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ALSO CALLED: Disaster Management, IT Disaster Planning, and Disaster Recovery Planning
DEFINITION: A disaster recovery plan (DRP) - sometimes referred to as a business continuity plan (BCP) or business process contingency plan (BPCP) - describes how an organization is to deal with potential disasters. Just as a disaster is an event that makes the continuation of normal functions impossible, a disaster recovery plan consists of the precautions taken so that the effects of a disaster will be minimized  … 
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Online data backup and recovery tips for SMBs
sponsored by 3X Systems
PODCAST: Online backup is an effective solution for SMBs, which are often challenged by many of the same data management issues larger companies face. This podcast covers various aspects of online backup services, how to evaluate your needs, what to look for given your backup requirements, and how to decide if a combined backup/DR plan is right for you.
Posted: 12 Oct 2009 | Premiered: 12 Oct 2009


Lights Out: Disaster Recovery Solutions with VMware and Compellent
sponsored by Compellent
WEBCAST: VMware provides a highly available virtualized server platform with hardware-independent disaster recovery capabilities. Compellent’s Replays allows fast local recovery from disk while Thin Replication enables DR functionality using native iSCSI ports for cost-effective WAN connectivity.
Posted: 09 Oct 2009 | Premiered: 09 Oct 2009


Data Protection for Virtual Environments Webcast
sponsored by Quantum Corporation
WEBCAST: In this webcast, Greg Schulz, Founder and Senior Analyst at The StorageIO Group, and Randy Glissman, Solutions Marketing Manager at Quantum, explore solutions for virtual server data protection and discuss general data center trends and perspectives.
Posted: 22 Sep 2009 | Premiered: 22 Sep 2009


Intel Virtualization Technology for Servers – A Closer Look Inside
sponsored by Intel Corporation
VIDEO: Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT) provides comprehensive hardware assists that boost virtualization software performance, improve application response times and provide greater reliability, security and flexibility. Read on to learn more.
Posted: 03 Sep 2009 | Premiered: 03 Sep 2009


Ensuring the Availability of Hyper-V Virtualized Workloads
sponsored by Double-Take Software
WEBCAST: This webcast discusses a new automation tool that protects workloads running on Hyper-V, preventing a loss of profit or productivity if host servers go down.
Posted: 21 Aug 2009 | Premiered: 21 Aug 2009


Data Protection Techniques
sponsored by Storage Decisions
VIDEOCAST: The best metric for measuring business resiliency is "time to data" —the amount of time required to restore access to business critical data assets to business decision-makers.
Posted: 14 Aug 2009 | Premiered: 14 Aug 2009


Business Resiliency—The Context for Continuity: Part I
sponsored by Storage Decisions
VIDEOCAST: This hour provides an overview of the context of contemporary business continuity planning. Participants will learn about the root causes of unplanned interruption events and the role of planners in preventing them.
Posted: 14 Aug 2009 | Premiered: 14 Aug 2009


Business Resiliency—The Context for Continuity: Part II
sponsored by Storage Decisions
VIDEOCAST: This hour provides an overview of the context of contemporary business continuity planning. Participants will learn about the root causes of unplanned interruption events and the role of planners in preventing them.
Posted: 14 Aug 2009 | Premiered: 14 Aug 2009


Simple, Affordable Disaster Recovery Automation in the Virtualized IT Datacenter
sponsored by Dell, Inc.
WEBCAST: In this session, we will review the latest advancements in protecting against disaster in virtual environments and highlight real-world customer experiences.
Posted: 13 May 2009 | Premiered: 13 May 2009


Disaster Recovery Solutions for VMware Infrastructure
sponsored by FalconStor Software
WEBCAST: Organizations face an urgent need for effective and efficient disaster recovery. The problem is that traditional solutions can be complex, slow, and prone to failure. Join Product Marketing Director Peter Eicher for an in-depth discussion on Falconstor disaster recovery solutions for a VMware environment.
Posted: 30 Mar 2009 | Premiered: 30 Mar 2009


Breakthrough Data Recovery for AIX - Vision Solutions
sponsored by Vision Solutions
PODCAST: The purpose of this podcast is to provide a roadmap to the most effective strategy and technology to protect data and provide fast recovery for data which is lost or corrupted due to accident and malicious action.
Posted: 09 Apr 2008 | Premiered: 09 Apr 2008

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DISASTER PLANNING DEFINITION (continued): …  and the organization will be able to either maintain or quickly resume mission-critical functions. Typically, disaster recovery planning involves an analysis of business processes and continuity needs; it may also include a significant focus on disaster prevention.Ask your questions about disaster recovery at ITKnowledgeExchange.comDisaster recovery is becoming an increasingly important aspect of enterprise computing. As devices, systems, and networks become ever more complex, there are simply more things that can go wrong. As a consequence, recovery plans have also become more complex. According … 
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