by Ed Sterrett | Jun 27, 2013 | DRJ Blogs
When we think of disasters and the workplace, its usually in the context of a natural disater such as tornadoes, hurricanes or earthquakes- depending on where one is located. But these are actually the tip of the iceberg- which is a good analogy in fact. The iceberg...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Jun 27, 2013 | White Papers Random
Five Criteria for Selecting an Endpoint Backup Solution Exploring the Myths and Realities of Health Care IT Compliance Put Your Storage Cloud to Work Seven Questions to Ask When Considering an All-in-One Data Protection Solution Unitrends Backup & Recovery...
by DRJ Editorial Team | Jun 26, 2013 | DRJ Blogs
Big data, big changes, big trouble (in Little China) Every day you add more data to your infrastructure. Some analysts say it averages 20 percent year on year. There are certain types of organizations that can change up to 60 percent year on year. One way or...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Jun 25, 2013 | Summer 2013 - Volume 26, Issue 3
Good day! Every time I hear, see, or say that greeting it reminds me of my mother and her fondness for the late Paul Harvey. The radio legend gave a long, dramatic pause before his signature signoff. Just when you thought you couldn’t wait anymore, you’d hear...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Jun 25, 2013 | Summer 2013 - Volume 26, Issue 3
Looking back at how many disasters have occurred within the past few years, it can feel like catastrophe is never too far away. Between weather-related incidents such as Hurricanes Sandy and Isaac and terrorist attacks, it seems as though we increasingly have to...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Jun 25, 2013 | Summer 2013 - Volume 26, Issue 3
Bruce Rashke is the chief services officer and associated general counsel for Great Lakes Educational Loan Services, Inc. Rashke manages Great Lakes corporate insurance coverages, vendor, and customer contract negotiations. He also has executive oversight of its...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Jun 25, 2013 | Summer 2013 - Volume 26, Issue 3
Various newspapers and electronic media in New Zealand and all over the world reported the disaster of The Rena on Oct 5, 2011. The ship with a speed of about 17 knots (20 mph), ran aground on the Astrolabe reef, about 17 kms away from Tauranga coast in New Zealand....
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Jun 25, 2013 | Summer 2013 - Volume 26, Issue 3
If your experience of engaging senior and executive management feels like a constant struggle to sustain momentum or defend investment, then you should take 15 minutes to look at the C-Suite Engagement Toolkit from the Business Continuity Institute (BCI). In 2011, the...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Jun 25, 2013 | Summer 2013 - Volume 26, Issue 3
Since 9/11, public schools have changed immensely in reforming procedures and initiating crisis plans that include concern for terrorist events. The 2007 Virginia Tech shooting further propelled school administrators and personnel to focus on active shooter scenarios....
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Jun 25, 2013 | Summer 2013 - Volume 26, Issue 3
Patrick Maynard of Ventura County in California had a problem. As the head of the Office of Emergency Services at Ventura County Sheriff’s Department, Maynard is responsible for the day-to-day administration of the county’s preparedness, mitigation, response, and...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Jun 25, 2013 | Summer 2013 - Volume 26, Issue 3
As an industry analyst in the data protection space and as the founder and manager of a LinkedIn Cloud Backup group, I frequently engage with end users. The questions I am often asked are around the best practices for the protection of corporate data and data...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Jun 25, 2013 | Summer 2013 - Volume 26, Issue 3
Teamwork is critical to any sports team in any team sport. However, team work off the field beyond your immediate circle with multiple parties seems to be an exercise in futility. When large events using multiple groups kick into high gear, even the simplest of tasks...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Jun 20, 2013 | Summer 2013 - Volume 26, Issue 3
While much has been written about the cost of downtime, IT and business professionals find little useful guidance on how to compute the value of their data, or more correctly, to determine the financial impact of data loss. And yet data loss remains a significant risk...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Jun 20, 2013 | Summer 2013 - Volume 26, Issue 3
It seems like the IT community can’t get through a single week lately without news of another denial-of-service (DDoS) attack. Whether it is the recent waves of attacks against financial institutions, the gaming industry, or hosting providers, the most striking piece...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Jun 20, 2013 | Summer 2013 - Volume 26, Issue 3
Many organizations are aware that if you want to improve your business, international management systems standards provide a foundation for effective management and continual improvement. What many people do not know is that there is an additional document that helps...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Jun 20, 2013 | Summer 2013 - Volume 26, Issue 3
The Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) practices for IT service management originated in England in the 1980s and has been adopted by many IT organizations, especially in larger companies, in order to improve and standardize the delivery of IT...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Jun 20, 2013 | Summer 2013 - Volume 26, Issue 3
As unpredictable weather continues to surprise us, it is especially important for business owners to have a plan in place when it comes to recovering after a natural disaster. Whether you are knowingly at risk or a freak accident occurs, it is always better to be...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Jun 20, 2013 | Summer 2013 - Volume 26, Issue 3
After three consecutive seasons of active tropical weather in the Atlantic basin, it appears that 2013 will continue with that trend. Nineteen named storms formed in 2010, 2011, and 2012, which all tied for the third highest seasonal counts. This is well above the...
by Luis Tapia | Jun 20, 2013 | DRJ Blogs
By Luis Tapia Originally posted on Disaster Junkie’s Blog After playing through a post-apocalyptic themed video game last night, I thought about the recent success of several disaster related genres. Perhaps the most notable would be the zombie craze, which...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Jun 20, 2013 | Summer 2013 - Volume 26, Issue 3
A rare event is not an impossible event. Just ask the emergency response teams in the German city of Passau, built at the intersection of the Danube, the Inn, and the Ilz rivers. In recent weeks, Passau has experienced its worst flooding since 1501 – a 500-year flood!...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Jun 20, 2013 | Summer 2013 - Volume 26, Issue 3
Have you ever believed that you have a great idea for an article which would be useful to your fellow DRJ readers? We suspect that there are many seeds for such articles which would sprout if encouraged, and so the DRJ Editorial Advisory Board (EAB) has established a...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Jun 20, 2013 | Summer 2013 - Volume 26, Issue 3
Major disasters have struck throughout the United States, with the middle corridor taking many hits. The news from tornadoes, flooding, tropical storms and other disasters has been eye-opening. I think the biggest lesson I have taken from these news reports is that...
by Vicki Thomas | Jun 19, 2013 | DRJ Blogs
In a previous post, we took a look at the Sunday Workshops available to you at the 2013 DRJ Fall World conference. In this post, we’ll get into the General Sessions so you can get a good understanding of the learning, networking, and training opportunities...
by DRJ Editorial Team | Jun 18, 2013 | DRJ Blogs
You are an administrator of your company’s IT infrastructure. Before you came along, it was someone else’s job, but you inherited their mess. While another person built the infrastructure, it is now your responsibility to manage everything that happens...
by Courtney Bowers | Jun 12, 2013 | DRJ Blogs
By Brian Zawada, Avalution ConsultingOriginally posted on Avalution Consulting’s Blog Similar to other management systems standards, ISO 22301 is based on the ‘Plan-Do-Check-Act’ model that seeks to improve – in a continual manner – the...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Jun 7, 2013 | White Papers Random
Unitrends Backup & Recovery Solutions and Disaster Recovery Best Practices: Hurricane Preparedness Unitrends Backup & Recovery Solutions and Disaster Recovery Best Practices: Fire Preparedness Impact to Capital Markets Technology & Data Center Critical...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Jun 7, 2013 | White Papers Random
Floods, Fires and the Atomic Clock: Get Back Up and Running in 30 Minutes or Less A BCM Professional’s Playbook on Evaluating and Applying Relevant BCM Standards Cloud Service Delivers Better, More Reliable Service Levels Using Mellanox InfiniBand Products The...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Jun 7, 2013 | Random White Papers Lists
Cloud-Based Disaster Recovery: Ready for the Midmarket Cloud Service Delivers Better, More Reliable Service Levels Using Mellanox InfiniBand Products The Cloud Advantage: Five Ways the Cloud Is Better for Business When Disaster Strikes The BCM Professional’s...
by Mike McClain, Senior Web Designer & Site Manager | Jun 7, 2013 | Random White Papers Lists
Floods, Fires and the Atomic Clock: Get Back Up and Running in 30 Minutes or Less A BCM Professional’s Playbook on Evaluating and Applying Relevant BCM Standards Cloud Service Delivers Better, More Reliable Service Levels Using Mellanox InfiniBand Products The...
by DRJ Editorial Team | Jun 5, 2013 | DRJ Blogs
Virtualization technology has helped IT organizations of all sizes reduce costs by improving server utilization and reducing application provisioning times. However, this produces two new problems that most people do not account for when choosing a data protection...
by Vicki Thomas | Jun 3, 2013 | DRJ Blogs
Ah June, the month when people start thinking about vacation plans, summer camp and getting away from the office for a bit…. Well, for us at DRJ, we’ve got something else on our minds – Fall World 2013. To say that we’re excited and looking...
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