CSOONLINE.com - Disaster Recovery http://www.csoonline.com/ en_us (c) Copyright 2012 CXO Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:27:46 GMT 2012-02-13T00:27:46Z en_us (c) Copyright 2012 CXO Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Cloud and disaster recovery: Load-balanced data centers are not a perfect solution http://www.csoonline.com/article/697742/cloud-and-disaster-recovery-load-balanced-data-centers-are-not-a-perfect-solution?source=rss_disaster_recovery Disaster recovery is being addressed by private and public cloud providers with multi-site load balancing. But the lack of centralized control of application and infrastructure configurations can lead to trouble at both sites Tue, 10 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.csoonline.com/article/697742/cloud-and-disaster-recovery-load-balanced-data-centers-are-not-a-perfect-solution?source=rss_disaster_recovery 2012-01-10T05:00:00Z BC/DR spending not a top budget priority http://www.csoonline.com/article/692908/bc-dr-spending-not-a-top-budget-priority?source=rss_disaster_recovery Forrester Research finds organizations understand the importance of spending on business continuity and disaster recovery, but put it off in favor of other priorities Tue, 01 Nov 2011 04:00:00 GMT Joan Goodchild http://www.csoonline.com/article/692908/bc-dr-spending-not-a-top-budget-priority?source=rss_disaster_recovery 2011-11-01T04:00:00Z BC/DR and cloud-services lessons learned from a recent Amazon outage http://www.csoonline.com/article/687999/bc-dr-and-cloud-services-lessons-learned-from-a-recent-amazon-outage?source=rss_disaster_recovery An Amazon cloud-services outage that occured earlier this month shines the light on some weaknesses with the company's disaster recovery plans. Gregory Machler opines on what companies should consider to protect themselves Mon, 15 Aug 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.csoonline.com/article/687999/bc-dr-and-cloud-services-lessons-learned-from-a-recent-amazon-outage?source=rss_disaster_recovery 2011-08-15T04:00:00Z Cloud services as part of a BC/DR plan after a terror attack http://www.csoonline.com/article/686002/cloud-services-as-part-of-a-bc-dr-plan-after-a-terror-attack?source=rss_disaster_recovery While terrorists usually go for big targets, even small-and-medium sized business need to think about the reprecussions of a terror attack. Gregory Machler outlines how the cloud can keep business running Mon, 11 Jul 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.csoonline.com/article/686002/cloud-services-as-part-of-a-bc-dr-plan-after-a-terror-attack?source=rss_disaster_recovery 2011-07-11T04:00:00Z Amazon's cloud failed: How can your cloud be better? http://www.csoonline.com/article/681894/amazon-s-cloud-failed-how-can-your-cloud-be-better-?source=rss_disaster_recovery How should industry respond to cloud failure like Amazon's? Gregory Machler looks at the the root cause and examines how weakness can be addressed within the cloud product industry Tue, 10 May 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.csoonline.com/article/681894/amazon-s-cloud-failed-how-can-your-cloud-be-better-?source=rss_disaster_recovery 2011-05-10T04:00:00Z CSO's ultimate guide to business continuity and disaster recovery http://www.csoonline.com/article/669836/cso-s-ultimate-guide-to-business-continuity-and-disaster-recovery?source=rss_disaster_recovery Executive Guide PDF provides BC/DR practicals Mon, 28 Feb 2011 05:00:00 GMT Sarah D. Scalet http://www.csoonline.com/article/669836/cso-s-ultimate-guide-to-business-continuity-and-disaster-recovery?source=rss_disaster_recovery 2011-02-28T05:00:00Z In Canterbury earthquake, mobiles for emergency calls only http://www.csoonline.com/article/666788/in-canterbury-earthquake-mobiles-for-emergency-calls-only?source=rss_disaster_recovery Telecom New Zealand and Vodafone have both issued statements asking people to only use their mobile phones for emergency calls after a massive earthquake hit Christchurch. Tue, 22 Feb 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.csoonline.com/article/666788/in-canterbury-earthquake-mobiles-for-emergency-calls-only?source=rss_disaster_recovery 2011-02-22T05:00:00Z Cloud disaster recovery: Can you trust your provider? http://www.csoonline.com/article/651965/cloud-disaster-recovery-can-you-trust-your-provider-?source=rss_disaster_recovery There are thousands of service-level products and their major features within a cloud application stack. How can you be sure it will recover from a business interruption or disaster? Thu, 06 Jan 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.csoonline.com/article/651965/cloud-disaster-recovery-can-you-trust-your-provider-?source=rss_disaster_recovery 2011-01-06T05:00:00Z Selected security book excerpts http://www.csoonline.com/article/640465/selected-security-book-excerpts?source=rss_disaster_recovery Cyber Monday shopping? Here is a sampler of in-depth coverage by experts in application security, investigations, business continuity and more. Mon, 29 Nov 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.csoonline.com/article/640465/selected-security-book-excerpts?source=rss_disaster_recovery 2010-11-29T05:00:00Z Survey: Business continuity plans still need work http://www.csoonline.com/article/621192/survey-business-continuity-plans-still-need-work?source=rss_disaster_recovery A new survey from CDW finds that while most companies report having a business continuity plan in place, almost all still take a hit when there is a network disruption Fri, 01 Oct 2010 04:00:00 GMT Joan Goodchild http://www.csoonline.com/article/621192/survey-business-continuity-plans-still-need-work?source=rss_disaster_recovery 2010-10-01T04:00:00Z Survey: BC/DR a top IT priority in 2011 http://www.csoonline.com/article/610113/survey-bc-dr-a-top-it-priority-in-2011?source=rss_disaster_recovery Results of a new survey from Forrester Research find business continuity and disaster recovery plans will be a major concern and increased area of spending in the next 12 months Tue, 07 Sep 2010 04:00:00 GMT Joan Goodchild http://www.csoonline.com/article/610113/survey-bc-dr-a-top-it-priority-in-2011?source=rss_disaster_recovery 2010-09-07T04:00:00Z What the Gulf Oil Spill can teach CIOs about disasters http://www.csoonline.com/article/599617/what-the-gulf-oil-spill-can-teach-cios-about-disasters?source=rss_disaster_recovery Max Huang gives three key questions for dealing with remote resources and connectivity in a disaster scenario. Fri, 16 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.csoonline.com/article/599617/what-the-gulf-oil-spill-can-teach-cios-about-disasters?source=rss_disaster_recovery 2010-07-16T04:00:00Z Business continuity, not data breaches, a top concern for tech firms http://www.csoonline.com/article/594870/business-continuity-not-data-breaches-a-top-concern-for-tech-firms?source=rss_disaster_recovery New "risk factors" list from consultancy BDO finds security worries about data leakage are not top of mind -- at least as expressed in their SEC filings Mon, 24 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT Joan Goodchild http://www.csoonline.com/article/594870/business-continuity-not-data-breaches-a-top-concern-for-tech-firms?source=rss_disaster_recovery 2010-05-24T04:00:00Z Super Duper Tabletop Disaster Scenarios http://www.csoonline.com/article/588514/super-duper-tabletop-disaster-scenarios?source=rss_disaster_recovery Think you're "ready for anything"? Think again. Fri, 02 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT Derek Slater http://www.csoonline.com/article/588514/super-duper-tabletop-disaster-scenarios?source=rss_disaster_recovery 2010-04-02T04:00:00Z Massive Storms Don't Halt D.C. IT Ops http://www.csoonline.com/article/550913/massive-storms-don-t-halt-d.c.-it-ops?source=rss_disaster_recovery Nothing was moving in the nation's capital during back-to-back storms earlier this month. But most of the city's 600 IT workers were as busy as ever, working from home. Mon, 22 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.csoonline.com/article/550913/massive-storms-don-t-halt-d.c.-it-ops?source=rss_disaster_recovery 2010-02-22T05:00:00Z