Building a testing plan for disaster recovery is often not the easiest task. Looking past the simple “which workloads are critical?” discussions, DR testing is where “the rubber meets the road” and you put the plan through its measures. So, you need to be certain that what you’re testing will adequately represent both the intent and the proper execution…
Every DR effort revolves around what needs to take place during a disruption. And, as you walk through the process of building a disaster recovery plan policy (if you haven’t already), you’re going to find that what you need to deliver and what you can deliver are two very different things. For most companies an internal IT team does not…
Data Protection Trends, News & Backup Tips 3 Essential Roles When Building a Disaster Recovery Plan Solution Disaster recovery plans impact the entire organization. So, it makes sense that IT can’t just build a plan on a proverbial island. There are a few individuals that can help provide context and make it a success. You’re…
The concept of building a DR plan is far more complex than you think and requires some planning before IT ever puts proverbial “pen to paper” writing up how you’ll address a disaster. I remember a ridiculous mock final exam question that has stuck with me over the years – “Define the Universe, be brief…
If you don’t know Jason Buffington, vice president of solutions strategy for Veeam, you really should. He’s a former analyst with ESG, where he did a ton of work around backup and disaster recovery (DR), and he’s all over LinkedIn, Twitter, the Veeam blog and other platforms giving advice to IT about how to ensure…
In a 2020 disaster recovery (DR) survey conducted by 451 Research, four out of 10 companies with more than 1,000 employees experienced significant outages during the prior two years. Roughly half saw losses of $100,000 or more, and one in 10 of these events cost over $1 million. Further, the Veeam Data Protection Report puts the hourly cost…
An Expert Perspective on Disaster Recovery Backup Testing Vince Wood is senior systems administrator for CyberFortress, specializing in disaster recovery (DR) we thought we’d sit down with Vince for some expert advice from an IT pro who has built a career around disaster recovery services. Essential Advice for Disaster Recovery Professionals Whether you’re in IT…
Nearly every organization has by now experienced a ransomware attack. According to the 2022 Veeam Data Protection Trends Report, 76% of organizations were attacked by ransomware in 2021, more than half (51%) suffered ransomware-related outages and more than a third of data (36%) was unrecoverable after a successful attack. And while companies should take every…
Offsite Disaster Recovery Providers: Why Are They Important? Recovery is no problem for an internal IT team, so long as it involves just finding a deleted file or bringing back a single virtual machine (VM). Success depends on having the right backups in place, which can be accomplished with the right software and cloud storage. …
Hardly anyone needs convincing of the threat of ransomware. Following the recent attacks against the Colonial Pipeline and Kaseya, it’s obvious that ransomware is a clear and present danger to global stability. And the problem is growing… According to Group-IB, a Singapore-based security firm, ransomware attacks surged by 150% from 2019 to 2020. And while…
Just about every organization that takes recovery seriously has some kind of disaster recovery (DR) plan in place. It should be detailed, spelling out what needs to be recovered, in what circumstances, how, in what order, and how quickly it all needs to happen. To many, it seems like disaster recovery testing should be redundant. Is it?…
Data Protection Trends, News & Backup Tips Does Your Organization Need a Disaster Recovery Plan? When they think of protecting their digital infrastructure and intellectual property, most corporate executives think in terms of “data backup.” The more forward-looking of these senior managers might ask for “cloud backup,” because they understand the drawbacks of trying to…
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