The Uptime Institute’s new 2018 report found that 71 per cent of data centres are not prepared for the increasing incidence of superstorms, flooding, lightning, drought and wildfires. Here’s why complacency is not an option.
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It’s Business Continuity Awareness Week (BCAW), an annual global event that aims to raise awareness of business continuity management practices. In light of recent events in Fort McMurray, it’s important to consider fire safety as part of your contingency plans.
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T-Systems presented the Zero Outage Partner Awards to its top five partners at CeBIT in Hanover, Germany, recognizing best-in-class quality practices around the globe.
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As more business applications move to the cloud, questions of geo-redundancy have become more important than ever before
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Recent IDC Canada research suggests corporately-run IT infrastructure is getting long in the tooth. Time to consider the alternatives.
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An essential part of creating a great customer service is what happens at checkout — and not just online
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As more organizations move to a model of hosted compute infrastructure, they need know they’ll be safe
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Ciena’s FutureLab makes a stop in Toronto where IT executives got to see its latest products in close-up. Watch our video tour
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The tools can be used in residential, commercial and industrial applications, but consider these risk management factors first
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Big project, multiple teams, high stakes? Plan patiently and reinvest regularly, the NGO’s executive VP advises
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Business Continuity Awareness Week is a good opportunity to look back on the Toronto ice storm and other events and assess your degree of readiness
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According to the story, the HAL Series 9000 computer first came became operational in Urbana, Illinois on January 12, 1992. This kind of resiliency should not be the stuff of fiction
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The drilling and oil well servicing company’s global IT infrastructure manager talks about what they learned from the Calgary flood, the limits of tape and more
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As 2013 nears its end, here are five items IT professionals should be getting ready to ask for at the office party, or in the boardroom
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The U.S. government has recently dedicated this time of year to recognize the importance of protecting resources. Here at home, the Calgary flood remains an object lesson
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It’s 10 years after the massive Blackout that hit the Northeast in 2003. Take the challenge and learn what to do before disaster strikes….you can’t predict an emergency but you can prepare for one.
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RADIO RECAP Vito Mangialardi tells 570News listeners about the importance of a BC/DR plan, and how to choose a provider that can offer the right services for your business
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The recent natural disaster continues to cause problems for residents and companies throughout the city. Use this 5-point plan to prepare your response plan
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According to Dell, you no longer have days – or even hours – to recover from outages, as “Today’s internal and external users have much higher expectations when it comes to server availability: they want to see applications available all the time, 24 hours a day in many cases. This raises...
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Emergency Preparedness Week highlights the need for individuals to take more responsibility in planning for the worst. Our in-house expert shares his checklist for everything you need to do
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The Boston Marathon explosions reinforce the need for ensuring you have back-up ‘alternate work sites’ as part of your business continuity plan. Start with these 10 steps
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In honour of World Backup Day 2013, our in-house authority on business continuity outlines an approach that will help IT departments define what needs to be protected and how.
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BUSINESS CONTINUITY AWARENESS WEEK Let’s explore what mid-market Canadian businesses are doing about business continuity planning and the implications for those who forego it
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BUSINESS CONTINUITY AWARENESS WEEK It may sound far-fetched, but threats to IT infrastructure can now include anything from ‘near-Earth objects” to insect infestations. Here’s how you prioritize.
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BUSINESS CONTINUITY AWARENESS WEEK There are great benefits to allowing employees to perform duties out of a home office, but not if it introduces risk to your firm’s operations. Be prepared.
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