A Formula One crash! Political intrigue! Those IT outages make for great online clickbait. But in reality something far more mundane is behind a growing number of outages, according to Uptime Institute’s annual data centre survey: IT networking and software issues.
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If your organization still has no business continuity plan, now is the time to create one before COVID-19 forces another lockdown. But if you’re still relying on the same BCP you had prior to the pandemic, here’s why you need to update it to reflect the current environment.
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From practices to protect employees to new workplace safety regulations and planning for a potential new wave of COVID-19, Allstream talks to the experts in an online roundtable about how to safely make the transition from WFH back to the office.
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You might be working around the clock to support new remote workers—dealing with everything from bandwidth to connectivity to security. But CIOs can respond to the crisis with both short- and long-term actions to build resiliency, according to one Gartner analyst.
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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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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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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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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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Today’s IP news roundup highlights some of the latest headlines in network security, disaster recovery and more:
The latest AT&T Business Continuity Study revealed that almost 90% of businesses are proactively addressing their network security and business continuity. Many of these...
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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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Today’s IP news roundup highlights some of the latest headlines in big data, network security and more:
PwC’s latest Digital IQ Survey revealed that 62% of global IT and business leaders believe big data can give them a competitive advantage. However, according to CIO.com, 58% of the 1,108...
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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 Relocation can become a nightmare if IT departments haven’t thought through an appropriate plan. Four steps you need to consider
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BUSINESS CONTINUITY AWARENESS WEEK: Let’s explore the recent conclave and the importance of planning the key human resources that are essential to your organization’s ongoing operations
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Today’s IP news roundup highlights some of the latest headlines in network security, cloud and more:
The 2013 Cisco Annual Security Report revealed that global data centre traffic is expected to quadruple over the next five years. This trend is driven by the cloud, as cloud traffic will make...
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Welcome to the Monday edition of the IP news roundup. Here are the latest headlines in big data, business continuity, cloud and more:
The personal cloud will replace the PC … and other IT predictions. The Indian Express recently interviewed Cynthia Stoddard, senior vice-president and CIO of...
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Many businesses are talking about moving to the new addressing system, but no one wants to deal with downtime as a result. Check out a resource that can help offer some business continuity advice
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A SunGard executive talks about how CIOs are moving down the road to infrastructure as a service
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Welcome to the Monday edition of the IP news roundup. Here are the latest headlines in big data, business continuity, disaster recovery and network security:
Is a potential big data economic boom worth the invasion of your privacy? PoliticusUSA.com questioned whether big data can create an...
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Allstream executives are taking to the airwaves as part of an Ontario station’s effort to help SMBs make better use of IT. Here’s a recap of Todd Ramsey’s three key ideas
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Organizations can’t afford to lose customers or worse in the event of a disaster. Don’t let lack of time and resources hold you back. Your pre-planning begins here
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IP telephony used to be considered unreliable, but now it offers one of the best ways to ensure business continuity. Second in a five-part series
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Mr. Graham Flack Associate Deputy Minister of Public Safety, Public Safety Canada; Vito Mangialardi, Director - Business Continuity Management at MTS Allstream Inc; Ann Wyganowski, Vice President HZX Business Continuity Planning who represented the Canadian Centre for Emergency Preparedness...
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As organizations grow increasingly dependent on business systems and networks to stay competitive, it’s more important than ever for IT professionals to get involved in business continuity planning.
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Geminare (an Allstream cloud replication partner) was nominated as a finalist in the Continuity, Insurance and Risk Annual Business Continuity Awards. Geminare was recognized in the 2012 Most Innovative Product of the Year category for its next-generation email archiving solution: Cloud Storage...
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