Datacentre disaster recovery and security
Get up-to-date news and information on disaster recovery (DR) processes and planning to ensure that your business will stay up and running in the event of a disaster. Checks on generator testing, load testing, breaker design and fuel supply need to be taken care of long before a disaster hits so that when a disaster is happening you are not spending time doing things that you would not normally be doing. Find out about backup power supply products and how to failover and failback servers in the event of an outage. Discover ways to keep disaster recovery documentation up to date and available to all employees. This section also includes news and how-to information on securing your buildings against theft and natural disasters as well IT security, compliance and risk management.
Container technologies and trends: What enterprises need to know
In this e-guide, we take a look at how and why enterprises are tapping into containers to bolster the business agility of their IT infrastructure and application estates, and some of the latest thinking about how best to utilise container technologies.
News : Datacentre disaster recovery and security
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May 12, 2021
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May'21
Equinix shines light on changing post-pandemic investment priorities for UK IT decision-makers
Colocation giant Equinix’s latest Tech Trends Survey takes a look at how the IT spending priorities of IT leaders across the globe have shifted in response to the Covid-19 pandemic
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April 20, 2021
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Apr'21
Inside a Microsoft Azure datacentre: Cloud giant invites users on server farm virtual tour
Software giant wants to give users a ‘tangible view’ of the inner workings of its public cloud through a newly launched virtual tour experience
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April 19, 2021
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Apr'21
Uptime Institute: Networking issues to overtake power problems as main cause of datacentre outages
The Uptime Institute's third annual datacentre outage analysis report suggests downturn in number of downtime incidents over the past 12 months due to the pandemic, with networking issues fast-emerging as main source of technical difficulties
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April 08, 2021
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Apr'21
The OVHCloud fire: Assessing the after-effects on datacentre operators and cloud users
One month on from the OVHCloud datacentre fire, it is time to assess the lasting impact the event might have on the way server farm operators run their facilities, and cloud users approach disaster recovery
In Depth : Datacentre disaster recovery and security
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NHS datacentre transformation projects continue apace during pandemic
NHS trusts have continued to invest in their datacentre estates throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, but the nature of their upgrade projects continues to evolve Continue Reading
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Five ways that disaster recovery changes in a pandemic
Covid-19 has changed IT. Previously, working remotely was a business continuity measure, but now it is the norm. That means disaster recovery has to adapt to new risks and new ways to respond Continue Reading
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Datacentre energy efficiency: Is the time now for a big switch-off?
The clock is ticking on sustainable IT and energy use, and much more can be done to save energy, power and reduce emissions at a datacentre level. So why isn’t it happening? Continue Reading
Blog Posts : Datacentre disaster recovery and security
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Effective IT recovery in small/midsize businesses, 10 years on? Maybe tomorrow...
Disaster recovery is important for every business, large or small. But how can small businesses with limited resources protect themselves? Especially as a ‘disaster’ doesn’t have to be caused by a ... Continue Reading
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How have attitudes to risk and resilience changed?
The New Year is traditionally a time for reflections as well as resolutions. With Throwback Thursday we are happy to offer you both, as we look back to June 2008, when Freeform Dynamics published a ... Continue Reading
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What the Myspace data loss debacle tells us about how the internet values creative content
The news that Myspace lost 12 years of user-generated content during a botched server migration has prompted a lot of debate this week, which Caroline Donnelly picks over here. When details of ... Continue Reading
Opinion : Datacentre disaster recovery and security
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Security Think Tank: Edge security in the world of Covid-19
That datacentre security is a complex subject is not in doubt and, given the trend to move beyond centralised datacentre to distributed environments, this is not going to change. How can security professionals ensure such setups are just as secure as the traditional centralised model? Continue Reading
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Security Think Tank: Edge datacentre security depends on specific needs
That datacentre security is a complex subject is not in doubt and, given the trend to move beyond centralised datacentres to distributed environments, this is not going to change. How can security professionals ensure such setups are just as secure as the traditional centralised model? Continue Reading
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Security Think Tank: No secret sauce for edge security, just good practice
That datacentre security is a complex subject is not in doubt, and given the trend to move beyond centralised datacentres to distributed environments, this is not going to change. How can security professionals ensure such setups are just as secure as the traditional centralised model? Continue Reading
Videos : Datacentre disaster recovery and security
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2017 IT Priority Study: Trends in EMEA storage
Find out what storage initiatives IT decision makers are planning in 2017
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Database security best practices: Video with David Litchfield
David Litchfield, managing director at NGSSoftware Ltd., reviews three of the most common mistakes that database administrators are making.