Strategic BCP Offers Alternatives for Business Continuity Planners Affected by Hurricane Sandy
Creator of ResilienceONE® BCM Software helps users adapt to and weather storm impacts Plymouth Meeting, PA / November 20, 2012 / For business continuity professionals shocked by the limitations of static document-based BCM plans in the face of cascading impactsâsuch as those recently inflicted by Hurricane Sandyâa head-to-head comparison provided by the creators of ResilienceONE®… Continue reading Strategic BCP Offers Alternatives for Business Continuity Planners Affected by Hurricane Sandy
Windstream Hosted Solutions opens new multi-million dollar Mid-Atlantic data center
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. â Windstream Hosted Solutions, one of the nation’s premier providers of enterprise-class managed hosting solutions, today announced the opening of a new Mid-Atlantic data center in McLean, Va.The new enterprise-class Windstream data center is 65,000 square feet with 45,000 square feet of raised floor space, and is capable of meeting the most stringent, around-the-clock… Continue reading Windstream Hosted Solutions opens new multi-million dollar Mid-Atlantic data center
Indigo Rose Software Introduces AirBop, the First Commercially Available PaaS Application Server for Google Cloud Messaging
WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Android app developers wanting to add push notifications to their apps have so far faced a daunting learning curve and significant expense. With the introduction today of AirBop.com, Android app developers can add push notifications to their apps while reducing both development costs and time-to-market, as well as investment in infrastructure. AirBop… Continue reading Indigo Rose Software Introduces AirBop, the First Commercially Available PaaS Application Server for Google Cloud Messaging
Hurricane Sandy leaves wounded servers in its wake
Data recovery experts have been busy in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, which left a slew of data centers underwater, damaging equipment and posing a significant threat to business-critical data. Apparently disregarding weather forecasters’ widespread warnings and underestimating the power of the storm that hit the East Coast late last month, many businesses didn’t begin… Continue reading Hurricane Sandy leaves wounded servers in its wake
N.J. woman swam from home to get to ER job after Sandy
The first thing Marsha Hedgepeth did when she moved into her home three years ago was count the steps from the front door to her second-floor apartment, a preparatory measure for future grocery-lugging. Fifteen. Then Sandy hit, and the superstorm provided her with another reference guide. The first thing Marsha Hedgepeth did when she moved… Continue reading N.J. woman swam from home to get to ER job after Sandy
Why Your Data Center TCO and Location Matter
From tax incentives to energy rates, there are several key factors that directly impact the total cost of ownership over the lifetime of your data center. Building your facility in the right place, then, is no small task. Here’s what you need to know to keep costs down. To read the article, please click here:… Continue reading Why Your Data Center TCO and Location Matter
Surviving Sandy: A Bank’s Story
Battered by Superstorm Sandy, North Jersey Community Bank maintained operations and customer communications during the storm. CEO Frank Sorrentino discusses the key elements of business continuity. For North Jersey Community Bank, an $882 million community institution based in Englewood Cliffs, N.J., a strong business continuity plan paid off in the days following Superstorm Sandy. Frank… Continue reading Surviving Sandy: A Bank’s Story
What is the Future for Internal Audit?
CAEs face a multiplicity of urgent challenges, including new legal/regulatory requirements, increased enforcement activity, changing and incompatible stakeholder expectations, increased sensitivity to risk incidents, faster risk velocity, and greater public scrutiny of incidents. Yet headcount is flat and short-term improvement initiatives, while worthwhile, donât replace the need for a longer-term vision and strategy. To read… Continue reading What is the Future for Internal Audit?
Data Can Be Just as Secure (If Not More So) in the Cloud
According to a survey performed earlier this year by CIO.com, 54% of all IT security professionals cite cloud computing security as their top priority. Another 32% cite security as a middle priority for them. However, 85% of IT professionals are confident in their cloud provider’s ability to provide a secure environment for their data. Security… Continue reading Data Can Be Just as Secure (If Not More So) in the Cloud
Disaster Recovery Resilience â Sandy, A Reality Check
Wednesday, December 12, 2012 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM EST With any disasterâwhether a natural disaster, equipment failure, or site lossâbusinesses get a not-so-subtle reminder of how important it is to have resilient information technology systems that maintain near-continuous business operations, high systems availability, and guaranteed data protection. After all, your global market never sleeps.… Continue reading Disaster Recovery Resilience â Sandy, A Reality Check