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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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Recent Vendor Reports on Disaster Planning
Presentation Transcript: Protecting Data on the Edge
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: According to industry statistics, the majority of a typical company's data doesn't reside on data center storage -- it lives on the "edge." The edge may be desktop PCs, laptops or even smart phones and PDAs. In this transcript, W. Curtis Preston describes the most effective techniques, tools and best practices for protecting edge or mobile data.
Posted: 30 Jun 2009 | Published: 19 Jun 2009
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Quest Software Finds Increased Security, Disaster Preparedness, and Cost Savings through Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
sponsored by Quest Software
CASE STUDY: After evaluating a number of VDI solutions, Quest was most impressed with vWorkspace, one of its own applications that had been integrated into its product portfolio from its 2007 acquisition of Provision Networks. This case study will show how using VDI resulted in significant time and cost savings for Quest.
Posted: 29 Jun 2009 | Published: 26 Jun 2009
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Webcast: Disaster Recovery Planning
sponsored by i365, A Seagate Company
WEBCAST: Disasters can strike at any time, is your company prepared? This webcast defines types of disasters, how much damage they can cause U.S. businesses, and provides you with key questions in planning a disaster recovery (DR) strategy.
Posted: 24 Jun 2009 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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Disaster Recovery Planning for BlackBerry Enterprise Server for Microsoft Exchange: An Overview of Best Practices
sponsored by BlackBerry
WHITE PAPER: This document provides an overview of BlackBerry® Enterprise Server components and is intended to help administrators prepare for the design and delivery of disaster recovery procedures for the BlackBerry environment.
Posted: 22 Jun 2009 | Published: 18 Mar 2009
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Protecting Data on the Edge
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
VIDEO: According to industry statistics, the majority of a typical company's data doesn't reside on data center storage -- it lives on the "edge." The edge may be desktop PCs, laptops or even smart phones and PDAs. In this videocast W. Curtis Preston describes the most effective techniques, tools and best practices for protecting edge or mobile data.
Posted: 22 Jun 2009 | Premiered: 19 Jun 2009
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Protecting Data on the Edge
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
PODCAST: In this expert podcast W. Curtis Preston describes the most effective techniques, tools and best practices for protecting edge or mobile data.
Posted: 19 Jun 2009 | Premiered: 19 Jun 2009
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Key Issues in Selecting an Email Disaster and Recovery Business Continuity Solution
sponsored by Neverfail Group Limited
WHITE PAPER: Sponsored by Osterman Research, this white paper discusses the key issues that organizations should consider as they consider disaster recovery and business continuity solutions for their email systems.
Posted: 10 Jun 2009 | Published: 15 May 2009
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Top 10 Things Small Businesses Must Know About Protecting and Securing Their Business Data
sponsored by Symantec Corporation
WHITE PAPER: Small business owners and IT personnel agree that securing and backup up their data is critical-- yet why are so many businesses falling short? Often, they need best practices to know where to begin. Donna Childs, author and small business consultant provides guidelines so small businesses can take the first step in protecting their information.
Posted: 09 Jun 2009 | Published: 09 Jun 2009
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Presentation Transcript: Continuous Data Protection (CDP) Strategies for the Enterprise
sponsored by Symantec Corporation
PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: This presentation will discuss the pros and cons of CDP, how it fits into your architecture and DR plan, and ultimately whether it's a good fit for your organization.
Posted: 09 Jun 2009 | Published: 06 May 2009
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E-Guide: A Guide To Improving Data Center Efficiency with Virtualization
sponsored by Agilysys Technology Solutions Group
EDITORIAL RESOURCE GUIDE: Explore why virtualization offers more than just cost-savings to many businesses and gain insight into the role virtualization plays in effective disaster recovery planning.
Posted: 08 Jun 2009 | Published: 08 Jun 2009
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Prescription For Growth: Dell Storage Helps Navicure Reduce Disaster Recovery Site Deployment Time By Nearly 75%
sponsored by Dell, Inc.
CASE STUDY: Navicure, an insurance claims processing company, needed a more robust storage and disaster recovery solution. They chose a scalable, in-house storage area network using Dell EqualLogic PS Series Internet SCSI arrays, and automated the planning, testing, and deployment of a disaster recovery solution using VMware Site Recovery Manager software.
Posted: 05 Jun 2009 | Published: 05 Jun 2009
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Virtualization and the Midsize Organization: How Much Does It Help?
sponsored by HP, Intel, & VMware
WHITE PAPER: This IDC paper addresses concerns specific to midsize organizations and presents how virtualization improves their business.
Posted: 05 Jun 2009 | Published: 02 Feb 2009
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Leveraging, Managing and Protecting Virtual Environments
sponsored by CA
WEBCAST: In this webcast, speaker Eric Harless, director of Product Management for the CA XOsoft product line, gives an introduction to several CA XOsoft solutions and how they related to current virtualization trends. Features of these solutions include replication and high availability for virtual environments.
Posted: 04 Jun 2009 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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How to Ensure Your Disaster Recovery: Eliminating Common Causes of Disaster Recovery Failures
sponsored by SteelEye Technology, Inc.
WEBCAST: All organizations deal with issues relating to disaster recovery preparedness at some point in time. Watch this webcast for expert insight into key considerations when designing your disaster recovery plan.
Posted: 04 Jun 2009 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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The Two Faces of Risk
sponsored by SAP America Inc
WHITE PAPER: Traditional approaches to risk management emphasize mitigation, focusing on the readily apparent risks facing a company in the areas of security, privacy, credit, regulatory, technology, fraud and more. These threats are, of course, important and must be addressed.
Posted: 04 Jun 2009 | Published: 02 Jun 2009
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Leading Transportation Company Saves Thousands of Dollars in Hardware Costs for Disaster Recovery Setup using VMware Infrastructure 3 and Dell EqualLogic Storage Arrays
sponsored by Dell and VMware
CASE STUDY: Acme Truck Line, Inc. wanted to develop a cost-effective, comprehensive disaster recovery plan. Read this brief case study to see how they implemented VMware Infrastructure 3 and Dell EqualLogic iSCSI SANs to deliver an affordable and flexible virtual platform that supports disaster recovery needs for companies of all sizes.
Posted: 01 Jun 2009 | Published: 29 May 2009
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Server Virtualization, Business Continuance and Disaster Recovery
sponsored by Storage Decisions
WHITE PAPER: Explore this presentation to learn tips and tricks on building an accessible BC/DR strategy server virtualization and the storage products that enable efficient, flexible green and virtual data centers.
Posted: 28 May 2009 | Published: 28 May 2009
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Stuff Happens -- How to Assess Risks and Set Objectives for Business Continuity Plans
sponsored by Storage Decisions
WHITE PAPER: Many DR planning efforts get bogged down when planners become preoccupied with identifying all of the risk scenarios that might impact company operations. In this presentation you'll get a better idea of the process for doing a good job with upfront analysis.
Posted: 28 May 2009 | Published: 28 May 2009
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Replication Alternatives for DR
sponsored by Storage Decisions
WHITE PAPER: There are a variety ways of implementing replication, each with its own advantages and disadvantages, and within a wide range of costs. This presentation will give you a better idea on the different replication architectures and options.
Posted: 28 May 2009 | Published: 28 May 2009
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Recovery Site Configurations
sponsored by Storage Decisions
WHITE PAPER: In this presentation, you'll learn the basics on how to determine, set up and manage your disaster recovery site.
Posted: 28 May 2009 | Published: 28 May 2009
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Axxana Phoenix System RP: Zero Data Loss, No Distance Limitations, Affordable Fast Recovery
sponsored by Axxana
DATA SHEET: Installed at the primary site and designed to withstand a wide variety of extreme conditions that may occur during a disaster, Axxana's Phoenix System RP has been described as potentially the most disruptive storage technology since the introduction of de-dupe. Download this data sheet for a detailed analysis.
Posted: 28 May 2009 | Published: 27 May 2009
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Success Story Riverbed
sponsored by CA
CASE STUDY: In this success story you will learn how Ruden McClosky, a full-service law office with 10 offices and over 500 employees in Florida, was able to set up a reliable disaster recovery plan as well as consolidate infrastructure and improve WAN communications across its networked locations.
Posted: 28 May 2009 | Published: 05 Dec 2008
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Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery with CA Recovery Management and VMware Infrastructure
sponsored by CA
WHITE PAPER: This article will take a look at the different trends that companies are seeing in response to the expansion of IT systems that has emerged in response to the growth of mission critical business processes. Learn how CA Recovery Management and VMware Infrastructure can help you effectively respond to these challenges and opportunities.
Posted: 28 May 2009 | Published: 28 May 2009
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Establishing a Low Cost Disaster Recovery Site
sponsored by Intel Corporation
IT BRIEFING: Learn about Intel IT's cost-effective disaster recovery (DR) strategy for one of its data centers in Israel that has a potential business value of more than USD 3 million. The solution was designed to avoid idle compute servers, use a tiered storage system, and offload backup from the main data center.
Posted: 27 May 2009 | Published: 27 May 2009
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Axxana Phoenix System: Zero Data Loss, No Distance Limitations, Affordable Fast Recovery
sponsored by Axxana
DATA SHEET: The Axxana Phoenix System enables organizations to achieve zero data loss disaster recovery, without distance limits, and in most cases realize significant cost savings over traditional mirroring. Read this data sheet for more information.
Posted: 27 May 2009 | Published: 27 May 2009
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Five Key Considerations for Enterprise Disaster Recovery and Backup
sponsored by SEPATON
WHITE PAPER: Disaster recovery planning is a critical part of any large data-intensive enterprise data center environment. This article describes five key factors to consider when choosing an enterprise disaster recovery solution.
Posted: 19 May 2009 | Published: 19 May 2009
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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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