From https://www.flickr.com/photos/13923263@N07/1471150324 As I listen to customers talk about migrating application workloads to the cloud, I notice that they’re on board with cloud migration and app...
As technology has helped simplify so much of our work and personal lives, the IT systems supporting that technology have only become more and more complex. In addition, the risk of IT disaster has inc...
Nobody ever got fired for replicating backup data to the cloud. In fact, data replication is a pretty good idea. First, it’s an important part of any disaster recovery strategy. Second, it’s relativel...
Does your disaster recovery plan focus on recovery? That’s a great starting point, but many experts say recovery should actually be a last resort. The ideal would be to take steps to avoid catastrophe...
Many people think developing a disaster recovery plan is all about calamitous events such as fires and earthquakes, where physical property is damaged and people’s lives are at risk. But actually, fro...
Here’s a broken record: Increasing IT complexity is making your job more and more challenging. While new technologies, added devices and virtualized systems are making leaps and bounds in terms of the...
Anyone who’s responsible for system, application and data protection and recovery in a large, diverse IT environment knows how challenging it can be. Protecting enterprise data in a complex IT environ...
Everyone’s talking about digital transformation. It’s the key to business success these days, whether you are a ride-hailing service or a trucking company. But what does “digital transformation” even ...
Announcing Quest Rapid Recovery 6.2 is now available As all technologies evolve and change, Rapid Recovery evolves to keep pace — and to keep them better protected. Based on valuable customer and part...
It’s true — small actions can lead to big headaches. For example, some of the simplest changes can have a ripple effect throughout your virtual infrastructure. And often, IT managers have no clue — un...
When you live in South Florida and you see a photo like this one in your weather forecast, you remember why those of us who work in data protection have proclaimed March 31 World Backup Day. Most of t...
Most of what I first learned about disaster recovery and business continuity came from my first car: a 1969 Pontiac GTO that my grandmother helped me buy with a few extra bucks. “Are you taking as goo...
