Future-Proof Your IBM AIX and IBM i Systems with Cloud-Based Data Protection
Key Takeaways: Cloud-based High Availability Disaster Recovery (HA-DR) solutions enhance operational efficiency, leveraging automation to streamline recovery processes and reduce downtime expenses. Adopting unique cloud HA-DR strategies improves data redundancy and security, aligns with strict regulatory standards, and proactively manages disaster risks. For IBM AIX and IBM i systems, solutions like Assure MIMIX provide seamless […]
3 Real-world Disaster Recovery Scenarios
When a midsize manufacturing company got hit with a ransomware attack, the IT Director had the unenviable task of breaking the news to the CEO. The firm’s ERP database had been compromised, and a well-organized group of hackers was demanding tens of thousands of dollars to release the data. Manufacturing operations were heavily reliant on […]
RPO vs RTO: Disaster Recovery Planning Requires Defining Your RPO and RTO
When disaster strikes, your firm must find a way to ensure business continuity. That means getting your networks and systems up and running as quickly as possible. However, that raises questions. Do all applications need to be restored as soon as possible? How much information do you need to restore? That’s where RTO and RPO […]
Planned or Unplanned, All Downtime is Bad
Estimates for average costs of downtime at an organization came in at around $9,000 per minute [1] last year. That number leaves little doubt that the direct costs of technical downtime can cripple a business. However, that number doesn’t even take into account the indirect costs of downtime, such as bad press and negative social media […]
Precisely Launches New Version of Assure MIMIX Eliminating the Uncertainty of Server Outages and Data Loss for IBM i
As IBM shops strive to take full advantage of cloud connectivity and native cloud services, security and data availability remain top concerns for most. Trends such as globalization, vigorous competition, an increased focus on online sales and service, and a more stringent regulatory environment all contribute to an intensified focus on data availability and disaster […]
Data Availability 101: What Data Availability Means and How to Achieve It
What would happen if your business lost access to its mission-critical data? When required data is unavailable, IT operations effectively grind to a halt. LogicMonitor’s 2019 Outage Impact Study showed that companies with frequent outages experience costs that are 16 times higher than firms with infrequent outages. Even more important than the direct financial cost […]
Data Backup vs. Disaster Recovery: Yes, There’s a Big Difference
You back up your data. You’re prepared to handle the next big disaster, right? Wrong. Disaster recovery requires much more than data backup. The difference between data backup and disaster recovery Let me begin this discussion with a personal revelation. I don’t have a disaster recovery plan for my personal data. I do back virtually […]
Disaster Recovery Plan Barriers… and How to Overcome Them
Disaster recovery should be as central to your data management strategy as data security and reliability. But the fact is that it’s not at most organizations. Here’s how to overcome the challenges that most organizations face in implementing an effective disaster recovery plan. According to our “State of Resilience” survey from January 2018, a full […]
Big Data Disaster Recovery Preparation Tips
Preparing to recover big data workloads after an unexpected disaster requires more than just having data backups on hand. This article explains how to build an effective big data disaster recovery strategy. Disaster recovery is the process of restoring normal operations after an unexpected event destroys part or all of your IT infrastructure. All organizations […]
3 Best Disaster Recovery Practices to Ensure Data Availability
Take a second to think about how many natural and man-made disasters you’ve read about or lived through in the past decade. You can probably name at least three hurricanes off the top of your head. Disasters don’t have to take the form of weather phenomena – a ceiling collapse thanks to flooding on the […]
Building a Mainframe Disaster Recovery Strategy
Your mainframe may not be at the forefront of your mind when you’re planning for disaster recovery. But it should be because getting your mainframe back up and running quickly is essential for maintaining business continuity following a disaster. When it comes to disaster recovery preparation, mainframes present some unique challenges. For one, it’s not […]
The Latest in High Availability Solutions With Assure MIMIX
This has been a turbulent year for IT professionals working in all industries. Resilience has routinely made the headlines as technology-related disasters have impacted scores of organizations. One formidable adversary of IT resilience is Mother Nature. Disruptive natural disasters this year, such as the Kilauea volcano erupting on the big island of Hawaii, hurricanes Irma, […]