IT Management’s Top 10

On the Database Journal website, an article by Lockwood Lyon is posted listing IT Management’s Top 10 DBMS Requirements, David Letterman style.
If you are familiar with how David Letterman reads his Top 10 lists, the most important items are #1, 2 and 3 and are read at the end.  In Lyon’s article, his top three [...]

Life in the Cloud

One of the most popular buzz phrases these days is “cloud computing”.  As with most topics, Wikipedia has a very thorough overview of exactly what cloud computing is, how it works, and much more.  In the media there are debates on the rate of adoption, the pros and cons and the future of life in [...]

Are IT Jobs Coming Back?

According to an article in the August issue of System iNEWS, written by Rita-Lyn Sanders, Senior Industry Editor, the IT job market is growing, but it probably won’t reach the pre-2008 levels. 

“April saw the largest net monthly job gain in IT-related jobs recorded since the Wall Street financial crisis was realized in 2008, according to [...]

IBM Continues to Keep Busy this Summer

Summer is often a slower time for many businesses.  However, at IBM things never seem to slow down.  IBM continues to crank out new products across a wide range of technology areas and new solutions for specific industries.
I recommend saving IBM’s “news” page on their website as one of your “favorites”.  It is a great [...]

SafeData Acquired by Data Storage Corporation

It is an exciting time at SafeData!  Today we announced that we were acquired by Data Storage Corporation (DSC), a provider of diverse electronic data storage and protection solutions.  As you will read in the press release, I will continue as president of the SafeData unit and Larry Putterman will serve on the DSC board.  [...]

It Can Happen to You!

It is that time of year again.  This week is National Hurricane Preparedness Week and a good reminder to all of us to make sure we have plans in place in case a hurricane (or other disaster) does occur.  It is important for us to ensure our families, homes and communities are protected, as well [...]

Positive Signs in the IT Job Market?

It is that time of year again as most 2010 college graduates just walked across the stage to receive their diplomas and are now back home to what many call the “real world.”  With it being considered one of the worst job markets in 25 years, many of the recent graduates are jobless and those [...]

The Best Value in Data Recovery Protection

You know you need a better data protection solution to ensure business continuity; however, the high availability solutions on the market just cost too much and might be overkill and the hotsite solutions are limiting.
Like most businesses, your needs probably fall right in the middle of these two types of solutions.  If so, SafeData/DR (data [...]

Is Your Data Unsinkable?

It often takes a tragedy to open our eyes.  As a result of this past weekend’s flooding in Tennessee, Kentucky and Mississippi, I think it is obvious that disasters can happen anywhere.  Being called the “100 Year Flood” this disaster has resulted in over three dozen deaths so far, lost homes and property and the [...]

What is Your RTO?

Do you know your Recovery Time Objective (RTO)?  For many businesses, both small and large, 24×7 data access is a necessity to run their business, serve their customers and prevent lost revenue.  Hospitals are a great example of a type of organization that has near real-time requirements for their data backup and recovery.  If their [...]