Archive for 'Backup & Disaster Recovery'

It’s downright scary.

In my experience it’s the exception, not the rule, that a firm has adequate backup. Despite the best of intentions, doing all that is required to ensure good backup is typically overlooked in the sea of other demands for IT staff time. In the 1960’s classic book by Charles Hummel, Tyranny of the Urgent!, Hummel stated it best:

“Your greatest danger is letting the urgent things crowd out the important”.

Backups fall into what Steven Covey would call ...

This is possibly the single most important question you should ask when reviewing your technology. A recent study discovered that, of companies experiencing a “major loss” of computer records, 43 percent never reopened, 51 percent closed within two years of the loss, and a mere 6 percent survived over the long-term.[1] It is crucial to assess your backups regularly to ensure that you have appropriate protection for your business.

Tape, historically the backup medium of choice, is rapidly being phased ...