Any company that has seriously looked at the business impact of loss of IT systems would have determined that the desired Recovery Time Objectives (RTOs) are tight. After all, time is money. The actual backup mechanism in place determines the minimum RTO possible. Tapes have a finite data transport speed and must be physically moved… Continue reading »
Aug
09
Data Centres – To Build or Not to Build
There are a number of triggers such as business growth and office relocation which may cause an organisation to evaluate the adequacy of their current data centre. The decision of whether to outsource a datacentre as opposed maintaining one in-house can depend on a number of factors. For organisations with only one location a secondary… Continue reading »
May
15
Disaster Recovery and Data Centre Transitioning
Looking to relocate your Data Centre? Does your Data Protection and Disaster Recovery strategy need improving? At the beginning of 2012, Gartner polled over 2000 CIO’s to answer the question “What are companies focusing on this year when it comes to technology”. Data Centre Transitioning, Data Protection, and Disaster Recovery Services were at the top… Continue reading »
Feb
24
Devastating floods are a fresh reminder of the need for proven Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery strategies.
Recent floods across Australia are a devastating reminder of the threat that natural disasters pose to businesses and the importance of having an adequate Business Continuity and IT Disaster Recovery strategy in place. The disaster has affected thousands of businesses, with many invoking their Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery plan to manage the relocation of… Continue reading »
Jan
19
Yarra Ranges Council key challenges for Disaster Recovery
Located on the eastern fringe of Melbourne’s metropolitan area, Yarra Ranges Council provides essential services to the community that need to be available and accessible at all times, even during a disaster. Like many organisations undertaking a review of their business continuity and disaster recovery plan, Yarra Ranges Council identified that their existing level of… Continue reading »
Oct
27
VaultReady™ – Records Management Cloud Service for the Legal Industry
Law firms are facing increased records management demands Industry challenges in the legal profession such as an increased need to meet regulatory compliance, competitive pressures demanding faster access to client information, an enhanced focus on ethical conduct, and increasing requirements to adhere to client standards are driving law firms to manage and protect their client… Continue reading »
Sep
29
Vision Super solve Compliance Challenges with Cloud Disaster Recovery
Compliance a key challenge for Superannuation Trustees Vision Super is an Industry Superannuation Fund, run only to profit members. With over 100,000 members and $4 billion in assets, Vision Super’s trustees have a responsibility to protect the information required for the business to operate. A key challenge for the trustees of Vision Super is to… Continue reading »
Aug
19
Yarra Ranges Council mitigates risk with outsourced Disaster Recovery
Yarra Ranges Council key challenges for Disaster Recovery Located on the eastern fringe of Melbourne’s metropolitan area, Yarra Ranges Council provides essential services to the community that need to be available and accessible at all times, even during a disaster. Like many organisations undertaking a review of their business continuity and disaster recovery plan, Yarra… Continue reading »
Jul
29
VaultReady™ – Records Management Cloud Service
Business records can be both an asset and a liability for your organisation Electronic records often hold the complete history of your organisation, including important customer information, financial records, and unique intellectual property. As such, electronic records are considered as ‘business assets’ and carry operational, financial and legal value. Yet with the rapid growth in… Continue reading »
Jun
30
Outsourcing Disaster Recovery versus traditional in-house methods
Are there cost benefits for outsourcing Disaster Recovery over traditional in-house methods? Choosing between creating a disaster recovery solution in-house or outsourcing disaster recovery is a fundamental part of creating a Business Continuity or Disaster Recovery strategy. The in-house approach may be tempting, but is it cost effective? According to an IDC study, companies that… Continue reading »
