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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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Disaster Planning Reports
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Disaster recovery planning fundamentals: DR testing basics
sponsored by Zenith Infotech
WHITE PAPER: A disaster recovery plan represents an organization's detailed roadmap of where to go, what to do and when to do it in the event of a disaster. Understanding what does the business need, and is it capable of addressing this need with regard to both capabilities and cost is essential in the overall planning stages.
Posted: 06 Nov 2009 | Published: 06 Nov 2009


Zenith ARCA Price List
sponsored by Zenith Infotech
DATA SHEET: Check out this price list and specifications of all of Zenith's ARCA (Advanced Recovery and Continuity Appliance) models available.
Posted: 29 Oct 2009 | Published: 29 Oct 2009


Advanced Data Protection and Disaster Recovery
sponsored by Syncsort
WHITE PAPER: Coupling NetApp’s SnapMirror and SnapVault technology with Syncsort’s BEX software has created an integrated disk-based solution for data protection and disaster recovery of mission-critical digital assets. Within minutes of an outage or disaster, applications, databases and users can be accessing data and resuming business.
Posted: 27 Oct 2009 | Published: 27 Oct 2009


Case Study: Rouse Partners with Double-Take Software to Develop a Robust Business Continuity Plan
sponsored by Double-Take Software UK
CASE STUDY: As a highly respected leading global intellectual property (IP) consultancy and law firm, Rouse needed to be confident in its level of client service, even in the event of a IT system failure. Read this case study to learn how Rouse partnered with Double-Take Software to develop and implement a full business continuity plan.
Posted: 23 Oct 2009 | Published: 23 Oct 2009


Next Generation Backup for Remote Offices
sponsored by Double-Take Software UK
WHITE PAPER: Relying on tape backup for branch-office data protection is costly and risky. This white paper examines some of the strategies and technologies available for backing up remote or branch offices.
Posted: 23 Oct 2009 | Published: 23 Oct 2009


A Practical Guide to Disaster Recovery Planning: The Basics to Getting Started
sponsored by Double-Take Software UK
WHITE PAPER: This paper is intended to help simplify the process of starting a disaster recovery plan so as not to be so overwhelming. Through some basic steps, businesses can better protect themselves against data loss while working toward a more complete business continuity plan.
Posted: 23 Oct 2009 | Published: 23 Oct 2009


Improve Your Back Up: Getting the Most out of Data Deduplication
sponsored by PC Connection in partnership with EMC
PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: Now more than ever, organizations are looking at re-architecting their backup strategy and are learning that deduplication is necessary to consider in ‘next generation’ backup architecture. This presentation transcript explores some deduplication tips and advice on how to streamline your storage costs.
Posted: 21 Oct 2009 | Published: 21 Oct 2009


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


Getting Personal with Business Continuity: Five Critical Success Factors in Overcoming Workforce Disruptions
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: This white paper addresses the critical factors you need to address when dealing with workforce disruption, including threats like pandemics.
Posted: 06 Oct 2009 | Published: 06 Oct 2009


Re-architecting Disaster Recovery Solutions Leveraging WAN Optimization Technology
sponsored by Riverbed Technology, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Disaster Recovery (DR) is a critical component of IT and risk mitigation strategies, and compounded in difficulty by ever growing data volumes, distributed computing, and new technologies.
Posted: 01 Oct 2009 | Published: 01 Oct 2009


Building Proven Data Protection Strategies Checklist
sponsored by Data Domain
WHITE PAPER: We are beginning to see the next generation of backup and recovery solutions appear. New data protection solutions led by Data Domain’s deduplication architecture are quickly gaining market momentum improving data and application availability while increasing the probability for a business to survive most types of outages.
Posted: 29 Sep 2009 | Published: 29 Sep 2009


The Importance of Operational Simplicity in Selecting D2D Data Protection Solutions
sponsored by Data Domain
ANALYST REPORT: Understanding and measuring an offering’s operational simplicity is crucial criteria for selecting a D2D solution. As we at Taneja Group will explore in this brief, we believe that Data Domain has delivered an offering that personifies this notion of operational simplicity.
Posted: 29 Sep 2009 | Published: 29 Sep 2009


Disaster Recovery: Eliminating Tape and Trucks
sponsored by Data Domain
WHITE PAPER: Disaster recovery and remote office replication are top-of-mind issues for IT professionals, with frequent natural disasters underscoring the fallibility of tape-based backup strategies. This paper highlights the advantages of deduplication technology in disk-to-disk backup and wide area network (WAN) replication.
Posted: 29 Sep 2009 | Published: 29 Sep 2009


Six Secrets to 24x7 Exchange Availability
sponsored by Marathon Technologies
WHITE PAPER: The following six secrets to 24x7, disaster-tolerant Exchange will show you how to implement an Exchange environment with zero lost data and continuous application availability—with no IT intervention—in the event of a disaster.
Posted: 28 Sep 2009 | Published: 28 Sep 2009


Oracle Data Guard with Oracle Database 11g Release 2
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper to learn about a unique data protection and recovery solution that provides the management, monitoring, and automation software to create synchronized standby databases that protect data from failures and other disasters.
Posted: 25 Sep 2009 | Published: 25 Sep 2009


Comprehensive Data Protection for Microsoft Exchange Quick Recovery and Advanced Data Protection with Dell Equallogic Auto-Snapshot Manager
sponsored by Dell, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Auto-Snapshot Manager extends the intelligence of Dell EqualLogic SAN and enables Administrators to create and manage Smart Copy snapshots, clones, or replicas for point-in-time copies of Exchange Storage Groups that can be instantly restored.
Posted: 23 Sep 2009 | Published: 23 Sep 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


Take Control of SharePoint Proliferation with Unified Recovery, Retention, and eDiscovery
sponsored by Mimosa Systems UK
WHITE PAPER: This white paper explores how an archiving solution supports the management and protection of SharePoint content across an enterprise by providing: Back-Up & Recovery, Storage Optimisation, Retention Management, eDiscovery, and Seamless End User Access.
Posted: 18 Sep 2009 | Published: 18 Sep 2009


An in-depth look at data deduplication methods
sponsored by CDW Corporation
EGUIDE: This E-Guide will discuss the various approaches to data deduplication. You'll learn the pros and cons of each, and will benefit from independent expert insight that will help you get the most out of the approach you take with data deduplication technology.
Posted: 17 Sep 2009 | Published: 17 Sep 2009


An Overview of CDP
sponsored by CDW Corporation
EGUIDE: As continuous data protection (CDP) is integrated into backup environments, implementations with other backup protection programs may become complex. This E-Guide takes an in-depth look at the options available with Continuous Data Protection, and how to best utilize CDP with existing applications.
Posted: 17 Sep 2009 | Published: 17 Sep 2009


Disaster Recovery Seminar Presentation Download
sponsored by Data Domain
PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: This presentation is divided into three modules. In the first module, we will examine the three keys to successful disaster recovery planning. In modules two and three, we will analyse data protection techniques and testing techniques.
Posted: 15 Sep 2009 | Published: 15 Sep 2009


Essential Guide to Storage Virtualization
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
EGUIDE: Read this guide for expert advice on updating your storage system with virtualization. Covered here are the pros and cons of three architectures, a buying guide and vendor comparisons, a breakdown on how storage virtualization relates to disaster recovery, and a list of vendor resources.
Posted: 10 Sep 2009 | Published: 10 Sep 2009


Step Up Your Strategy – Fine-Tune Use of Storage Availability Processes as a Part of a Business-Continuity Plan
sponsored by CDW Corporation
WHITE PAPER: Business continuity (BC) and disaster recovery (DR) should be major components of any risk-management strategy. After all, no business wants to be caught unprepared for unforeseen events such as floods, fires, terrorist attacks, power outages or other disturbances. That's why planning and regularly testing BC and DR programs is essential.
Posted: 08 Sep 2009 | Published: 08 Sep 2009


How to sell business continuity to management in tough times
sponsored by CDW Corporation
WHITE PAPER: Although more companies than ever have continuity plans, an AT&T study discovered that a high percentage of those plans are outdated. If your company is one of those with an outdated plan or no plan, here are some things that might help them understand the importance of good continuity planning.
Posted: 08 Sep 2009 | Published: 08 Sep 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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