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Hanson Brick & Tile Chooses Topio for real-time Disaster Recovery Data Centre consolidation; Sarbanes Oxley compliance major factors in disaster recovery plan.
M2 PRESSWIRE-18 April 2006-Topio: Hanson Brick & Tile Chooses Topio for real-time Disaster Recovery Data Centre consolidation; Sarbanes Oxley compliance major factors in disaster recovery planC1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:18042006 Topio, (www.topio.com), the leading provider of enterprise software for data...
Tags: Hanson Plc., Topio Inc.
Research articles 2006-04-18
Calm during crisis: Pennsylvania hospital averts IT catastrophe by following its comprehensive disaster recovery plan—assisted by a little on-the-spot ingenuity - Disaster planning: case history
Chaos and panic typically accompany disasters. But the disaster recovery plan The Chester County Hospital's IT department had drawn up two years earlier enabled it to art quickly, methodically and efficiently when disaster struck in November 2001. "By 1998, we knew we needed to engage a vendor to assist...
Tags: Daou Systems Inc.
Research articles 2002-11-01
Insurance: "The Disaster Recovery Plan of Last Resort"
The average company spends approximately $3.00 to insure every $1,000 of corporate assets, and this cost continues to increase. Insurance companies have become a significant driving force in the development of disaster recovery plans by tying policy renewals and premium amounts to the level of disaster preparedness a company has....
Tags: Disaster Recovery Planning, Systems Support, Disaster Recovery, Insurance, Financial Planning, Data Management, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Finance
White papers 1999-12-13
Disaster recovery plan template
Putting a disaster recovery plan in place isn't cheap, though it's never as expensive as not having one when disaster strikes. But as one TechRepublic member explains, there is a cost-effective approach, and he provides a template to follow.
Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Disaster Recovery Planning, Disaster Recovery, Data Management
Tools & templates 2002-11-19
Disaster Recovery Guidelines
A business recovery plan has many descriptive names: disaster management plan, disaster recovery plan, emergency preparedness plan, contingency plan, business resumption plan, or disaster contingency plan. For simplicity -- and because it is the term that regulations use -- the term "contingency plan" is used throughout this material. Developing a...
Tags: Disaster Recovery, Contingency Plan, BankersOnline.com, Business Recovery Plan
White papers 2003-02-18
An Introduction To Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery
It is now generally recognized that Business continuity planning and disaster recovery planning are vital activities. The sole purpose of business continuity is to maintain a minimum level of service while restoring the organization to business as usual. However, the creation of and maintenance of a sound business continuity...
Tags: Disaster Recovery Planning, Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery World, Disaster Recovery, It Services, Data Management
White papers 2003-01-01
DISASTER RECOVERY FOLLOWING THE EVENTS OF SEPTEMBER 11, 2001
CASE DESCRIPTION This case analysis examines the process of developing and implementing a disaster recovery plan. The case (1) discusses some of the inherent problems that large organizations face in developing an effective disaster recovery plan, and (2) highlights the challenges of implementing a disaster recovery plan in the face...
Tags: Manhattan, Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc., recovery, Strategy, team
Research articles 2006-01-01
Control Your Destiny: No Excuses Disaster Recovery
Disasters can strike at any place and at any time. But, most people relate disaster with natural calamity or attacks by anti-social elements. Experts, however, suggest that a disaster can also relate to internal failure of operations within organizations. If systems fail within an organization, the Government cannot do anything....
Tags: Disaster Recovery Planning, Center For Association Leadership, Disaster Recovery, Data Management
White papers 2001-02-01
Remote Backup as Part of a Disaster Recovery Strategy
New technologies and recent storm reports have forced many companies to review disaster recovery plans and data protection policies. Many companies that were very diligent in protecting their data to tape or disk onsite found their offsite protection was inadequate. Some had a total data loss as a direct consequence...
Tags: Data Protection, Disaster Recovery Planning, EzineArticles.com, Disaster Recovery, Backups, Data Management
White papers 2006-08-25
Hanson Brick & Tile Chooses Topio for Real-Time Disaster Recovery; Data Center Consolidation, Sarbanes Oxley Compliance Major Factors in Disaster Recovery Plan
SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Topio, Inc. (www.topio.com), the leading provider of enterprise software for data replication and recovery, today announced that Hanson Brick & Tile, North America's largest brick manufacturer, a part of Hanson PLC (NYSE:HAN), one of the world's leading heavy building materials companies, has chosen Topio's TDPS (Topio...
Tags: Hanson Plc., Topio Inc.
Research articles 2005-09-26
Time Warner Telecom to Provide Network Connectivity for Westlin Bunker Disaster Recovery Operations
HOUSTON -- Westlin Corporation (Pink Sheets:WSTN) is pleased to announce that it is working with Time Warner Telecom to offer advanced Secure Collocation and Disaster Recovery services at the bunker via Time Warner Telecom's advanced fiber optic network. The key to a successful Disaster Recovery plan requires a reliable connection...
Tags: network, network connectivity
Research articles 2005-09-29
New survey raises serious concerns about the effectiveness of disaster recovery plans.
M2 PRESSWIRE-3 April 2008-PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS: New survey raises serious concerns about the effectiveness of disaster recovery plansC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:03042008 Although almost all UK companies back up their critical IT systems and data, more than a quarter of them still do...
Tags: PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Research articles 2008-04-03
New survey raises serious concerns about the effectiveness of disaster recovery plans.
M2 PRESSWIRE-3 April 2008-PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP: New survey raises serious concerns about the effectiveness of disaster recovery plansC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:03042008 Although almost all UKcompanies back up their critical IT systems and data, more than a quarter of them still do...
Tags: PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Research articles 2008-04-03
Hurricane Charley Prompted GunnAllen Financial to Activate its Disaster Recovery Plan; Company Moved its IT Operation to Safety with Peak 10
TAMPA & JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Peak 10 Provides Engineering Expertise and Reliable, Redundant Infrastructure for Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Solutions Peak 10, the Southeast's leading data center and managed services provider, today announced it has activated several disaster recovery and business continuity plans over the past two months...
Tags: GunnAllen Financial Inc.
Research articles 2004-09-22
Nufarm's recovery plan takes the heat.
Byline: Adam Turner Jul 25, 2005 (The Age - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Australian-listed Nufarm discovered the value of a disaster recovery plan when its Melbourne headquarters was hit by a...
Tags: Nufarm Ltd.
Research articles 2005-07-25
Disaster Recovery Planning 101
A disaster can strike anytime and anywhere. The consequences of the same could be very serious for a business enterprise. It is essential for an organization to have full-proof disaster recovery plan in place to meet with any eventuality of the impending disaster. The paper outlines various emergencies and discusses...
Tags: Disaster Recovery Planning, Disaster Recovery, Data Management
White papers 2001-10-01
Concordia Advisors Chooses Topio for Global Disaster Recovery
SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- TopioR, (www.topio.com), the leading provider of enterprise software for data replication and recovery, announced today that Concordia Advisors, a leading London based hedge fund, has implemented Topio's Data Protection Suite TDPS as the core of its global disaster recovery plan. TDPS supports Concordia's business continuity initiative...
Tags: disaster recovery
Research articles 2005-11-07
An overview of the Disaster Recovery Planning Process - From Start to Finish
Most businesses stay very busy working on projects that support the growth of that business. Many companies do not have a Disaster Recovery Plan DRP. Often there is a desire for a DRP, but the level of effort and/or cost required to create a DRP can cause this project to...
Tags: Disaster Recovery Planning, Disaster Recovery, Data Management
White papers 1999-03-01
Preparing for the worst: Before any disaster recovery plan can be written and its implementation started, the internal auditor needs to define his or her role in the process
THE DISASTER AND CHAOS THAT AMERICA WITNESSED DURING and after the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11 are a grim, yet poignant, reminder of the importance of effective disaster recovery plans. Internal auditors can play a critical role in the development process of those plans, especially in organizations where they are...
Tags: audit, auditing, Morgan Stanley
Research articles 2001-12-01
Stargate Digital Standardizes on Acronis True Image for Fail-Safe Disaster Recovery
Stargate Digital, an Emmy Award-winning visual effects company, has standardized on disk imaging backup and recovery software from Acronis®, Inc. ( http://www.acronis.com ) as part of a comprehensive disaster recovery plan. Due to the extensive amount of custom software running everywhere on its network, Stargate Digital needed a way...
Tags: Stargate Digital
Research articles 2008-01-29