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An Old Threat Returns…Computer Outage

Plan B Consulting

I think with cyber threats and power outages being the focus of the moment, occupying us business continuity folks, we have forgotten about a good old threat: the computer outage. There is very little spare capacity in the system to accommodate delayed passengers and cancelled flights, so the effects take days to sort out.

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The British Airways IT Outage – An Alternative View

Plan B Consulting

Many are asking why the airline didn’t have backup systems, where their planning for this type of event was and why the plan hadn’t been exercised, as this would have greatly improved their response. When you run your operations at near capacity, the disruption has a long tail of knock-on effects.

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The British Airways IT Outage – An Alternative View

Plan B Consulting

Many are asking why the airline didn’t have backup systems, where their planning for this type of event was and why the plan hadn’t been exercised, as this would have greatly improved their response. When you run your operations at near capacity, the disruption has a long tail of knock-on effects.

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Comparing Resilience: Business, Operational, IT, and Cyber – Part Three

Zerto

Having a robust data protection and recovery strategy based on backup and recovery is the first step toward ensuring IT resilience. An effective IT resilience strategy focuses on delivering an ‘always-on’ customer experience regardless of unplanned outages and changes to IT infrastructure.

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Why Every BC Professional Should Become a Gap Hunter

MHA Consulting

Capacity limitations. We often see that efforts to recover critical apps are derailed by limitations in computing or storage capacity. In today’s environment, you cannot just go out and buy capacity. Sorting out such problems can take hours if not days, an expensive proposition if the issue is prolonging an outage.

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10 Ways to Improve Data Management with Automation

Pure Storage

Data Backup and Recovery Data backup and recovery is an essential aspect of managing data. Automation technologies allow you to set appropriate backup schedules, restore files and folders quickly, and provide better control over the backup and recovery processes.

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Modern Enterprise Data Protection: A How-To Guide

Pure Storage

Data center outages come in many forms and often occur at the most unfortunate of times. Discover why the data protection landscape is under greater pressure than ever before with rising demand for data storage capacity, decreased tolerance for downtime, and heightened security concerns. The advantages of flash in backup and recovery.