According to Gartner, the majority of small and midsize businesses (SMB) under-invest in business continuity and disaster recovery planning. Gartner estimates only 35% of SMBs have a comprehensive ...

Next-generation data centers require next-generation business-continuity-planning and disaster-recovery strategies. Sounds obvious, yet those strategies are an ongoing struggle for the IT executives ...

One in two small and midsize businesses (SMBs) have no recovery plan in the event of a network outage, data loss, or other IT disaster, according to a study released Tuesday by Symantec. That ...

Every tech leader knows the adage, “It’s not if you’ll be hit with a cyberattack, but when.” The last thing a business and its tech team want or need is to be scrambling to react on the fly to a ...

Running a small business is hard enough without having to rebuild after a disaster. Many businesses don’t prepare properly and end up paying for it later. However, putting together a disaster recovery ...

Disruptive events can affect an organization in multiple ways, but with the right strategy and practice CISOs can minimize downtime and accelerate the recovery process. On the morning of August 30, ...

When systems go down, business grinds to a halt. Downtime leads to $9,000 in losses per minute on average, damaged reputation, and operational disruption. To that end, IT disaster recovery is more ...

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Your bags are packed, you checked them twice, yet at some point the thought will still cross your mind – “Am I forgetting something?” On vacation, forgetting your sunscreen may lead to a painful burn, ...

“When I came to Children’s in 2001, I brought the philosophy that if we do things right, then issues like [the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act] will take care of themselves,” says ...

Disasters come in all sizes, from a hurricane or nuclear reactor breach to a local wind blowing down a power line. And, disasters can strike at any time, most often when a business is least prepared.

After Hurricane Katrina left its mark on Louisiana, the CIO of LifeShare Blood Centers says the need a disaster recovery plan hit home. From Katrina to Sandy, tornadoes in the planes, flooding in the ...