world will have more extreme heat spells. By 2050, heat waves could be in the range of 5 degrees hotter, and 9 degrees by 2100. This increase in global temperatures means that heavy rainfall will occur more often, and tropical cyclones will …
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 …
Disaster Recovery in SMB’s
The latest research conducted by Symantec has revealed that the majority of SMBs have no Disaster Recovery plan in place. This survey involved over 1,288 businesses worldwide each containing between 5 and 1,000 employees. Over 50% of companies surveyed have no disaster plan in place and 23% of companies don’t even conduct backups on a weekly basis. This is despite 65% of these companies operating within areas susceptible to natural …
Most small businesses do not plan for disaster recovery
A report published by security firm Symantec has found that 57 per cent of the world’s small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), could be at risk in the event of a disaster as they have no plan for recovery or business continuity. The annual study shows that in 2011, the number of businesses without adequate disaster recovery planning has actually risen when compared to last year, when just 47 per cent …
Disaster recovery questions raised after Facebook downtime
Social networking site Facebook was put out of action for over two and a half hours last Thursday and the fact that this had repercussions for its 500 million users and thousands of other sites which rely on its tools, has caused some people to question the disaster recovery and continuity policies which are operated by one of the world’s largest websites. As well as becoming inaccessible via direct means, …
Survey shows UK and US IT administrators face similar challenges
A report into the data backup and disaster recovery issues confronting IT professionals on both sides of the Atlantic has found a fairly similar set of concerns for those based both in the UK and the US. Respondents to an survey carried out by Double-Take Software cited several key areas in which they wanted to see improvement when managing data and recovering from a systems failure or other catastrophic event. …
