What’s next for disaster recovery?
When it comes to modern data protection, not all data should be treated the same way. Long gone are the days of just dumping a bunch of files onto a tape overnight and sending it to the vault, wites Mark Bentkower, CISSP, director of systems engineering: ASEAN at...
Tips on invoking your business continuity plan
Growing numbers of organisations in the private and public sectors have business continuity and disaster recovery plans in place to ensure organisational resilience in the face of disaster. A few organisations fully understand what events should trigger the invocation...
Outsourcing ‘still makes good business sense’
The truth facing all businesses operating in today's market is that because of the advent of technology and systems, there are several ways to manage resources. However, while security and access control are front of mind for decision makers as they consider ICT...
Using social media in a crisis
Thanks to smartphones and tablets, the use of social media has exploded. For many people, social media platforms are now much more than a way to keep in touch with friends and family, or to find out what's hot--they are also a way to be alerted to events that could...
Disaster recovery and the tough questions
In a market driven by data and the need to source, store and retrieve information in realtime, the ability to audit and control this data is paramount. The reason, say technology and cloud service experts, is to ensure that data can be protected and exploited, and...
Predictive maintenance reduces costs, improves uptime
For organisations within the transportation sector, the use of intelligent predictive maintenance platforms - connected to a variety of structured and unstructured data sources - can unleash some powerful business advantages. Case studies show that maintenance costs...
Cost of retiring old computer equipment
Executives are ever-vigilant in finding ways to cut costs and increase efficiencies. In their quest, they have realised that decommissioned IT assets are an unnecessary cost and have potential economic value. The influx of new technology creates a corresponding and...
Why you can afford business continuity
The cliché is that when times are tight, marketing budgets are the first to feel the scissors. In reality, business continuity is even more likely to suffer from budget cuts: after all, the money-men always say, the risk of a major fire or an ICT meltdown is remote....
Standards are important in business continuity
As business continuity starts to take its rightful place on the boardroom agenda, companies need to ensure that they are taking advantage of the standards for business continuity management that have emerged in the past two years. "The development of robust standards...
Does your UPS need replacing?
There can be no doubt that a UPS is essential for the majority of businesses, especially given today’s power problems, writes Elrica Quick, APC product specialist at Drive Control Corporation. However, many businesses have already invested in UPS solutions for a...
Testing to mitigate the risk when disaster strikes
South African-based companies know the impact that external factors can have on data centres all too well. Whether it be man-made such as load shedding or forces of nature like the frequent Highveld thunderstorms, companies can never take their business continuity...
Bytes beefs up service delivery with Astea
Word of mouth carries enormous weight when it comes to the reputation of your business products and services. Thanks to social media, the voice of the customer is louder than ever, making excellent customer service a critical success factor for any business. That's...