DynaSis IT Services Prepares Businesses for Data Loss and More: Business Continuity Plans Increase Survivability after Disaster

Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) July 30, 2009

DynaSis, a technology managed service provider, is now offering business continuity plans to help small to medium sized businesses prepare for emergencies such as natural disaster, network crashes, or theft of business data. Unlike enterprises, many smaller companies cannot afford optimal in-house strategies and solutions. These companies are consequently at an elevated risk of being put out of business due to any major loss of data. A business continuity plan goes beyond offsite data backup and recovery and gives businesses a strategy detailing actions that will be taken after a crisis so the business can remain as functional as possible.

A key component of a business continuity plan is of course making sure critical documents and data are digitized or copied and stored off site, but the plan encompasses much more. Aspects businesses may not have considered include doing visual walkthroughs of facilities at least once a year to look for deficiencies, as well as making sure the business has sufficient business interruption insurance to cover the cost of operations for at least 60 days with no income. Other areas of concern consist of communications with employees in the event of phone system or Internet outages and creating a plan in case key employees can’t perform their duties or quit suddenly. Maintaining a list of emergency vendors as well as securing an alternative place to conduct business if the primary facility is unavailable are also details the plan would include.

DynaSis President David Moorman said, “Our goal is always to be a value added provider in the eyes of our clients. For this reason, we go beyond being just your IT repair guy. Protecting your data is half the battle, but when a crisis hits, you also have to think about what you are going to do to get back up to speed. What a business does in the first four hours after an emergency often determines how well they can bounce back.”

With 87% of companies that lose access to their corporate data for more than 7 days going out of business within a year and less than 5% of non-regulated businesses having a business continuity plan, and the need for business continuity planning services is real and the benefits to clients are immediate and long-term. Benefits realized after completing a business continuity/disaster recovery plan include competitive advantage, insurance savings, efficiency savings, improved processes, increased stockholder value and peace of mind.

About DynaSis

DynaSis is a managed IT services provider for small to medium sized businesses in Atlanta, GA, offering on-premise and on-demand SaaS monthly service plans, professional IT installation services, and managed hosting. For more information on DynaSis, visit http://www.dynasis.com .

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DynaSis IT Services Prepares Businesses for Data Loss and More: Business Continuity Plans Increase Survivability after Disaster

New Cases of Swine Flu Fuel Demand For Commsready"s Business Continuity Telecoms

Gosport, Hampshire (PRWEB) August 15, 2009

Companies are using web-based business continuity telecoms from Commsready as back-up in case staff are quarantined by swine flu.

With 140,000 new cases reported across England in just two weeks, businesses are using Commsready’s technology to set up emergency call diversion systems.

The pre-prepared call diversions can then be activated at the click of a mouse when needed.

It means that staff quarantined at home because of swine flu can continue working. Calls to their office numbers can be seamlessly re-directed to them.

Commsready’s latest inbound telephony solutions are web-based so firms do not have to spend the huge amounts of time and money that were traditionally needed for business continuity telecoms.

The new technology means it is no longer time-consuming or expensive to plan ahead in the face of impending threats to business continuity.

It is being seen as particularly effective to counter the impact of rapidly changing threats such as swine flu.

The Health Protection Agency estimated there were 30,000 new cases of swine flu in England in one week with 110,000 new cases the week before. There have been tens of millions of calls to the UK Pandemic Flu hotline.

A spokesperson for Hampshire-based Commsready: “The rate of infection seems to be slowing but with 140,000 new cases of swine flu in two weeks there is no room for complacency.

“With the economy already in a difficult state, don’t let swine flu be the final straw that breaks your company – not when today’s business continuity telecoms solutions are so cheap, quick and easy.”

Earlier this month Business Link emailed companies, urging them “to ensure they have effective contingencies in place.”

Business Link recommends that companies:

New Cases of Swine Flu Fuel Demand For Commsready"s Business Continuity Telecoms

Birmingham Hippodrome Achieves Business Continuity with SteelEye LifeKeeper

Menlo Park, CA (PRWEB) October 12, 2009

SteelEye Technology, Inc. (steeleye.com), a leading provider of business continuity and disaster recovery solutions for multi-vendor IT infrastructures, and Open Minds, SteelEye’s Solution Centre in the UK, today announced the implementation of SteelEye LifeKeeper for Linux by Birmingham Hippodrome, one of the UK’s most visited theatres. SteelEye ensures the continuous availability of the theatre’s business critical applications, including its online ticketing system, to ensure uninterrupted access for its customers and employees.

As the busiest single theatre in the UK, Birmingham Hippodrome depends largely on its online ticketing system to meet the needs of annual audiences of 500,000. Unplanned downtime resulting from occasional outages can prove costly for Birmingham Hippodrome, with a single day of server downtime costing an estimated

Birmingham Hippodrome Achieves Business Continuity with SteelEye LifeKeeper

Abacus Solutions Announces Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Solutions Packages

Marietta, GA (PRWEB) October 18, 2009

Abacus Solutions, a leading IT services firm, today announced its new Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Solutions packages.

“Every company I know of is concerned with business continuity, and therefore needs a disaster recovery plan,” said Patrick Hiller, CEO of Abacus Solutions. “Our bundled plans make determining the right solution simple. Our pre-packaged plans make determining needs and budget easy by eliminating guess work and hidden costs.”

The Abacus Solutions Professional Service team takes the pre-packaged business continuity and disaster recovery solutions bundles and design the plans to work within a company’s needs. The plans are specifically designed to cater to customers with a variety of business continuity needs, from the customer that cannot afford any downtime but has a high budget, all the way to those that have a tight budget but can deal with a bit of downtime. Then the packages can be customized even further, with specific priorities in mind.

According to the Abacus Solutions certified engineers, companies tend to make the mistake of testing their disaster recovery plan using the “best case scenario.”

While these tests may be less time consuming, they do not account for failed disks, delivery time, and many other factors that can affect downtime. The Abacus Solutions disaster recovery plans are tested factoring in all conditions that determine how fast an IT department can get back up and running following a disaster situation.

The Abacus business continuity and disaster recovery solutions also span different back-up preferences. Tapes can still be used for storage, but Abacus also has options that allow data to be stored online or even hosted at the Abacus Solutions facility. Having different options allows a business to choose the one that works for them. The Abacus plans range from a basic, do-it-yourself approach, to plans where Abacus handles everything from start to finish.

About Abacus Solutions

Abacus Solutions architects multi-platform enterprise-level, server, storage and networking solutions by offering technologies from leading vendors. Products include new and used servers, software, networking and storage solutions. Whether new or expertly refurbished and warrantied equipment is needed, Abacus works directly with, and across, the purchasing and IT departments at both strategic and deep-dive technical levels to match the right equipment, budgets and processes to a company’s direct needs — delivering technology much faster than working directly with OEM vendors, at a fraction of the cost. For additional information, call 770-738-1101, 1-800-605-5446 or visit abacusllc.com.

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SteelEye Supports Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity for Windows Server 2008 R2

Menlo Park, CA (PRWEB) October 26, 2009

SteelEye Technology, Inc. (steeleye.com), a leading provider of business continuity and disaster recovery solutions for multi-vendor IT infrastructures, today announced SteelEye DataKeeper support for Windows Server 2008 R2, including support for multi-site clusters of Hyper-V, SQL Server, File/Print, DHCP and all other Microsoft cluster resource types.

DataKeeper, a highly optimized data replication solution for Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008, is available in two versions. The first delivers data replication services as an extension to Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008, while a second version of DataKeeper Cluster Edition further extends the capabilities of Microsoft Cluster Services and Windows Server Failover Clustering. Both editions support real-time replication of Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V virtual machines between physical servers across either LAN or WAN connections.

“Windows Server 2008 R2 with support for Live Migration of Hyper-V virtual machines across data centers is a best-of-breed solution that is unrivaled in the market today,” said David Bermingham, director of product management, SteelEye Technology. “The first time our customers see that they are able to live migrate a Hyper-V virtual machine to a remote data center, they are blown away. Moving virtual machines between servers in the same data center has become commonplace. However, by deploying Windows Server 2008 R2 and SteelEye DataKeeper Cluster Edition, we have removed the physical barrier, enabling customers to migrate Hyper-V virtual machines between data centers as easily as they can migrate virtual machines between servers.”

By keeping a running Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V virtual machine synchronized with a standby VM in an alternate location, DataKeeper enables disaster recovery without the data loss typically associated with traditional backup and restore technology. Real-time continuous replication of active Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V VMs ensures that in the event of a disaster, the standby server can be activated with minimal to no data loss.

DataKeeper Cluster Edition allows administrators to build “shared-nothing” and geographically dispersed Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V clusters. By eliminating the requirement for shared storage, the administrator can protect against both planned and unplanned downtime for servers and storage. The use of DataKeeper with Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V VMs allows for non-disruptive disaster recovery testing. By simply accessing the replicated VMs in the disaster recovery site, the administrator can segment a virtual network separate from the production network and start the replicated VMs for disaster recovery testing. An administrator can perform complete disaster recovery testing without impacting the production site.

In addition to support for Hyper-V clusters, SteelEye DataKeeper Cluster Edition enables multi-site clusters for all other Microsoft cluster resource types such as SQL Server, Exchange, File/Print and DHCP. SteelEye DataKeeper Cluster Edition reduces the cost of deploying clusters by eliminating the need for a SAN and increases the availability of the application by eliminating the single point of a failure that the SAN represents in a traditional cluster.

Visucate, a California-based academic value-added reseller of the Autodesk design software, selected SteelEye’s disaster recovery and business continuity solutions for its Hyper-V set-up.

“Knowing that data loss is one of the bigger causes for small businesses to fail, we had to do something about protecting our data,” said Visucate’s Chief Technical Officer Jeremy Null. “We needed an easy to implement, easy to maintain solution for providing higher protection for our data and critical systems, and we needed it to be cost effective. We needed our servers to replicate and be able to ‘hold their own’ on a standalone basis, so that if one failed the other could take over. SteelEye DataKeeper Cluster Edition does this for us.”

Additional information about SteelEye DataKeeper:

SteelEye Supports Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity for Windows Server 2008 R2

iCorps Technologies Launches Guardian Business Continuity Services

(PRWEB) December 15, 2009

Northeast iCorps Technologies today announced the launch of iCorps Guardian, the company’s enterprise-class, multi-tiered business continuity solution. iCorps Guardian responds to increasing market demands for the reliable backup, storage, and restoration of a company’s business-critical data.

“A company’s operations and revenue depend on the health and accessibility of its applications and systems – and the information they contain,” explains Michael Hadley, iCorps CEO, president, and co-founder. “But there is much more to keeping a business running than just performing backups.”

“That’s why we’re excited to introduce iCorps Guardian,” Hadley states. The comprehensive solution uniquely combines backup with dependable business continuity capabilities such as offsite storage, proactive monitoring and testing, and disaster recovery. He notes, “The availability of all these services in a single offering helps to protect a company’s intellectual property, and ensures the smooth continuance of business operations in the face of events as minor as an accidental file deletion – or as serious as a physical disaster.”

iCorps Guardian performs digital backups, a method which is “far more reliable than the standard tape backup many companies currently depend on,” says Hadley. According to Gartner, tape backups fail to restore 70 percent of the time.

Additional services under the iCorps Guardian umbrella include continuous management, monitoring, and maintenance of a company’s backup and storage – all of which are crucial to protecting and assuring the reliability of the stored digital data. iCorps’ unique CORE-validate process provides end-to-end testing and confirms that the business is prepared – at all times – for quick and successful recovery from any type of event or disaster.

Companies can customize the level of protection and recovery options available with iCorps Guardian to fit their specific business needs. Key components of the multi-tiered iCorps Guardian services include:

iCorps Technologies Launches Guardian Business Continuity Services

CAPS Hosts Revco Hot Ideas Symposium; Attendees Advance New Data Center Recovery and Continuity Solutions

Shelton, CT (PRWEB) December 17, 2009

On November 17th over fifty IT executives gathered at the CAPS Shelton CT data center at the Enterprise Corporate Park for the first Hot Ideas Symposium co-hosted by Revco, a regional Value Added Reseller (VAR) with over forty-one years of experience, and Computer Alternative Processing Sites (CAPS), Inc., a leading IT infrastructure solutions provider.

The day-long joint event included networking-oriented breakfast and lunch breaks coupled with presentations and interactive discussions. General and technical presentations addressed both existing and future solutions impacting data centers, as well as disaster recovery and business continuity planning, implementation, operations and cost-related issues. The symposiums featured speakers were management and technical executives from Datalink Corporation (NASDAQ: DTLK), Avocent Corporation (NASDAQ: AVCT), Server Technology, AVTECH Software, Cooper B-Line and CAPS.

The morning began with Revco president Mr. Bob Von Steins welcoming remarks and introduction of co-host and opening speaker, Mr. Peter Messina, senior vice president and chief operating officer of CAPS, who gave a talk on protecting against business interruption with a comprehensive business resilience and disaster recovery solution.

Afterwards, Mr. Brendan Flaherty, northeast representative, and Mr. Dick Sonderegger, storage engineer, of Datalink Corporation came to the podium to speak about how to develop an effective backup and disaster recovery strategy using VMware’s Site Recovery Manager (SRM). Avocents Ms. Kris Chartier, northeast district sales manager, and Mr. Jon Lorton, SE, followed with a detailed talk on how to know, plan and manage a data center more efficiently.

The morning session concluded with a presentation offering key insights on measuring power and efficiency within a “green” data center by Mr. John Dynan, the regional manager of Server Technology.

Opening the afternoon session was Mr. Michael Sigourney, the president and co-founder of AVTECH Software. His presentation covered how to avoid the “Big 7″ environmental threats facing data centers. Continuing the environmental theme, Mr. Nick Tosca, Cooper B-Lines eastern regional representative, spoke about thermal management solutions that effectively handle heat in the data center. Closing comments by Revcos Von Stein, networking conversations and a tour of the CAPS data center and workstation facilities wrapped up the day.

We welcomed the opportunity to co-host the Hot Ideas Symposium and establish a long-term relationship with Revco, said Peter J. Messina, senior vice president and chief operating officer of CAPS. Having strong ties to long-standing local firms like Revco is an integral part of our new business approach as well as CAPS new brand image.

The Hot Ideas Symposium series got off to a very successful start. I was very pleased with the large turnout and positive response to its concept, topics, guest speakers and location, said Bob Von Stein, president of Revco. We look forward to working together with CAPS to create a long-running series that consistently serves the region with forward-thinking insights.

CAPS SAS 70 Type II facilities serve the southeastern states surrounding metro Atlanta and the northeast states forming the Boston-New York metro business corridor. CAPS supports large enterprise and SMB clients with colocation, managed services, data backup, workstation facilities, failover and notification communication systems, mobile disaster recovery and DR/BC services. Forresters 2008 WaveTM report cited CAPS as a strong performer in the Fixed-Site Disaster Recovery Service Provider category; CAPS can offer high-performance solutions in its region, and boasts very high customer satisfaction levels.

About AVTECH Software, Inc.:

AVTECH Software Inc., a privately held corporation founded in 1988, develops and manufactures IT & facilities environment monitoring equipment specifically designed to monitor advanced computer rooms, data centers and other facilities. AVTECH’s Room Alert and TemPageR product lines monitor a wide range of conditions including temperature, humidity, power interruptions or failures, flood/water, smoke/fire, airflow, room entry and much more. Their unique combination of hardware and software allows easy remote monitoring via a web browser or software and keeps managers and staff informed by all popular methods when events occur. AVTECH’s customer base extends around world in 104 countries and on Antarctica. With 20 years of experience, AVTECH has become the industry leader, serving many thousands of data centers and facilities of all sizes. Their customer base consists of over 80% of the Fortune 1000, all branches of the U.S. government & military, the White House, Pentagon, United Nations, leading educational institutions and organizations of all types.

About Computer Alternative Processing Sites (CAPS), Inc.:

CAPS, an IT infrastructure total solutions provider, has flexible, scalable solutions for the entire enterprise. SMB and large cap clients house real-time production or backup, disaster recovery and business continuity operations at our first-class data centers and workstation facilities. CAPS facilities offer custom colocation packages, various levels of managed services, disk-to-disk data backup/archiving/storage, failover and notification systems, mobile recovery support, secured 7×24 access, carrier/vendor-neutral access to top telecom vendors, SAS70 Type II compliance and a best of breed data center infrastructure for ongoing operations. CAPS serves the Boston-New York corridor and the Atlanta region plus the surrounding states. Please visit us at http://www.capsbrs.com.

About Datalink:

A virtual data center infrastructure, solutions, and services provider Datalink helps organizations store, manage, and protect one of their most critical assets–information. The company’s solutions and services span four practices: backup and recovery; consolidation and virtualization; archive and compliance; and business applications. From analysis and design to implementation, management, and support, Datalink is focused on maximizing the business value of IT. For more information about Datalink services, contact Datalink at (800) 448-6314, or visit Datalink online at http://www.datalink.com.

About Revco:

Revco provides top quality, intelligently designed, innovative products to the data processing industry. Their offerings include server cabinets, Comm/Data equipment racks, cable management products, control room furniture, NOC furniture, environment monitors and cabinet power distribution units (PDUs). They also focus on the design and configuration of data center infrastructure management solutions that include KVM-over-IP switching, serial and console control, Service Processor (iLO, DRAC, RSA, ALOM, etc.) managers, power control and monitoring as well as centralized software for secure Out-of-Band (OOB) management of physical and virtual IT assets. Revco is located in Trumbull, CT. For more information, contact Revco at (800) 500-1346, or on the web at http://www.revco-inc.com.

About Server Technology:

Server Technology, Inc. designs and manufactures intelligent power distribution products for enterprise data centers, service providers and branch office locations. Founded in 1984, Server Technology is recognized as a leader in innovative Remote Power Management solutions. The companys line of Sentry power products eliminates unnecessary trips to remote locations and minimizes the impact of locked-up internetworking equipment on business critical networks, combining intelligent power distribution, remote management and power measurement. Server Technology is located in Reno, Nevada and can be reached at (800) 835-1515, or on the Web at http://www.servertech.com.

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VoiceNations 2010 Survey Reveals the Demand for Business Continuity Planning

Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) February 25, 2010

VoiceNation, the countrys leading provider of voicemail, virtual PBX and disaster recovery solutions, informs the business world of recent survey results conducted on thousands of small to medium sized companies regarding their business continuity plan for voice communication. Their results confirmed a dramatic absence in disaster recovery preparation.

VoiceNation conducted a survey on over 10,000 companies across the US, in industries including manufacturing, shipping, electronics, general contracting, real estate and more. The survey found that while 100% of companies agreed that there was a critical need for some sort of emergency plan if they lost their voice communication platform; only 38% of these businesses actually had some sort of plan in place.

Key findings of the survey included:

VoiceNations 2010 Survey Reveals the Demand for Business Continuity Planning

Solutions for Small Business Releases Reports and Podcast SeriesCover Online Business Continuity Strategies

Washington, DC (PRWEB) October 27, 2010 -

A new series of reports and podcasts produced by Solutions for Small Business (http://www.solutionsforssmallbusiness.com)and BizTechReports.Com (http://www.biztechreports.com) explores how small businesses are implementing effective business continuity strategies in a cost-effective manner by leveraging online resources.

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SIOS Technology Corp. Partners With COMPUTERLINKS Netherlands to Provide Resellers and Customers Market Leading Business Continuity Solutions

San Mateo, Calif. (PRWEB) November 22, 2010

SIOS Technology Corp., a leader in providing cloud computing, data center management and business continuity solutions for enterprises, today announced COMPUTERLINKS Netherlands will be the distributer of SIOS SteelEye branded business continuity and disaster recovery solutions to resellers and integrators in the Benelux region.

The SteelEye family of data replication, application protection, high-availability clustering and disaster recovery solutions ensures continuous availability of business-critical applications, servers and data for small- to mid-sized businesses and enterprises. SteelEye in October transitioned into the new SIOS Technology Corp. created by its parent, Tokyo-based SIOS Technology Group. The new company is focused on business continuity, data center management and enterprise cloud solutions.

COMPUTERLINKS, a leading distributor of IT security and Internet technology solutions, will distribute the full suite of SteelEye business continuity solutions directly to resellers in Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and related territories. These business continuity offerings will give partners an opportunity to provide enterprise customers optimized migration of data to off-site locations while keeping users connected during periods of planned or unplanned downtime.

As we extend our presence in Europe, we need a global distribution partner with an established reputation, extensive European marketing resources and a large virtual team, said David Feltham, SIOS Director of EMEA sales. The extension of the Distribution Contract with the COMPUTERLINKS Group to the Netherlands meets these requirements, builds on the existing relationship with COMPUTERLINKS in the U.K. and Ireland and provides extensive virtualization expertise and value-add services that enable our channel partners to deliver enterprise class business continuity and cloud migration solutions.

Were excited SIOS is bringing its market-leading SteelEye business continuity technologies to our partners and we look forward to helping the company grow its business in the Europe,” said Kees van Kempen, Country Manager, Benelux, at COMPUTERLINKS Netherlands. We can rely on our international teams for full service and back-up expertise in order to support and advise our channel in the Netherlands. The Support Center of COMPUTERLINKS can provide first line support to our Dutch partners. With the SteelEye solutions, we are providing resellers with a one-stop solution to ensure enterprise clients’ critical data and applications are protected.”

About SIOS Technology Corp.

SIOS Technology Corp. is assisting large enterprises move into cloud computing. Leveraging its experience in data center management, open source software and business continuity, SIOS Technology Corp. is delivering a robust and assured platform as a service (PaaS) solution to enterprise customers. The SIOS cloud platform is an on-premise solution allowing CIOs to maximize their existing investments in data center infrastructure while aggressively moving workloads safely and securely into the cloud. SIOS Technology Corp. is a unit of SIOS Technology Group based in Japan, a recognized provider of Web application software and data center infrastructure, with a focus on the development and distribution of open source software.

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Hosting.com Launches Business Continuity Solution to Guarantee an Always On Infrastructure for Mission-Critical Applications

Denver, CO (PRWEB) February 17, 2011

Hosting.com, the leading provider of cloud hosting and recovery services, today announced the release of its Critical Availability Service (CAS). CAS introduces the hosting industrys most comprehensive application-centric SLA (Service Level Agreement) to ensure the mission-critical applications and infrastructure of Hosting.com clients are secure, cloud-enabled and Always On.

The Critical Availability Service (CAS) has three main components: a high availability infrastructure, Entourage support and the Critical Availability Service SLA. The high availability infrastructure is delivered from one of Hosting.coms geographically-dispersed datacenters and leverages the Hosting.com CAS reference architecture consisting of five managed services: dedicated firewalls, load balancing, backups, advanced monitoring and patching. The combination of the five managed services provides every customer the infrastructure necessary to ensure their applications are always available and Hosting.com guarantees it.

The Critical SLA is unparalleled in the hosting industry because it is based on application availability not component type. Typically, service provider SLAs only reimburse clients for downtime associated with a single component of their solution. The CAS SLA takes it one step further by paying double the normal payout for the entire solution when the application is unavailable. CAS is supported by the Hosting.com Entourage team which is a small group of highly trained and dedicated server engineers assigned to specific customer groups.

Craig McLellan, Hosting.com Chief Technology Officer, added, From years of experience, we know when most companies think of Disaster Recovery they plan for catastrophic disasters (i.e., tornado, earthquake, hurricane) and focus on validating that they could recover. However, companies are more likely to encounter a clinical disaster (i.e., viruses, human error, malicious attack) which can be avoided through availability centric offerings. He continued, Hosting.com tested, validated and has now certified that our CAS configurations will provide a cost-effective business continuity solution to help companies avoid clinical disasters and ensure their mission-critical applications are available 24x7x365.

Hosting.coms CAS configurations are also available in cloud environments. Hosting.coms recently released 2011 Cloud Trends and Best Practices Report revealed that 43% of companies will turn to cloud infrastructure to gain access to more robust high availability and recovery services. In addition, the report revealed that the number of companies implementing cloud to complement their BCDR strategy will grow by 5x over the next 18 months.

John Morency, Research Vice President of Systems, Security & Risk for Gartner Research, commented, Having a continuously available IT infrastructure is a fundamental prerequisite for sustainable business resiliency. Recovery-in-the-Cloud services have the potential for making the delivery of highly available IT services achievable for a large number of businesses, many of whom could not afford to do so using more traditional infrastructure- and service-based approaches.

Join Hosting.com on March 3, 2010 for the 2011 Cloud Trends and Best Practices Webinar to learn how SaaS organizations and those pursuing SaaS solutions have implemented high availability for their mission-critical business applications.

About Hosting.com

Hosting.com is a global provider of enterprise-class IT infrastructure solutions, services and facilities that ensure clients mission-critical applications are cloud-enabled and Always On. Hosting.coms geographically-dispersed datacenters and Cloud Supersites, coupled with the industrys top networking and connectivity technologies, provide the highest levels of availability, security, and responsiveness. The most recognized names in SaaS, Healthcare, Retail, Financial Services, and Government rely on Hosting.coms business continuity, managed cloud hosting, and colocation solutions.

Hosting.com currently operates PCI Level 1 cloud and dedicated infrastructures and SAS 70 Type II certified datacenters in Irvine, CA; Louisville, KY; Newark, DE; San Francisco, CA; and Denver, CO.

All Hosting.com products and services are supported by 24x7x365 live expert technical support through toll-free telephone, email, and online chat.

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Industry Survey Cites Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity as Key Drivers for Backup

New York, NY (PRWEB) February 23, 2011

Backup My Info! (BUMI), a premium provider of managed online backup and recovery solutions for small to mid-sized businesses, today announced the findings of its Q4 2010 industry survey, which established that disaster recovery and business continuity are primary reasons organizations backup their critical data. Despite these key drivers, the survey found that only 55% of respondents are confident that their data will be restored completely within hours of a disaster. BUMI also created an infographic of the survey’s results, which highlights the most intriguing findings.

According to the results of the survey, more than 37% of respondents believe the cost of downtime is “thousands of dollars per hour.” This reinforces the need for all organizations to have a fully managed backup service in place. Survey results also revealed that online data backup (65%) is the most popular way that respondents are backing up their information, while internal appliances (34%) and tape backups (29%) are the next most common ways.

“Today, almost every business relies on a collection of critical data that is growing every day,” said Jennifer Walzer, CEO at Backup My Info!, Inc. “As the amount of data residing on servers, desktops and laptops expands, businesses must think about recovery first, and then develop a strategy to ensure their most critical data is in the best position to be restored. Doing so will protect these assets, keep costs under control, and ensure a fast recovery time.”

Survey Highlights:

Disaster recovery and business continuity are key drivers. Disaster recovery (89%), business continuity (73%) and security (52%) were the most common reasons to backup a company’s critical data.
Cost of downtime varies. Forty-seven percent of respondents agree that the cost of downtime is “hundreds of dollars per hour,” while 37% say it costs “thousands of dollars per hour.”
Comparing recovery time for critical data versus non-critical data. Most organizations (40%) believe that “within four hours” is an acceptable recovery window (the time it takes for your recovered data to be accessible) for critical data. However, in terms of non-critical data, the majority (42%) believe that one business day is an acceptable timeframe.
Not every organization checks the status of its backup process on a daily basis. Only 52% of respondents check their backup process on a daily basis. Fourteen percent of respondents say they check on a weekly basis, while 9% say they never check.
Technical service and support is more important than price when selecting a backup vendor. Seventy-nine percent of respondents believe that technical service and support are more important than price (60%) when selecting a backup vendor. Data security (72%) and speed of recovery (61%) also scored high as important decision criteria.
Data that is important to backup varies from organization to organization. Database files (83%) were the most important information that needs to be backed up, according to respondents. Financial data (79%), email (73%), and productivity applications (52%) also scored high. Video files (19%) were the least important data to be backed up, based on the options given.

BUMI Recommendations:

Backup your business-critical data to a secure location, and ensure that the data is properly backed up and stored offsite.
Run disaster recovery test drills on a regular basis – make certain you can recover the necessary data in the event of a disaster to the designated alternate location.
Prioritize all of your applications/systems to ensure that your recovery plan restores your most critical data first.
Document your disaster recovery plan and make sure it is accessible in case of any disaster.
Invest in an online data backup and recovery solution that includes a simple pricing structure, no additional costs for restores or support, and proactive monitoring of all data backup processes by senior level engineers.
Data backup is not a “set and forget” operation – it needs to be continuously monitored by experts who know your environment and know how to restore your applications/data properly.

The survey was conducted during the fourth quarter of 2010 and is based on responses from 117 business owners, CEOs and IT professionals at small to medium sized businesses. Industries represented include financial services firms, insurance companies, technology firms, healthcare organizations and many more. A snapshot of the survey results can also be viewed at http://www.backupmyinfo.com/resources.

About Backup My Info!

Founded in 2002, Backup My Info! (BUMI) specializes in delivering online backup and recovery solutions for small to mid-sized businesses. Based in New York City, BUMI provides an off-site data protection solution that addresses critical issues such as rapid growth of data, business continuity, and regulatory compliance. Every BUMI client is cared for by a team of senior-level engineers dedicated to providing proactive and personalized support. Clients include professional service organizations such as banking, financial, insurance, accounting, hedge funds and law firms. For more information, visit http://www.backupmyinfo.com, call (866) 444-BUMI (2864), or follow on Twitter at http://twitter.com/backupmyinfo.

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Autotask Corporation Announces Business Continuity & Data Backup Integration Through Axcient

East Greenbush, NY (PRWEB) April 26, 2011

Autotask, the worlds leading cloud-based IT Business Management software built specifically for VARs, MSPs and other technology solution providers today announced a strategic platform integration with Axcient, an award-winning innovator of comprehensive data backup, business continuity and disaster recovery services for MSPs.

The new platform integration between Axcient and Autotask enables MSPs to seamlessly open and access Axcient data protection events through service tickets in Autotask, and easily monitor backup and recovery success within Autotasks service management, reporting and billing systems. These workflow improvements streamline MSPs business operations and processes, and enable them to be more cost-effective and efficient.

Axcient is committed to delivering the definitive backup and disaster recovery service for IT solution providers and we are dedicated to launching key technology integrations with best-in-class partners like Autotask to help achieve that goal, said Axcient CEO, Justin Moore. Data backup and recovery are now critical components of the MSP business offering and it is essential for us to integrate with systems that alleviate management concerns and improve the quality and service our MSP partners are able to provide to their SMB customers.

Through this unique alliance, Axcient and Autotask have automated data visibility between the Axcient platform and the Autotask management and reporting system. The automation and deeper insight this integration provides saves MSPs the time and money associated with managing multiple providers and platforms. The integration is currently available at no additional charge to all Autotask/Axcient partners.

Autotask simplifies the management of IT services and enables IT solution providers to run their businesses better, said Mark Cattini, CEO of Autotask. As the leading cloud-based IT business management platform, we realize the importance of aligning with other IT industry-leading vendors and we are very pleased to partner with Axcient and provide such a valuable integration for our mutual customers.

The Axcient / Autotask integration will be demonstrated for the first time during a live webinar broadcast on Wednesday, April 27, 2011 at 10 am PDT (1 pm EDT). The presenters will include Len DiCostanzo of Autotask Corporation, Chris Sterbenc of Axcient, and a joint customer who has been successfully using and benefiting the integration. Parties interested in viewing the webinar can use this link to register prior to the event date.

About Autotask Corporation

Autotask Corporation provides the world’s leading hosted IT Business Management software built specifically for VARs, MSPs, and other technology solution providers to help them run their businesses better. The company’s product line includes the Autotask Professional Services Automation (PSA) software, and the VARStreet family of advanced quoting and e-Commerce tools. All products work together seamlessly, and are available on demand to help IT solution providers to sell, implement, deliver and bill their technology products & services. For more information about Autotask Corporation and products, please visit http://www.autotask.com or call 518-720-3500.

About Axcient

Axcient provides a complete data backup, business continuity, and disaster recovery solution, purpose-built as a platform for managed service providers (MSPs) to serve their small and medium-sized business (SMB) customers. The company delivers a hybrid on-premise appliance with backup and virtualization capabilities combined with a cloud-based disaster recovery service. The pay-as-you-grow service features zero infrastructure, license, or software costs, thereby eliminating capital expenditures and minimizing operating expenses for MSPs and their customers alike. For more information, visit http://www.axcient.com or call 1-800-715-2339.

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Hosting.com Launches a Compliant Business Continuity Solution to Provide Protection and High Availability for Mission-Critical Applications

Denver, CO (PRWEB) May 10, 2011

Hosting.com, the leading provider of cloud hosting and recovery services, today announced the release of its Compliant Critical Availability Service (CAS). Compliant CAS introduces the hosting industrys most comprehensive compliant and application-centric SLA (Service Level Agreement) to ensure the mission-critical applications and infrastructure of Hosting.com clients are secure, attain regulatory compliance and quickly scale with zero downtime.

The Compliant Critical Availability Service (Compliant CAS) adds a layer of managed security to Hosting.coms Critical Availability Service, released earlier this year, to meet regulatory requirements and improve application security. Compliant CAS has four main components: a high availability and certified infrastructure, Entourage support, the Critical Availability Service SLA and managed security services. The managed security services assist the customer in meeting PCI compliancy requirements 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10 and 11. The security services include managed dedicated firewalls, managed backup services, SSL certificates, antivirus protection, patching, web application firewalls, PCI level 1 compliant datacenters, log management, and threat detection services.

Craig McLellan, Hosting.com Chief Technology Officer, commented, We see an increase in the number of customers seeking compliant hosting solutions to meet regulatory requirements for their mission-critical applications. Our Compliant CAS solution has already proven effective with ecommerce applications that require the highest levels of availability, uptime and compliance. Hosting.com guarantees that our certified CAS configurations will provide a cost-effective business continuity solution to help companies avoid clinical disasters and ensure their mission-critical applications are available 24x7x365.

The CAS high availability and certified infrastructure is delivered from one of Hosting.coms geographically-dispersed datacenters and leverages the Hosting.com CAS reference architecture consisting of five managed services: dedicated firewalls, load balancing, backups, advanced monitoring and patching. The combination of the five managed services provides every customer the infrastructure necessary to ensure their applications are always available and Hosting.com guarantees it.

The Critical SLA is unparalleled in the hosting industry as it is based on application availability not component type. Typically, service provider SLAs only reimburse clients for downtime associated with a single component of their solution. The CAS SLA takes it one step further by paying double the normal payout for the entire solution when the application is unavailable due to infrastructure outages. CAS is supported by the Hosting.com Entourage which is a small group of highly trained and dedicated server engineers assigned to specific customer groups.

Hosting.coms CAS configurations are available in dedicated and cloud environments. Hosting.coms recently released 2011 Cloud Trends and Best Practices Report revealed that 43% of companies will turn to cloud infrastructure to gain access to more robust high availability and recovery services. In addition, the report revealed that the number of companies implementing cloud to complement their BCDR strategy will grow by 5x over the next 18 months.

Join Hosting.com on May 11, 2011 for a live webinar titled, How to Avoid the Costly Pitfalls of PCI Compliance. Hosting.com and Randy Rosenbaum of Alert Logic will discuss how to reduce operational and technology costs in half by deploying a Software-as-a-Service solution for PCI-DSS requirements 10 and 11.

About Hosting.com

Hosting.com is a global provider of enterprise-class IT infrastructure solutions, services and facilities that ensure clients mission-critical applications are cloud-enabled and Always On. Hosting.coms geographically-dispersed datacenters and Cloud Supersites, coupled with the industrys top networking and connectivity technologies, provide the highest levels of availability, security, and responsiveness. The most recognized names in SaaS, Healthcare, Retail, Financial Services, and Government rely on Hosting.coms business continuity, managed cloud hosting, and colocation solutions.

Hosting.com currently operates PCI Level 1 cloud and dedicated infrastructures and SAS 70 Type II certified datacenters in Irvine, CA; Louisville, KY; Newark, DE; San Francisco, CA; and Denver, CO. All Hosting.com products and services are supported by 24x7x365 live expert technical support through toll-free telephone, email, and online chat.

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Hosting.com Adds Two New Solutions to Their Cloud-Based Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Offerings

Denver, CO (PRWEB) May 11, 2011

Hosting.com, the leading provider of cloud hosting and recovery services, today announced it will deliver cloud-based services on EMCs leading backup and recovery technologies. EMCs data recovery, cloud computing and storage provide cost-effective, secure and innovative solutions and will perfectly compliment Hosting.coms continued leadership in the cloud-based recovery marketplace. As part of the Velocity Service Provider Program, Hosting.com can leverage EMCs industry-leading portfolio of cloud optimized technologies to offer availability and recovery services to provide high availability of mission-critical applications to their customers.

Hosting.com has emerged as a leader in the cloud hosting and recovery marketplaces over the last three years by creating four cloud supersites that are geographically-dispersed, certified and connected that exceed most enterprises availability, RPO and RTO requirements. Utilizing EMC Data Domain deduplication storage systems and EMC RecoverPoint data protection software, Hosting.com will release two new recovery solutions in the next three months Recovery Foundation and Critical Recovery. These cloud-enabled solutions offer distinct high availability and recovery solutions for companies seeking production-ready cloud services in an off-site datacenter.

Art Zeile, Hosting.com Chief Executive Officer, added, Our partnership with EMC is essential to providing our customers cost-effective and accelerated business continuity solutions. The Data Domain and RecoverPoint products perfectly align with our intentions to enable customers to achieve off-site data recovery from their existing environment with minimal infrastructure investment.

As organizations face an increasing burden to meet government regulations, create uninterrupted user experiences, and safeguard against malicious attacks, they require affordable and reliable business continuity and disaster recovery(BCDR) solutions. Hosting.com is addressing the need by introducing EMC and cloud-based BCDR solutions that provide high availability, security, and compliance up to 75% cheaper than traditional BCDR deployments.

EMC is committed to working with our service providers like Hosting.com to deliver trusted, enterprise-class cloud services that allow our mutual customers to choose the right source for every IT workload. Hosting.coms focus on the cloud and backup and recovery marketplaces and its corporate goal of providing customers with an Always On experience compliments EMCs technology and the combination will deliver a comprehensive portfolio of cloud-based business continuity and disaster recovery solutions, said EMCs Dennis Hoffman, Senior Vice President, Service Providers.

Customers can learn more and register to receive updates on the Recovery Foundation and Critical Recovery solutions at http://www.hosting.com/recovery.

About Hosting.com

Hosting.com is a global provider of enterprise-class IT infrastructure solutions, services and facilities that ensure clients mission-critical applications are cloud-enabled and Always On. Hosting.coms geographically-dispersed datacenters and Cloud Supersites, coupled with the industrys top networking and connectivity technologies, provide the highest levels of availability, security, and responsiveness. The most recognized names in SaaS, Healthcare, Retail, Financial Services, and Government rely on Hosting.coms business continuity, managed cloud hosting, and colocation solutions.

Hosting.com currently operates PCI Level 1 cloud and dedicated infrastructures and SAS 70 Type II certified datacenters in Irvine, CA; Louisville, KY; Newark, DE; San Francisco, CA; and Denver, CO. All Hosting.com products and services are supported by 24x7x365 live expert technical support through toll-free telephone, email, and online chat.

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Datto Inc. and Autotask Partner to Integrate Datto Backup and Business Continuity Devices into the Autotask Management Interface

Norwalk, CT (PRWEB) June 29, 2011

Datto Inc. and Autotask are proud to announce the completion of an integrated management system that will enable MSPs, VARs and other IT Solution Providers to easily manage their Datto devices directly through the Autotask interface.

This comprehensive integration will generate value and improve efficiency for users partnering with both Autotask and Datto by eliminating the need to leave the Autotask interface to manage Datto devices. The integration will save IT service providers valuable time and it can be set up through the Datto Partner Portal free of charge.

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New eMazzanti Technologies Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Solutions Protect Small and Medium Businesses from Hurricane Irene

Hoboken, NJ and New York City, NY (PRWEB) August 27, 2011

If Hurricane Irene didnt destroy your business and all its data, you were either very lucky or very prepared. eMazzanti Technologies, an IT support and computer network managment expert servicing the greater New York City area announces two new data backup solutions: eCare Advanced Backup Client (ABC) for small companies with basic disaster recovery and business continuity backup needs and eCare Advanced Backup System (ABS), for larger businesses that need fast recovery capabilities.

Hurricane Irene is a wakeup call for many business owners who have not properly protected their data, noted Jennifer Mazzanti, president eMazzanti Technologies. We have two new solutions to make customers confident their businesses will continue uninterrupted regardless of the type of disaster.

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iland Continuity Cloud to Support VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager 5

Las Vegas, NV (PRWEB) August 29, 2011

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Abacus Solutions Updates Business Continuity Services Offerings

Marietta, GA (PRWEB) October 24, 2011

Abacus Solutions, an IT infrastructure solutions provider, have recently updated their business continuity services offerings. Abacus works to create solution and service packages that are relevant to customers and IT industry professionals, so they are continuously modifying their packages to best fit customer needs.

Abacus has worked with IT engineers to build a range of packages that best meet the requirements of our customers. These packages meet the basic needs of our customers and then are fully customized to fulfill specific Recovery Point Objectives (RPO) and Recovery Time Objectives (RTO). Packages can also be customized to fit within a specific price point.

A key feature of Abacuss business continuity services is 100% coverage. This differs from other plans that only offer best efforts to get their customers back up and running. This means that in a disaster, if other customers are also down, response times may be delayed as the partner helps the other customer. Abacus has the resources to ensure that your issue will be responded to immediately. They also have a dedicated 800 number and email address for one point of contact.

We understand that in a disaster, things get chaotic, and customers need a reliable partner that they can turn to, said Patrick Schutz, Abacus Partner and Vice President of Services. Thats why Abacus can be such an excellent resource. We develop and test plans before an actual disaster occurs. That way we know exactly what to do and what we will deliver before the customer ever faces an issue.

Abacus offers four basic recovery packages. The first package offers a fully outsourced solution with no downtime. This plan includes all dedicated hardware, as well as Abacus managed services where Abacus houses and manages the hardware in their secure data center.

The second recovery package offers an online Vault system for backing up and storing computer files. Data is stored offsite, eliminating the need for tape. Abacus can then recover data remotely in less than 12 hours. The third package is tape based, where the customer sends Abacus their most recent data and Abacus will load the tape and open up for remote recovery within 24 hours. In the fourth package, Abacus will deliver a like or better hardware system to the customers preferred location for them to recover themselves within 48 hours.

Business continuity services are a core competency at Abacus Solutions. To learn more, visit abacusllc.com.

About Abacus Solutions

Abacus Solutions strategically combines products, services and resources to deliver IT infrastructure solutions that solve your business needs. The company architects multi-platform enterprise-level, server, storage and networking solutions by offering technologies from leading vendors. Abacus offers solutions focused on the areas of virtualization, including server consolidation, desktop and thin client solutions, and high availability virtualization; enterprise storage and archival; comprehensive network solutions; and backup and business continuity. For additional information, call 1-800-605-5446 or visit abacusllc.com.

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Don"t be Complacent About Your Business Continuity Late in the Season

Grand Cayman (PRWEB) October 25, 2011

The recent heavy rain has been a stark reminder that the hurricane season is not over yet. Ignition Ltd., a leader in off-shore IT services, is reminding businesses not to underestimate the importance of having a business continuity strategy in place.

Those of us living in the hurricane belt are well-aware of the potential hazards a storm can bring. For a business, damage to property, paper records, digital data and disruption to overall business activity are very real possibilities. The most likely concerns are water damage and communications failure, both of which are fairly easy to avoid with proper storage and reliable backup procedures.

Sonya Sherman, Ignitions Senior Records Management Consultant says Information is the lifeblood of an organisation and its important to make sure that the information is backed up and secured. Most organisations will have a hurricane plan with strategies in place to protect both people and property. But it is vital that these plans incorporate your information assets. These plans should also be reviewed regularly. Its very easy to become complacent during the good times but keeping on top of your disaster recovery plans is a must.

Building a comprehensive strategy will ensure that information assets are protected. This not only helps minimise the risks and losses associated with a disaster, but will help return a business to normal as quickly as possible. It is human nature to hope for the best, Sonya continues but its good sense to plan for the worst.

Together with looking at protecting information, businesses should also consider how records and critical information systems are stored and backed-up. Backing up data is a necessary process to ensuring business continuity. The traditional approach of physically backing-up data and productions systems to a tape and then storing at a separate location is a risky approach. Data is backed up, but what about applications to run the data? What if the tape was damaged or destroyed?

This is one of the reasons more and more companies are adopting the cloud. With the cloud, companies no longer need to store systems in-house and can in fact remove their own servers altogether. A significant consequence of moving a companys operations to the cloud is that the business will automatically have a disaster recovery and business continuity solution in place. Back-ups of data and applications are made without having to duplicate everything.

With Ignition, data and company specific applications are also copied between multiple data hosting centres. says Graham Pearson, CEO of the Ignition Group. This means that should one centre go down, data and applications will still be available. In reality these data hosting centres are built far more robustly than anybodys own office building with multiple redundancy and back-up systems in place. Whether your business is a small startup or a multi-regional organisation, the benefits of using the cloud as part of your business continuity solution is clear.

Overall, the important thing to remember is not to become complacent about your business continuity plans, especially at the tail end of the hurricane season. Its never too late to look at or review your disaster recovery strategies. Graham concludes.

Ignition offers a fully comprehensive service that helps businesses address their business continuity requirements. From developing a robust information management strategy through to cloud back-up solutions, Ignition has extensive experience building business-specific solutions. For more information email smacdonald(at)ignitionmsp(dot)com.

Contact

For further information please contact

Stephanie MacDonald

Group Marketing Specialist

The Ignition Group of Technology Companies

Direct: 345-525-5771

Email: smacdonald(at)ignitionmsp(dot)com.

About Ignition

Ignition is an off-shore IT services organisation with clients in Europe, throughout the Caribbean and North America. Founded in 1998 in Bermuda, Ignition has grown significantly and is one of the leading IT service providers offering managed services, cloud computing, business continuity and disaster recovery, data backup and storage, virtualisation, records management, document scanning, application development and 24×7 service desk support. Ignition has offices located in Bermuda, Halifax and Cayman Islands with representative offices in Curacao, Bahamas, Jamaica and Trinidad. Visit http://www.ignitionmsp.com for more information.

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