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| Disaster Recovery—An Increasingly Important Aspect of Your Business |
Is yours good enough? According to Jon William Toigo, the author of Disaster Recovery Planning, 15 or 20 years ago a disaster recovery plan might consist of powering down a mainframe and other computers, disassembling components, and drying circuit boards in the parking lot with a hair dryer. That’s because a disaster, in those days, was usually a fire that set off a company’s sprinklers. Today, there are many more threats, including sabotage. Moreover, most companies’ IT systems are too large to be recovered using such a simple hands-on approach. Even if you could recover from a disaster in the manner Toigo recalls, you probably wouldn’t want to due to the downtime it would require—downtime that could have a significant financial impact. Consider the case of Hurricane Katrina. When it slammed the U.S. Gulf Coast in 2005, it wiped out the communications infrastructure of a whole region, uprooting 1,000 wireless towers and knocking down 11,000 utility poles. Many businesses were forced to shut down entirely-even critical ones, including 25 hospitals and 100 broadcast stations. But clients of one company did stay in business-by relocating to the company’s off-site facilities equipped with the computing power and backed-up data to keep systems and services online. Some even utilized 18-wheelers with servers and other office equipment inside. By preparing ahead the back-up infrastructure to keep these businesses functioning was in place. Disaster recovery in the modern age is a detailed, step-by-step course of action for quickly getting back on your feet after a natural or manmade disaster. The details may vary depending on your business needs, and can be developed in-house or purchased as a service. How prepared are you for disaster? Call us today for a review of your plan. Published with permission from TechAdvisory.org. Source.
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As networks and devices become increasingly complex, more and more things can go wrong. As a result, disaster recovery plans have also become more complex.| How Managed Services Can Help You Weather the Recession |
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Industry analyst IDC predicts that the global economic recession will have a dramatic impact on small and mid-sized companies. But that doesn’t mean these companies will stop spending on information technology (IT).| Your Copy Machine: A Serious Security Risk? |
It seems that even the most innocuous machines in the workplace can serve as a security threat to companies. According to this report from CBS News, many office copiers save the images they copy on a dedicated hard disk installed inside them. This means that everything from mundane memos to your most sensitive information such as financial statements and contracts are stored – and could potentially extracted. |
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http://www.computerhope.com/tips/tip1.htm Published with permission from TechAdvisory.org. Source.
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You can create a keyboard shortcut for your favorite websites using Internet Explorer. | 5 Business Uses for a Digital Frame |
http://www.inc.com/tech-blog/5-business-uses-for-a-digital-frame.html?partner=newsletter_Goods Published with permission from TechAdvisory.org. Source.
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Inc.com posted five business uses for your digital frame, including using it as a presentation tool at tradeshows or as an ice breaker before a meeting. 
