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.



Datacentres of tomorrow: What the future holds
New technologies are widely-tipping to become a mainstay of datacentres in the future. Learn about new and emerging technologies that look set to shake-up the way datacentres are managed, monitored, powered and cooled as well.
News : Datacentre disaster recovery and security
-
February 26, 2021
26
Feb'21
Amsterdam to open environmental talks with datacentres
City authorities and datacentre operators will open dialogue about sustainable datacentre industry expansion in the Dutch capital
-
February 25, 2021
25
Feb'21
Atos and HDF Energy to build ‘green hydrogen-powered’ datacentre by 2023
French IT services giant joins forces with green hydrogen power expert to bring to market a ‘first-of-its-kind’ datacentre by 2023
-
February 10, 2021
10
Feb'21
Ducati and Lenovo extend long-standing MotoGP technology deal
Ducati and Lenovo have signed another three-year deal that will see the MotoGP team dig deeper into its technology partner's product portfolio in pursuit of performance gains on the track by embracing virtual desktops, HPC and edge computing
-
February 03, 2021
03
Feb'21
Google grows cloud sales as parent’s profits top $40bn
Alphabet announces massive overall profits and increased Google cloud sales
In Depth : Datacentre disaster recovery and security
-
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
-
Commvault vs. Zerto: How do their DR products compare?
Learn how Commvault Disaster Recovery and Zerto Enterprise Cloud Edition can help organizations protect, recover, and retain their virtual and on-premises data and applications. Continue Reading
-
The end is nigh: Are datacentre operators prepared for a potential no-deal Brexit?
Datacentre operations are resilient and forward-thinking by nature, yet pitfalls and cost impacts are looming large with a potential no-deal Brexit on the horizon Continue Reading
Blog Posts : Datacentre disaster recovery and security
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
2017 IT Priority Study: Trends in EMEA storage
Find out what storage initiatives IT decision makers are planning in 2017
-
New SQL injection attacks and defense
Lenny Zeltser, security consulting leader at Savvis Inc., explains how some are using SQL injection to actually embed new content, particularly HTML code.
-
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.