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World Backup Day: The MSP Uptime Lifeline

OffsiteDataSync

World Backup Day was first introduced in 2011. It was easy enough back then; IT just had to backup to tape at night, keep a copy or two around for a month and send another offsite for archival storage. Backup has seen great advancement – even the standard 3-2-1 rule has added a digit or two. But those times are long gone.

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RTO vs. RPO: What’s the Difference?

Pure Storage

RTO is the service level defining how long a recovery may take before unacceptable levels of damage occur from an outage. Meanwhile, RPO is the service level defining the point in time when data loss resulting from an outage becomes unacceptable. Cost: Backups cost money. Both represent critical points of failure.

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RTO vs. RPO: What’s the Difference?

Pure Storage

RTO is the service level defining how long a recovery may take before unacceptable levels of damage occur from an outage. Meanwhile, RPO is the service level defining the point in time when data loss resulting from an outage becomes unacceptable. Cost: Backups cost money. Both represent critical points of failure.

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Resiliency Is Top Priority in 2023 White House Cybersecurity Strategy

Pure Storage

As you review the key objectives and recommendations, ask yourself: Is my security architecture resilient? Those investments add up to one concept: a tiered resiliency architecture. A three-tiered resiliency architecture can protect your entire data estate, which I outlined how to do do this in this article.

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Zero Trust Security: What BC Practitioners Need to Know

MHA Consulting

However, because setting it up involves rebuilding much of the organization’s network security architecture, implementing it is a serious burden and a major project, one that typically takes multiple years. Once it’s in place, Zero Trust is highly secure and very convenient.

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Business Continuity vs. Disaster Recovery: What’s the Difference?

Pure Storage

When a hurricane leads to widespread power outages, flooding, and workforce disruption, for example, an effective disaster recovery plan ensures that IT systems remain up and running and that operations can come back online as soon as possible. This includes minimizing downtime, minimizing data loss, and ensuring business continuity.

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Business Continuity vs. Disaster Recovery: What’s the Difference?

Pure Storage

Readiness starts with an effective disaster recovery plan that incorporates backup systems, data replication, and testing procedures to ensure that the plan will work in practice. This typically involves detailed technical strategies for system failover, data recovery, and backups. What Is Business Continuity Planning?