Data Backup, Disaster Recovery
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Small businesses in S'pore prone to data loss
News Singapore's smaller companies put critical information at risk as they lack effective systems and best practices to prevent and recover from data loss, according to survey.
Tags: Data backup, disaster recovery, Data Management, Security Management, Security, Data Loss, Data Management, Kroll Ontrack Inc., data retention, IT manager, Security Management
HP, ITE offer SMBs biz continuity service
News IT vendor collaborates with Singapore's Institute of Technical Education to provide BCP consultancy to smaller firms, and train students in the field.
Tags: SMB, Contingency planning, Disaster recovery, Data backup, disaster recovery, Hewlett-Packard Co., Singapore, Storage, Small And Medium Business, business continuity planning, business continuity
Outages cost large firms US$288K
News update Over 90 percent of firms worldwide had to execute their disaster recovery plan last year, new report notes. Downtime in Asia costs US$150,000 on average.
Tags: Data backup, disaster recovery, Disaster recovery, Service level management, Disaster Recovery, Plan, Asia, Virtual Environment, IT Professional, Disaster Recovery Planning, systems engineering
Four reasons to validate your backup processes
Techguide Proper data backup design and periodic testing provide the most valuable information about backup process issues.
Tags: Security, Enterprise risk management, Data backup, disaster recovery, Disaster recovery, Disaster Recovery, Backup, Database, Storage, Tape, Backup Solution
VMware embraces the cloud with vSphere
Techguide VMware has modified its product portfolio to enhance its virtualization platform's capabilities and to attempt to tap into the small business market.
Tags: Cloud computing, Data backup, disaster recovery, Servers, Core, Virtual Machine, Storage, Small Business, VMware Inc., Hypervisor, VMWare ESX
Reduce chance of data loss in SQL Server 2005
Techguide A new feature in the Enterprise Edition of SQL Server 2005, Mirrored Media Sets allows creation of redundant copies of a backup file to safeguard against backup device malfunction.
Tags: Databases, Data backup, disaster recovery, Microsoft SQL Server, C, Backup, Database, Microsoft SQL Server 2005, code snippet, database backup, tape backup
Symantec, VMware team up for disaster recovery
News The security and virtualization vendors will provide support for mutual customers using VMware ESX and Veritas Cluster Server.
Tags: Data backup, disaster recovery, Disaster recovery, Disaster Recovery, VERITAS Cluster Server, Virtual Environment, Virtual Machine, VMware Inc., VMWare ESX, Server, failover
T-Mobile says Sidekick data may yet return
News Wireless carrier has said efforts suggest 'recovering some lost content may now be possible', while those who do suffer a permanent data loss will get US$100.
Tags: VoIP, VoIP/IP telephony, Data backup, disaster recovery, Data Management, Database, Data services, Battery, Phone, Microsoft Corp., Sales
EMC, Microsoft team for share of IT budgets
News In a joint interview with CNET News, Microsoft's Steve Ballmer and EMC's Joe Tucci talk about the pressures on tech spending and about partnering to woo customers.
Tags: Storage software, Data backup, disaster recovery, Storage area networks (SAN), Storage management, Virtualization, Microsoft Corp., Steve Ballmer, IT Budget, EMC Corp., VMware Inc.
IBM deduplicates Tivoli
News Big Blue offers deduplication technology in Tivoli Storage Manager 6, which it claims to have enhanced scalability and able to handle a billion objects.
Tags: Storage area networks (SAN), Storage management, Data backup, disaster recovery, Storage software, IBM Corp., Backup, International Data Corp., Storage Management, Tivoli Storage Manager, Storage
Right time to ensure efficiency of BCP spend
News Companies should work at getting better returns on business continuity planning expenditure, instead of cutting expense on such activities during a downturn.
Tags: Data backup, disaster recovery, Crisis communications, Mobile, Backup, Cell Phone, Singapore, Forbes, business continuity planning, business continuity, Crisis communications
Five DR tips to cope with a pandemic
News In light of the H1N1 outbreak, vendors offer advice on how companies can move to implement disaster recovery and keep business up and running.
Tags: Data backup, disaster recovery, Disaster recovery, Mobile platforms/communications, Disaster Recovery, Security, Mobile, Asia, Small And Medium Business, F5 Networks Inc., Worker
Asian firms prep for disaster, but not well
News More businesses recognize need to establish disaster recovery strategy, but face challenges deploying such plans successfully, say industry players.
Tags: Disaster recovery, Data backup, disaster recovery, Business planning, Disaster Recovery, Plan, Survey, Small And Medium Business, Malaysia, business continuity, Business planning
Xerox picks HCL in US$100M deal
News The contract will see HCL providing data center hosting and migration, virtualization, consolidation and storage architecture services across Europe and North America.
Tags: Data centers, Data backup, disaster recovery, Xerox Corp., Architecture Services, storage architecture service, Outsourcing Company, document management company, Document Management, business continuity, information management
UK firms not ready for hack attacks, flu, bad weather
News Fewer than half, or 38 percent, of respondents in a U.K. survey said their organization has plans in place to cope with business disruption.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Data backup, disaster recovery, Organization, Telecommunications, Workforce, Survey, Attack, business continuity planning, business continuity, U.K.
