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Eradicating Change Management Outages with Pure Professional Services

Pure Storage

Eradicating Change Management Outages with Pure Professional Services by Pure Storage Blog Executives who invest in Pure Storage technologies don’t do so just for the advanced features—they’re also looking for the assurance of uninterrupted operations. What Are Change Management Outages?

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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. So, lesson number one, is never to believe technology or perhaps other people who say it can’t happen.

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Wondering about Testing your Backups? Rick Vanover from Veeam can Help

OffsiteDataSync

So, one would think the importance of backup testing would be obvious to all. As a result, Rick offers a unique blend of perspectives on the need for backup testing from both a user and vendor point of view. A key thing to keep in mind is that backup is not merely a technological construct, but a human one.

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World Backup Day: The MSP Uptime Lifeline

OffsiteDataSync

World Backup Day was first introduced in 2011. It was a time when most IT functions were still overseen by technology generalists, including the now mission-critical task of backing up data. Backup has seen great advancement – even the standard 3-2-1 rule has added a digit or two. But those times are long gone. There’s cost.

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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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Backup and DR – The Last Line of Ransomware Defense

OffsiteDataSync

Backup and disaster recovery are critical elements in the drive to thwart ransomware. Backup is the final layer of data protection. All too often, however, organizations mount what they think are effective backup systems only to find them inadequate in a real emergency. Want to learn more about backup and ransomware?

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Enhancing Cybersecurity Resilience: Zerto’s Role in Supporting the Australian Essential Eight

Zerto

The Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) has developed a set of prioritized mitigation strategies known as the Essential Eight to safeguard internet-connected information technology networks. These strategies, outlined by the ASD, form a comprehensive framework to mitigate cybersecurity incidents effectively.