The Crazy Programmer

OCTOBER 8, 2018

The loss of systems and data can cripple an organization for days and in the worst case, run it out of business. That’s why data backups are so essential. But not just any backup will do. Data backups must be properly secured if they are to live up to their purpose. Store Backups Offsite. Image Source.

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Backup Data Disaster Recovery Systems Review 113

CIO

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

The network outage, which shows the vulnerabilities in interconnected systems, provides a reminder that, despite sophisticated systems, things can, and will, go wrong, and it offers some important lessons for CIOs to take prudent action now. For CIOs, handling such incidents goes beyond just managing IT systems.

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Disaster Recovery Systems Review Software Review Technical Review 167

Kaseya

MAY 18, 2020

As per the survey, MSPs earned an average of 30 percent of their revenue from providing traditional managed services, while other service revenues, such as professional services, backup and disaster recovery services or cloud services, lag among MSPs. Backup and Disaster Recovery Services.

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Disaster Recovery Backup Survey Systems Review 120

CIO

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

A TCO review can also help make sure a software implementation performs as expected and delivers the benefits you were looking for. Configuration and cutover: How much configuration is required to set up the software to run smoothly in my environment, and will there be any downtime associated with the cutover from the old system to the new?

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Software Review Software Enterprise Disaster Recovery 197

CIO

AUGUST 30, 2022

In the wake of the Rogers outage, Canadian CIOs and IT executives and experts are reviewing their readiness to cope with such failures in the future. Check your suppliers’ backup plans. Peavey Mart is equally diligent about checking for vulnerabilities in its data supply chain. “We Build redundancy. “So Sapper Labs.

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Internet Technical Review Systems Review Software Review 168

Instaclustr

AUGUST 13, 2021

Apache Cassandra is a distributed database management system where data is replicated amongst multiple nodes and can span across multiple data centers. Recovery time is dependent on the amount of data. This could be due to rolling restart, cloud availability zone outage, or a number of other general errors. human error).

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CIO

DECEMBER 26, 2023

And because the incumbent companies have been around for so long, many are running IT systems with some elements that are years or decades old. Honestly, it’s a wonder the system works at all. Probably the worst IT airline disaster of 2023 came on the government side, however.

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CIO

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Emerging companies such as Olive AI, developer of an administrative task automation system for health centers, or Plastiq, an online payment platform, obtained important rounds of financing, only then to declare bankruptcy. Plus, regular vendor audits and contract reviews can be conducted.

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Technical Review Disaster Recovery Systems Review Data Center 184

CIO

AUGUST 6, 2024

As organizations increasingly rely on cloud-based services and cybersecurity solutions to protect their digital assets, the incident serves as a stark reminder of the vulnerabilities inherent in even the most robust systems. CIOs should plan accordingly by assessing business impacts, focusing on the most critical systems.

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CIO

OCTOBER 17, 2024

In the same way as for other addictions, the addicted organization needs a continual fix without carrying out any due diligence. Moreover, companies may neglect adequate backup or fail to thoroughly test restore processes, potentially compromising data integrity and business continuity. Assume unknown unknowns.

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Technical Review Systems Review Software Review Disaster Recovery 163

Kaseya

AUGUST 28, 2020

In our previous blogs, we discussed at length about business impact analysis and business continuity and disaster recovery , and how these concepts are a part of business continuity in general. It details the processes and the systems that must be sustained and maintained to allow business continuity in the event of a disruption.

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Infinidat

MAY 12, 2022

As one of Veeam’s strategic technology partners, Infinidat has carved out a uniquely strong position in the Veeam integration ecosystem to advance data protection not only in disaster recovery, but also across cyber recovery. This backup repository was 1.5PB in size, and it could have been even larger ?

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Disaster Recovery Backup Systems Review Technical Review 101

CIO

AUGUST 5, 2024

Catholic Health’s IT systems and those of its partners were crashing, with one of its radiology vendors being among the first to experience technical difficulties. For many CIOs, being prepared, having disaster recovery and business continuity plans in place, and constant communication with stakeholders lessened the impact of the outage. “We

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Quality Assurance Systems Review Technical Review Malware 205

Kaseya

MARCH 18, 2020

In today’s digital world, businesses cannot afford system downtime. Although system downtime can sometimes be unavoidable, having mature IT processes to maintain uptime is of utmost importance. A few common causes of system downtime include hardware failure, human error, natural calamities, and of course, cyberattacks.

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Systems Review System Disaster Recovery Backup 85

CIO

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

MSP’s business models are typically defined by the following commonalities: Service delivery: MSPs assume responsibility for specific IT systems and functions on behalf of their clients, managing them proactively, either remotely via the cloud or onsite. Take, for example, legacy systems.

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Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Systems Review Disaster Recovery 195

Protera

JULY 12, 2022

SAP disaster recovery solutions protect companies in the case of a system outage, security breach, or other unplanned event that causes downtime. In the sections that follow, we’ll explore why you need an SAP disaster discovery solution, plus how to choose one that’s right for your organization. Why is this important?

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CIO

MAY 8, 2023

The core of KBA’s success is effective communication with all stakeholders, both directly within the school and indirectly using technologies such as audio, video, and messaging systems, and employing these functions to enable better outcomes. As a cloud-powered platform, Avaya Cloud Office requires no manual firmware updates.

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Innovation Systems Review Disaster Recovery Technical Review 159

Perficient

MARCH 27, 2023

In this second segment, we’ll review the important “get right” technical elements of cloud adoption, which we refer to as “Cloud Foundations.” In our first blog , we discussed the importance of a Program Model and the key elements that should be considered for successful implementation.

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Cloud Disaster Recovery Technical Review Backup 111

OTS Solutions

OCTOBER 27, 2023

With cloud consulting, businesses gain access to a team of experts who possess in-depth knowledge of cloud computing and can guide them through the complex process of migrating their systems to the cloud. Additionally, these companies help in migrating existing systems and applications to the cloud, ensuring a smooth and seamless transition.

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Technical Review Cloud Company Disaster Recovery 147

Kaseya

DECEMBER 9, 2020

With colocation (also known as “colo”), you deploy your own servers, storage systems and networking equipment at a third-party data center. You also get power, backup power, cooling, cabling and more, just as you would at your own data center. Disaster Recovery Preparedness. However, you get much more than just space.

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Data Center Disaster Recovery Data Backup 111

CIO

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

These widespread system crashes in turn rendered many applications inaccessible and significant amounts of data unavailable in the wake of the outage. On average, a third of their PCs and half of their servers failed. Around half (48%) of all directly or indirectly affected companies had to cease business operations.

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Security Software Review Systems Review Survey 180

Kaseya

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

While three-fourths of IT Practitioners worldwide regularly scan their servers and workstations for operating system patches, only 58 percent apply critical operating system patches within 30 days of release. Patching ensures that IT systems are up to date and protected from cyberattacks that exploit known software vulnerabilities.

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Disaster Recovery Backup Artificial Inteligence Technical Review 110

Tamnoon

MARCH 26, 2025

Why Multi-Cloud Security Matters The more moving parts in a system, the more likely it is to fail. Understanding and Overcoming Multi-Cloud Security Challenges Before we discuss benefits and best practices, let’s take a moment to review some of the specific security challenges you’ll need to overcome. Increased uptime.

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CIO

JULY 18, 2022

Data is in constant flux, due to exponential growth, varied formats and structure, and the velocity at which it is being generated. Data is also highly distributed across centralized on-premises data warehouses, cloud-based data lakes, and long-standing mission-critical business systems such as for enterprise resource planning (ERP).

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Data Disaster Recovery Backup Systems Review 144

Kaseya

MAY 21, 2020

The downside to break/fix IT support is the lack of proactive monitoring or preventive maintenance of the clients’ IT systems. To maintain system uptime in today’s complex IT environments, a more proactive IT management approach is required. Not the best way to run a business (especially if you are the client).

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Disaster Recovery Technical Review Backup Systems Review 126

Kaseya

JULY 6, 2020

IT teams in most organizations are familiar with disaster recovery and business continuity processes. A BIA also identifies the most critical business functions, which allows you to create a business continuity plan that prioritizes recovery of these essential functions. Dependencies. Are There BIA Standards?

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Business Continuity Analysis Disaster Recovery Systems Review 87

PowerSchool

AUGUST 11, 2020

School closures due to COVID-19 have exposed issues like fragmented systems that don’t share data, hybrid schedule and attendance obstacles when juggling both in-class and online learning, adjustments to grading configurations mid-term, and more. What is a student information system and why is it important?

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Systems Review System Disaster Recovery Backup 98

CIO

APRIL 22, 2024

Quest’anno, a rafforzare la spinta verso la sicurezza informatica c’è anche la Direttiva NIS2 (“Network and information system security”) dell’UE, che andrà a sostituire la precedente NIS, aggiornando le misure per un elevato livello di cybersicurezza in tutta l’Unione Europea. E, come sappiamo, sono solo gli incidenti “riportati”.

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Disaster Recovery Budget Backup Software Review 159

Kaseya

MARCH 23, 2020

A key consideration is a SaaS application data backup solution to ensure fast recovery if this data is lost or becomes inaccessible. Disaster Recovery Plan – This defines the IT processes for recovery of critical IT systems and would typically include backup and disaster recovery (BDR) systems.

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Disaster Recovery Backup Systems Review Hardware 95

Infinidat

MAY 23, 2023

Gartner’s Peer Insights Reviews are filled with our customers' comments about our solutions and our company. Stan Wysocki, President, Mark III Systems, noted: “What Infinidat is doing with InfuzeOS and InfiniSafe software is very powerful and the type of solution many enterprises are looking for.

Cloud 98

Cloud Disaster Recovery Storage Software Review 98

CIO

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

We pretty much ran on a major production environment, and then we had a hot standby disaster recovery environment, which was far out of support and had come to end of life. We had everything from our big ERP systems to smaller, bespoke systems running in the cloud. This brings its own risks to the table.

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Cloud Systems Review Technical Review Software Review 147

Datavail

JULY 29, 2021

Whether you need to keep your data on-premises due to external regulations or organizational preference, the good news is that you can still continue to enjoy the benefits of the cloud. The solution: a hybrid cloud/on-premises system that combines the best of both worlds. Use Cases for a Hybrid Cloud Database.

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Cloud Disaster Recovery Backup Technical Review 98

Kaseya

JULY 10, 2019

As per a recent news report, Lake City, Florida had been hit by a ‘ triple threat’ ransomware attack which disabled its computer servers, telecom networks and email systems. The IT professionals in Lake City are now preparing to revamp the IT department and implement measures to keep their systems secure. Legacy Systems.

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Disaster Recovery Backup Systems Review Government 72

Kaseya

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

In 2021, Amazon missed out on an estimated $34 million in sales due to an internet outage. NOC: A NOC monitors, manages and maintains an organization’s networked devices and systems. A NOC monitors endpoints and IT systems to identify and resolve issues that can hurt the performance and availability of the IT infrastructure.

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Security Disaster Recovery Network Infrastructure 118

Kaseya

APRIL 15, 2020

In the 2020 MSP Benchmark Survey, about 60 percent of the MSPs said that their clients experienced data loss or downtime due to an outage, in the past year. Automate patching of all devices, irrespective of operating systems and third-party applications. Auto-remediate vulnerabilities for quick elimination of risks.

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Disaster Recovery Backup Software Review Systems Review 72

Altexsoft

JANUARY 14, 2021

From simple mechanisms for holding data like punch cards and paper tapes to real-time data processing systems like Hadoop, data storage systems have come a long way to become what they are now. When reviewing BI tools , we described several data warehouse tools. Is it still so? A data warehouse is often abbreviated as DW or DWH.

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Backup Azure Software Review Architecture 115

Datavail

JANUARY 4, 2024

The backup mechanism in Cassandra database takes a snapshot of all on-disk SSTable files. We can take a backup of all keyspaces, a single keyspace, or a single table without keeping the system offline. We can take a backup of all keyspaces, a single keyspace, or a single table without keeping the system offline.

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