Arcserve Invents Affordable Disaster Recovery with Near-Zero Recovery Point Solution
• Unveils the only cloud-first solution to meet both RTO/RPO requirements of minutes without extra on-premises hardware • Fills significant gap for midsize businesses that mandate a shift from the speed of recovery to the relevancy of data being recovered • Ideal for channel partners and cloud service providers whose customers may lack WAN/bandwidth,have large data sets,… Continue reading Arcserve Invents Affordable Disaster Recovery with Near-Zero Recovery Point Solution
HISTORY MADE: ALERTSENSE BECOMES FIRST COMPANY TO BROADCAST EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM MESSAGES IN SPANISH
The successful test confirms government entities can communicate important emergency information in more than one language to reach more citizens in times of crisis  BOISE, IDAHO — AlertSense made Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) history on December 27, 2017 when it delivered the first Emergency Alert System (EAS) test message broadcast in Spanish. AlertSense is… Continue reading HISTORY MADE: ALERTSENSE BECOMES FIRST COMPANY TO BROADCAST EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM MESSAGES IN SPANISH
Sungard Availability Services Patents Recovery Execution System to Automate Disaster Recovery for Businesses
WAYNE, Pa. – Sungard Availability Services (Sungard AS), a leading provider of information availability through managed IT, cloud and recovery services, has developed its Recovery Execution System (RES) to automate disaster recovery processes as part of its Managed Recovery Program (MRP). RES increases efficiency, lowers costs and improves accuracy to improve businesses’ resilience. After using RES for more than two years, the company was… Continue reading Sungard Availability Services Patents Recovery Execution System to Automate Disaster Recovery for Businesses
ALSO Now Delivers Ipswitch Secure File Transfer and Network Monitoring Software
New Distributor Partnership Expands Ipswitch MOVEit and WhatsUp Gold Market Share across the Benelux Region  BURLINGTON, Mass. and NIJMEGEN, The Netherlands – Ipswitch®, the leader in award-winning and easy to use file transfer and network management software, announced a distributor partnership with ALSO, a leading European B2B ICT marketplace for data center, enterprise and cloud solutions. With… Continue reading ALSO Now Delivers Ipswitch Secure File Transfer and Network Monitoring Software
The 5 Most Important Risk Mitigation Controls
Last week we talked about the importance of finding out management’s risk tolerance and creating a business continuity program which will keep risk for the organization within those limits. Today, I thought I’d get more specific about how you go about doing that by discussing the five most important risk mitigation controls within your business continuity plan.… Continue reading The 5 Most Important Risk Mitigation Controls
Hawaii Fallout: Mistakes Happen, but Probably Not Here
The false ballistic missile alarm in Hawaii that panicked the island’s residents and visitors for 38 minutes prompted some self-evaluation among state offices of emergency management on the mainland and a hard lesson learned. The alert, issued by the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency on Jan. 13, warned of an inbound missile and wasn’t corrected until… Continue reading Hawaii Fallout: Mistakes Happen, but Probably Not Here
Modern Data Centers Battle Exponential Data Growth
Organizations today are incredibly dependent on both their computer systems and the information that they store. Data continues to grow exponentially and, despite the current economic climate, the demand for data storage has not declined. In fact, data storage has become a hot topic of discussion, as organizations contemplate how to store the mass amounts… Continue reading Modern Data Centers Battle Exponential Data Growth
In Case of Nuclear Attack, This City Says it’s Ready. Here’s Why
(TNS) – On a rooftop 18 stories above a busy Kansas City, Mo., street, it’s 16 degrees, the wind’s blowing and here comes a bunch of bundled-up guys who, fittingly, want to see what some might call a monument to madness. And there it sits atop this old building on Independence Avenue: a Chrysler Victory… Continue reading In Case of Nuclear Attack, This City Says it’s Ready. Here’s Why
Net Neutrality and a Decentralized Cloud for a More Open Internet
An open platform to access and share information for everyone, everywhere has been the fundamental role of the internet since its inception. Sadly, open internet has come under attack. The recent Federal Communications Commission ruling to repeal net neutrality protections means that communication networks in the US have become more open to abuse by large… Continue reading Net Neutrality and a Decentralized Cloud for a More Open Internet
Newport News Fire Department Utilizes App to Alert Citizen Responders of Cardiac Arrests
(TNS) – Jordan Bond is proof that good ideas can come from unexpected places. For Bond, the place was Norway and the idea was a life-saving mobile phone application. “I noticed a medical study in Norway that studied whether people survived better if citizens did CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) versus if they didn’t, using an app,”… Continue reading Newport News Fire Department Utilizes App to Alert Citizen Responders of Cardiac Arrests