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 [...]
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. [...]
If you’re struggling to understand the advantages and disadvantages of the most adopted IBM iSeries recovery solutions available today, you’ll be interested in our new guide, “Buyers Guide to Comparing IBM iSeries Recovery Options: A Comparison of Hot Site, High Availability and Virtual Recovery Strategies.”
This guide will provide you with the insight you need [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
It seems each day a new acronym is created, especially in the “IT” industry. Just in the data protection area alone, we have “HA” (high availability), “DR” (data recovery), “TR” (telecom recovery), and the list goes on.
CIO magazine talks about “CDP” in a March 4th article titled “Better Backup and Disaster Recovery with Continuous Data [...]
There is a lot of buzz at this time of year about what technologies will be “hot” for the new year. In a conversation I recently had with Peter Briggs, president of SafeData, he talked about the growing popularity of fully managed high availability services.
“SafeData has continued to see steady growth in the adoption of [...]
After a year like 2009, there is quite a bit of discussion around how 2010 will be. Will the economic climate improve? Will certain industries be better positioned for success in the coming year? We came across two studies that indicate that 2010 might be status quo for the IT industry.
Gartner is predicting that “IT [...]
When we think about companies that need to protect their data, we often think of financial institutions, schools, government agencies and others that retain top-secret or personally identifiable information (PII). Trucking companies are not top of mind; however, in an article in Heavy Duty Trucking magazine on January 7 titled “Under Lock and Key: Protecting [...]
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