Hurricane Bill Moves Towards the East Coast - Are the Local Governments Prepared?

Vancouver, BC (Vocus) August 21, 2009

BasicGov recommends adding web-based software to local government’s community development departments to help with data protection and recovery for hurricane contingency planning.

A key feature of cloud computing is that users’ information is housed in multiple, geographically dispersed data centers that provide extensive backup, data archive and failover capabilities. This includes a multi-level backup strategy of disk-to-disk-to-tape data backups which ensure maximum recovery speed with minimum potential for data loss. Major suppliers of cloud computing infrastructure such as Salesforce.com provide very high levels of service availability through virtualized servers at multiple data centers. Users of web-based services have both their data and server availability protected in the event of a natural disaster.

“We are working with many cities that have adopted cloud computing to manage their community development processes and these cities are better prepared for continuity after a natural disaster like a hurricane,” said David Roberts, President & CEO with BasicGov. “If a city that uses cloud computing to manage its community development department had the misfortune to lose all its IT equipment in a hurricane, it could start the task of rebuilding the next day from any location using laptops and an Internet connection.”

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About BasicGov

CloudBench Applications, Inc. (TSX VENTURE: CBH) develops, sells and supports BasicGov, affordable web-based software used by cities and local governments to streamline their permits and inspections, code enforcement and planning processes. BasicGov is a reliable, secure solution delivered for an affordable price and the only web-based software for local governments built on Force.com, the cloud computing platform from SalesForce.com used by more than 55,000 organizations worldwide. BasicGov software requires only an Internet connection and a browser. Users pay a monthly subscription fee of $ 119 per module and no capital investment is required. http://www.basicgov.com

Media contact: Susan Kirk, Susan(dot)kirk(at)basicgov(dot)com, 1.604.315.9959

Sales contact: Roula Fredrikson, roula(dot)fredrikson(at)basicgov(dot)com, 1.866.999.1846 ext. 1

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If a Hurricane Hits Your Servers, A Cloud Could Save Your Business

Toronto, Canada (PRWEB) August 27, 2009

Hurricane season is officially underway. The season is now entering its historical peak period of August through October, when most storms form. Now is a good time for business owners and IT managers to review their current disaster recovery plan, says Dave Minns of Storage Guardian, the company that specializes in online and cloud backup solutions for small and medium-sized businesses.

“You can minimize the business impact of a natural disaster with online data backup to an offsite location — and nowadays that means the cloud,” says Dave Minns, client services manager at Storage Guardian. “Companies with a cloud-based business continuity plan can recover from a disaster in minutes. And keep in mind that every minute you’re down is a major ding in your company’s credibility with customers, partners and suppliers.”

Storage Guardian’s ‘Jumpstart Cloud Continuity’ program — limited offer

Storage Guardian is making it easy for a business to implement cloud continuity by providing free initial data upload via USB drive for the first 50 companies that sign up. The USB drive, which is shipped direct to the customer, eliminates the need to perform a time-consuming initial backup via the Internet.

Click here for more details on the Jumpstart program.

Comprehensive business continuity protection has historically been something only large corporations could afford. The required investment in expensive, redundant hardware (both onsite and in remote locations) seldom provided suitable return or a 100% reliable restore of critical data. However, the advent of ‘cloud computing’ has made the provision of dynamically scalable and virtualized resources more available, including storage. Now, with Storage Guardian Cloud Continuity, even small businesses can quickly recover their IT infrastructure after a major disaster, ensuring their business doesn’;t miss a heartbeat.

Cloud continuity is the latest approach to business continuity

Storage Guardian Cloud Continuity drastically reduces the operational impact of a natural disaster by restoring a single-server backup set from high availability storage to the cloud in just minutes. Users then have full access to all applications and data while the physical server is replaced, at which time normal operations can be resumed.

With cloud continuity service in place, a business can:

Minimize operational downtime
Continue business-critical activities while repairing its physical environment
Gain access to restored data in the cloud from anywhere in the world
Restore the data from the data repository into the cloud at LAN speed

Storage Guardian’s latest cloud continuity technology supports online backup and disaster recovery for virtualized computing environments (Citrix XenServer, Microsoft Hyper-V, VMware ESX), and no hardware investment is required.

About Storage Guardian

Storage Guardian delivers business continuity protection and information lifecycle management. Storage Guardian is used by small and midsize businesses, enterprises, and multiple-platform LAN computing environments that want to safeguard their critical business data in a secure, off-site location. Its remote backup service is the culmination of a decade of intense research and software development and represents a superior alternative to tape-based data recovery systems. All Storage Guardian’s solutions are based on Televaulting technology from Asigra, a recognized leader in enterprise online backup. The company is also developing a select network of authorized VARs to service the off-site backup and fast data recovery needs of companies located throughout North America. http://www.storageguardian.com.

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Athens Group Announces Hurricane Preparedness Audit and Remediation Service

Houston, TX (PRWEB) June 28, 2010

Today, Athens Group, an independent consulting company that specializes in risk mitigation and problem remediation for control systems on all types of drilling and production assets, announced the availability of the companys Hurricane Preparedness and Remediation Service. The new offering is a combination of the companys proven Alarm Management, Software Configuration Management and Operational Failures Modes Effects and Criticality Analysis Services. It is specifically designed to quickly identify high-risk operational areas and rapidly resolve issues which could significantly delay disaster recovery efforts, such as malfunctioning, missing and buried alarms; loss of power; and untested and out of date system backup files.

If the predictions of recognized organizations such as The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) and the Department of Atmospheric Science at Colorado State are correct, 2010 could be one of the strongest hurricane seasons on record. Drilling Contractors and Operators, always concerned about the safety of their workers and the environment, are taking additional precautionary steps this year, especially in the area of mission-critical control systems software now prevalent on late generation assets. This new technology assurance service, executed by third-party consultants with the most industry experience in this highly-specialized area, will help assure workers, the public, lender groups and stockholders that everything that can be done to decrease risk has been done.

About Athens Group

The high rate of non-productive time (NPT) and project delays on todays highly-automated offshore assets is unacceptable! Drilling Contractors and Operators rely on Athens Group to help them reduce NPT, improve safety and safeguard the environment through the prevention of software-related equipment failures. Our Drilling Technology AssuranceSM Services were developed specifically for highly integrated control systems and are tailored for each phase of the asset lifecycle. Athens Group has more expertise in this specialized area than any other vendor. Our Proven PracticesSM Methodology; software, hardware, and network topology experience; and vendor equipment experience speed risk identification and mitigation. This is why the cost ratio of our services to NPT savings typically exceeds 1:100. Our customers, industry-leading companies such as BP, Chevron, ENI, ExxonMobil, Maersk, Marathon, Noble Drilling, Pacific Drilling, Shell, Stena Drilling, Total and Transocean, to name just a few, are all referenceable.

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Hurricane Earl Reminds Businesses to Hurricane Proof Their Business with VoiceNation

(PRWEB) September 03, 2010

Buford, GA (PRWEB) September 3, 2010 — The last major hurricane to come this close to North Carolina’s Outer Banks was Hurricane Isabel in 2003. At which time VoiceNation was contracted by Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina to host its phone lines in the event that communications were to go down due to the hurricane. VoiceNation was contacted by the company to prepare five toll free phone numbers for the health care provider. Blue Cross more than 3,000 employees dialed in via the disaster recovery lines to keep apprised of information and instructions. The companys executives were able to connect with one of VoiceNation’s local data centers in North Carolina where calls could be handled by VoiceNation’s Raleigh answering service.

As expected all phone communication was lost in the area. Fortunately they had planned ahead to have their calls come through VoiceNation. Had they not had a back-up plan in place their recovery efforts would have come to a screeching halt.

VoiceNation, the premier provider of hosted voicemail, virtual pbx and answering service, announced today the results of a study that exposed shortfalls in most companies disaster recovery planning regarding critical voice communications. The result is that many organizations risk severe financial hardship and business disruption in the face of a disaster, natural or otherwise. Key findings included:

Hurricane Earl Reminds Businesses to Hurricane Proof Their Business with VoiceNation

Hurricane Electric Establishes PoP in VegasNAP Las Vegas Colocation Facility

Las Vegas, NV (PRWEB) March 2, 2011

VegasNAP, LLC (http://www.vegasnap.com), a premier provider of colocation, disaster recovery, and managed IT services based in Las Vegas, Nevada, today announced that Hurricane Electric, the worlds largest IPv6-native Internet backbone and a leading global network services provider has established a Point-of-Presence (PoP) within the VegasNAP datacenter facility.

Now that Hurricane Electric is operating a PoP in our Las Vegas colocation facility, both our clients as well as other local and regional businesses have the unique opportunity to connect directly to one of the top-ranked global Internet backbones. Clients within our facility will now be able to access Hurricane Electrics network with a simple cross connect, and any businesses that wish to connect that do not have a presence at VegasNAP can do so using one of the numerous transport providers that are available at our facility. This new PoP is a big step in our goal to become the primary network access point (NAP) for Southern Nevada, stated Rob Tyree, VegasNAPs Chief Technology Officer.

The VegasNAP datacenter facility, which will host the new PoP, is a 7000 sq. ft. carrier-neutral datacenter facility located in the heart of Las Vegas, Nevada. The facility features high-end security and access control systems, digital remote monitoring and recording equipment, and ultra-reliable uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems for continuous power availability with on-site generator backup to ensure the highest standards of stability and uptime.

“Las Vegas is a growing telecom market and in order to operate in our business of interconnecting with other networks and providing them with native IPv6 connectivity, we needed a truly carrier neutral colocation facility to work with. VegasNAP fills this vital role,” said Mike Leber, President of Hurricane Electric.

Hurricane Electric offers IPv4 and IPv6 transit solutions over the same connection at speeds of up to 10 Gbps. Within its global network, Hurricane has 45 major exchange points with connectivity to more than 1,600 different networks. Employing a resilient fiber topology, Hurricane Electric has no less than four redundant paths crossing North America, two separate paths between the U.S. and Europe, and rings in Europe and Asia.

Hurricane Electrics global Internet backbone is one of the few that is IPv6-native and does not rely on internal tunnels for its IPv6 connectivity. First deployed on Hurricanes Internet backbone in 2001, IPv6 is offered as a core service and every customer is provided IPv6 connectivity – as well as classic IPv4 connectivity. Hurricane Electric connects to more than 1,200 associated IPv6 backbones.

About Hurricane Electric

Hurricane Electric is a leading Internet Backbone and Colocation Provider. Hurricane Electric operates its own global IPv4 and IPv6 network and owns several data centers in Fremont, California, running multiple N-by-10 Gbps links throughout North America, Europe and Asia. Founded by Mike Leber in his garage in 1994, Hurricane Electric now operates the largest IPv6 Internet Backbone in the world as measured by the number of networks connected. For additional information on Hurricane Electric, please visit http://www.he.net.

About VegasNAP, LLC

VegasNAP, LLC operates the premier carrier-neutral colocation datacenter in Nevada. The VegasNAP colocation facility is a fully redundant, SAS 70 Type II audited datacenter that provides services for financial institutions, small and medium business, hosting companies, and Software as a Service providers, and also serves as a Point of Presence (POP) for several world-class regional, national, and international backbone networks. VegasNAP is also home to the Las Vegas Internet Exchange (http://www.lvix.net), the only open Internet exchange point in Southern Nevada. VegasNAP was founded in 2009 by a core group of industry veterans with over 50 years of combined experience in the technology and engineering fields. For additional information please visit the companys website at http://www.vegasnap.com.

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As Hurricane Season Approaches, Businesses Rely on ilands Cloud-Based Disaster Recovery Solution Using Dell EqualLogic SANs

Houston, TX (PRWEB) May 10, 2011

June 1 marks the beginning of hurricane season 2011. The U.S. is projected to have one of the most active hurricane seasons to date and as a result, businesses are enlisting disaster recovery services to protect business-critical data.

iland, a cloud-computing, infrastructure-as-a-service provider, has delivered a cloud-based disaster recovery solution for vehicle remarketing provider Fleet Lease Disposal, Inc. (FLD) using Dell EqualLogic SANs and VMware virtualization. In preparation for the impending hurricane season, FLD recently conducted a second failover test whereby the total time for replication was cut dramatically.

In FLDs test failover process, iland helped the company determine what components were unique to its infrastructure. For example, FLD learned that certain people within the company would need access to certain controls. IT staff also fine-tuned firewall settings within the infrastructure. Streamlining the process was something that had been addressed in the initial test and consequently, promoted an even faster failover in the subsequent test.

The best part about working on the Dell EqualLogic SANs within the iland cloud environment is that we can conduct failover tests without affecting our production environment. Its one less thing we have to worry about, said Santiago Ramirez, CIO of FLD. Customers didnt notice a difference and the entire process took less than 20 minutes. It was a seamless transition.

iland has established a high level of expertise in using Dell EqualLogic in testing and actual environments. FLD was able to save 3 hours and 28 minutes during its first test failover because of ilands ability to quickly bring the replicated environment online32 minutes, instead of the 4 hours it had previously taken. In the subsequent test, cutover time was cut by an additional 12 minutes. In the case of a disaster, FLDs business-critical data could be accessible in less than a half hour. With Dell EqualLogic SANs as the backbone of ilands Continuity Cloud solution, iland and FLD were able to utilize Dell EqualLogics integrated failback feature to quickly synchronize the Continuity Cloud site back to FLDs production site.

We actually didnt need any modifications to the process when we conducted another test. Everything we needed to know, we learned early on. iland had taken the guesswork out of what we needed to do in case of a disaster. It was a simple and efficient process.

Prior to moving its disaster recovery plan to the cloud, FLD used a backup site in New Jersey that housed 15 physical servers. The software replication solution the company used supported Microsoft SQL Server, Exchange and file services only. All other backups were performed manually at corporate and shipped on USB drives to the New Jersey site every two weeks. This process took two days to prepare and then had to be manually configured when it arrived.

FLD is still saving on its IT budget year over year and benefitting from Dell EqualLogic data replication. Current projections indicate that the company will save $ 320,000 over a three year period. This includes a 90% reduction in New Jersey related staff time, $ 30,000 in software costs, $ 40,000 in internet access costs, over 1,470 man hours and over $ 250,000 in hardware costs by avoiding a technology upgrade and shutting down FLDs remote New Jersey office. The company ultimately has complete control over its virtual environment and failovers can be done from anywhere, including a home office.

ilands EqualLogic-based service allows customers who own Dell EqualLogic SANs to replicate their data to any of its six geographically-dispersed clouds in the United States and United Kingdom. Customers can store a copy of their data off-site or contract out for standby cloud compute resources, guaranteed to be available in case of a disaster.

About iland

iland Internet Solutions, VMwares Service Provider Partner of the Year, 2010 for Americas, provides enterprise class hosted cloud infrastructure in data centers located in Boston, Washington D.C., Houston, Los Angeles, Dallas and London. Our solutions include secure hosted environments for virtual servers and desktops, cloud-based disaster recovery, hybrid cloud using VMware vCloud Connector, and test and development clouds leveraging iland vCloud services.

About Fleet Lease Disposal, Inc.

Fleet Lease Disposal, Inc. is the fleet remarketing industry leader. The company provides

the highest return in the shortest amount of time for their customers end-of-term vehicles and equipment. It saves customers time and money by shortening the remarketing process by days, weeks or even months. FLDs main office is in Delray Beach, Florida. Offices are also located on the east and west coasts.

For more information, visit iland.com

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Online Backup Company Dolly Drive Urges Eastern & Gulf State Residents to Backup Their Macs in Preparation For Hurricane Irene Disaster & Data Loss

Miami, FL (PRWEB) August 24, 2011

Cloud services provider Cirrus Thinking, makers of Dolly Drive, online backup for Apples Time Machine, announced that they will offer 99% off their online backup to Mac users in Hurricane states for 3 months to help save them from potential data loss and computer disaster caused by Hurricanes.

The first year company hopes to make people aware of the absolute importance of backing up personal online data to avoid loss of precious digital content like pictures, videos, & documents due to devastation from hurricanes and events like Tuesdays Earthquake on the East Coast.

Weve seen hundreds of news stories hyping the importance of having batteries, water, and window shutters to prepare for hurricanes and no one has advised people of the importance of backing up their computer, said Anthony Palermo, CEO of Dolly Drive. We decided to make the statement ourselves by motivating people through price.

If your computer was ruined, think of all of the personal pictures, documents and videos you would lose forever. Our team is made up of individuals in this hurricanes path. We know the dangers and dont want anyone else to ever regret that they didnt take backup seriously.

The company will offer 99% off its online storage for 3 months to Mac users in Eastern & Gulf Coast States affected by the Hurricanes path.

Dolly Drive is a subscription software and online storage service designed for Apples Time Machine. In addition to providing Mac users offsite cloud storage directly through the Time Machine application, the application allows users to create a bootable clone of your Mac on an external hard drive for local disaster recovery. It works with Apples Lion and Snow Leopard platforms. Launched in January, Dolly Drive was named MacLife magazines Best of Show and Best Software at MacWorld 2011. http://www.dollydrive.com

About Cirrus Thinking

Cirrus Thinking was founded in 2009 by a pair of passionate Apple fans with the goal of delivering the critical advantages of cloud services to Apple users at the consumer, small businesses and enterprise levels. The first product Dolly Drive, an online backup solution for Apples Time Machine launched in 2011 and was named MacLife Magazines Best Software and Best of Show at MacWorld 2011. Cirrus Thinkings entire range of Mac and PC products and services provide cutting edge solutions for auto-archiving, online backup, hard drive cloning, online storage, file syncing, and more. Cirrus Thinking has offices in New York and Miami, with data centers located in the United States and Europe.

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As Hurricane Irene Moves North, Online Backup Dolly Drive Reiterates Urgency of Protecting Personal Pictures, Documents & Videos on Home Computers

Miami, FL (PRWEB) August 25, 2011

Cloud services provider Cirrus Thinking, makers of Dolly Drive, online backup for Apples Time Machine, announced that they will extend their offer of 99% off their online backup to Mac users in New York, Boston, Washington D.C. and the rest of the Eastern seaboard for 3 months to help save them from potential data loss and computer disaster caused by Hurricane Irene.

The first year company is urging people to be aware of the absolute importance of backing up personal data online to avoid loss of precious digital content like pictures, videos, & documents due to devastation from power surges, flooding, and other accidents.

Our employees in Miami, Washington D.C and New York are all preparing for Irene’s potential impact on a personal level, said Anthony Palermo, CEO of Dolly Drive. As we’ve been reminding neighbors of the necessity of online, offsite backup to protect their valuable computer content, we see a new understanding in their faces of just how essential it is. Whether people backup with Dolly Drive or any other service, we just want to make sure they take action.

If your computer was ruined, think of all of the personal pictures, documents and videos you would lose forever. Online backup is insurance against that unfortunate situation. We just want to get that message across to people.

The company will extend its offer of 99% off its online storage for 3 months to Mac users in all states affected by the Hurricanes path. The discount amounts to pennies for essential protection.

Dolly Drive is a subscription software and online storage service designed for Apples Time Machine. In addition to providing Mac users offsite cloud storage directly through the Time Machine application, the application allows users to create a bootable clone of your Mac on an external hard drive for local disaster recovery. It works with Apples Lion and Snow Leopard platforms. Launched in January, Dolly Drive was named MacLife magazines Best of Show and Best Software at MacWorld 2011. http://www.dollydrive.com

About Cirrus Thinking

Cirrus Thinking was founded in 2009 by a pair of passionate Apple fans with the goal of delivering the critical advantages of cloud services to Apple users at the consumer, small businesses and enterprise levels. The first product Dolly Drive, an online backup solution for Apples Time Machine launched in 2011 and was named MacLife Magazines Best Software and Best of Show at MacWorld 2011. Cirrus Thinkings entire range of Mac and PC products and services provide cutting edge solutions for auto-archiving, online backup, hard drive cloning, online storage, file syncing, and more. Cirrus Thinking has offices in New York and Miami, with data centers located in the United States and Europe.

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Hurricane Irene Natural Disaster Business Preparedness Plans

Wilmington, North Carolina, USA (PRWEB) August 26, 2011

blue dog NETWORK, one of the fastest growing IT cloud solutions providers in the world, announces fast deployment initiative to help companies with back-up and recovery information solutions to prepare for natural disasters.

Hurricane Irene looms ever closer to the east coast of the United States. In the event of a natural disaster, preparation is key to ensure people and property are safe. Property can be replaced. Lives cannot.

Business managers can now quickly ensure data and information, a valuable life line for the company, is backed-up from impending disaster before the worse happens. Protect IT, secure IT and save IT now with blue dog NETWORK. Agility is a powerful competitive edge in every industry.

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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.

Recovery Options to Meet Every Size Business

eMazzanti Technologies has two robust business continuity/disaster recovery solutions:

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Brownstone Insurance Prepared Their Customers and Their Company for Hurricane Irene

Norwell, MA (PRWEB) September 01, 2011

Brownstone Insurance prepared not only their customers for the potential wrath of Hurricane Irene, but also their own company.

In order to do our job of protecting our customers, we needed to protect the integrity of our systems first to make sure we were up and running and ready to help, said Glenn Montgomery, co-founder of Brownstone Insurance.

The company has a thorough disaster recovery plan in place and spent hours during the week prior to Hurricane Irenes arrival implementing that plan.

“When you are on a plane, they tell you to put the mask on your face first before helping others, explained Glenn. This is true for an insurance agent during a disaster. That is why Brownstone was ready and waiting for any disaster that may have come, he continued.

Brownstone Insurance had a backup generator installed which is powering all of the companys systems until power is restored to their area in Norwell, MA. While most of the area businesses are closed due to the power outage, Brownstone is fully operational and ready to assist their clients following the storm.

The company also took steps to ensure that their customers were prepared to weather the storm. Publishing e-newsletters, blog posts, tweets and Facebook status updates were all part of Brownstones plan to reach their customers before Hurricane Irene reached New England.

The company even reached out to customers and non-customers alike during the weekend of the storm via Twitter and Facebook to increase awareness about the storm and provide tips to remain safe during the storm.

Brownstone Insurance has been providing master policy insurance coverage for multi-unit properties throughout Massachusetts since 1982. With a combined 68 years experience between the company co-founders, Glenn Montgomery and Wayne Fick, and their 13 employees averaging 12 years of service, the staff of Brownstone Insurance is highly experienced and truly dedicated to helping their local community with their insurance needs.

Learn more about Brownstone Insurance by visiting http://www.brownstoneinsurance.com or by calling (617) 236-6400.

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ShoreGroup Announces Successful Deployment of Disaster Response Plan to Support Clients Impacted by Hurricane Sandy

New York, NY. (PRWEB) November 01, 2012

NEW YORK, NY. November 1, 2012 ShoreGroup, Inc., a premier professional services and software solutions firm, today announced the successful deployment of its disaster response plan to support its clients impacted by Hurricane Sandy. The companys multifaceted plan includes remote deployment of client-specific processes to prepare for site shutdown, high-alert monitoring of networks and routine client communications during the closure, and support to clients when bringing the site back online.

At the first indication of Hurricane Sandys projected path, ShoreGroups management team activated the companys disaster response plan. Customer sites within the potential strike zone were identified, and personal contact was initiated to assess each clients up to the minute preparedness plans and confirm the integration points to ShoreGroups Support Center. ShoreGroup continually monitored the storms trajectory over the course of the week for the latest visibility to the areas and clients that could be impacted. As the storm approached, ShoreGroup mobilized its virtualized support resources in 24 states in preparation for the expected influx of activities to support the major networks of clients in the affected areas. In addition, ShoreGroup implemented its internal disaster preparedness plan to prepare its staff and facilities located in the northeast, and test redundant power and circuit resources within its hardened Support Center in advance of the storm.

While clients took important steps to physically secure and close facilities, ShoreGroups engineering team proceeded to remotely implement planned system configuration changes to re-direct calls and network services to facilities outside of the storms path. ShoreGroups Support Center continually monitored systems and applications at the client sites, with system issues or loss of services being reported to the clients designated personnel during the closure. As an onsite systems management solution, ShoreGroups CaseSentry has the resiliency to circumvent support interruption and remain accessible to clients for management of infrastructure and applications during the most difficult conditions. ShoreGroup is currently assisting clients restore vital network and communications services and return to normal business operations.

While we have confronted other disasters, the number of our national and international customers having major operations within the area impacted by Hurricane Sandy makes this an unprecedented one, said James Firenze, ShoreGroups Vice President of Managed Services. Our customers view ShoreGroup as a strategic partner. We operate as a valued extension of their in-house support team and share mutual goals. By integrating our plans to respond to disasters, customers can leverage the additional resources of our remote support team during their time of need and minimize the impact to their business. We value the strong relationships we have with our customers, and our disaster response plan will remain in place until services at all sites have been restored.

About ShoreGroup, Inc.

ShoreGroup provides industry-leading management applications, maintenance services, professional services and product solutions for unified communications and contact centers, virtualized data centers and networks.

ShoreGroup develops innovative, automated management software applications on its dynamic CaseSentry

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IBHS Offers Effective Tips to Minimize Flood Damage from Hurricane Sandy

Tampa, Fla. (PRWEB) October 28, 2012

As Hurricane Sandy threatens the East Coast, the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) is offering expert tips on ways to help reduce flood-related damage.

Unfortunately, forecasters predict Hurricane Sandy will create substantial storm surge along the East Coast with large amounts of rain that could cause additional flooding, said Brenda OConnor, IBHS senior vice president of public affairs. While you cannot move your home out of the storms path, you can and should take steps now to reduce potential damage by moving a few important items around and up inside your home, and taking a few other precautions.

IBHS recommends the following to reduce flood-related damage:

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Web Hosting Company AIT Offers Free Hosting to Businesses Experiencing Downtime from Hurricane Sandy

Fayetteville, NC (PRWEB) October 29, 2012

Advanced Internet Technologies, a Fayetteville, NC based domain registrar and web hosting company, has secured its US East Coast data center facilities in preparation for Hurricane Sandy. Hurricane Sandy has spent the last weekend off the coast of North Carolina and is expected to make landfall in the Northeastern United States late Monday. AIT will also offer a free month of hosting for any companies who experience downtime or data loss with any other hosting company due to Hurricane Sandy.

Throughout the last week, many companies along the east coach have been preparing for Hurricane Sandy. Since its inception in 1996, AIT has been located in Fayetteville, North Carolina, located just over an hour from the coast. When AIT was founded, disaster recovery and hurricane preparedness were a key component of its business plan. “We knew that we would be hit by a hurricane or other nature disaster at some point, and through our strategic planning, led by prior members of the US Army, and Marines; we knew AIT would only be successful if we could withstand a large, Category 4 or 5 Hurricane and still be able to provide service to our customers.” said AIT’s CEO Clarence Briggs. He continued, “AIT started with its first generator backup device in 1997, along with uninterruptable power supply units (UPS) to provide power between the time that commercial power is terminated, and the backup generator can start automatically. This was put to test in 1999 with Hurricane Floyd. This Category 4 monster ripped through North Carolina, taking out power stations, and causing massive flooding in the Piedmont area. However, due to the planning and preparation of AITs facilities and technical staff, there was no downtime for any AIT customer.”

Disaster Recovery is an important aspect of any business plan, and unfortunately, many young companies do not even consider it until it is too late. According to a 2004 research study conducted by DTI/Price Waterhouse, 70 percent of small firms that experience a major data loss go out of business within a year. AIT is offering any business that experiences downtime with their host due to Hurricane Sandy a free month of web hosting. In order to take advantage of this special offer, simply contact an AIT sales rep at 1-800-878-4084 or visit their website at AIT.com

AIT is a 16 year-old NC based technology company, a two time Inc 500 winner, and offers domain registration, dedicated servers, web hosting, value-added reseller hosting plans, and marketing services to companies around the globe. AIT currently manages hundreds of thousands of domain names and thousands of dedicated server customers located throughout the globe. Since 1999, AIT has encountered an average of 1 to 2 hurricanes per year passing through the area and has experienced no downtime due to those storms. To learn more about AITs facilities, and infrastructure, click here.

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Hurricane Sandys Impending Implications Have Many Northeast Businesses Closed Not Those Clients with blue dog NETWORK

(PRWEB) October 29, 2012

blue dog NETWORK, a world-class provider in IT cloud solutions, is proud to offer its clients disaster recovery business continuance even with the impending implications Hurricane Sandy brings the East Coast.

While the threat of a natural disaster on the East Coast is imminent, it doesnt have to affect secure business information for any clients, anywhere in the world with blue dog NETWORK.

A lot of businesses in the Northeast have now shut down in preparation of Hurricane Sandy, says Dana Vizneau, founder and CEO of blue dog NETWORK. With our secure cloud computing technology, blue dog NETWORKs clients are still up and running remotely with no question about safety, security or backup. They can remotely access their desktop from nearly any mobile device.

blue dog NETWORK offers enterprise-wide IT back-up, recovery and agnostic operating system support for every business size:

14 class A secure data centers geographically located in key areas of North America
Each data center is on separate power grids
Each with two separate UPS power back-up sources
Each with a fully-fueled alternative power generator (non-electric) that will activate immediately if any other back-up fails
Generators are automatically deployed within minutes if one of the other multiple power service options fail. Power will last indefinitely to keep all data accessible 24/7
Back- ups for back -ups for back- ups

About blue dog NETWORK:

blue dog NETWORK has provided clients worldwide with private cloud computing services since 2006. Through their strategic partnerships and utilizing 14 Class A data centers across the country, this award-winning North Carolina firm enables business to tap into Fortune 500 technology. Their services include dedicated and virtual server hosting, email, collaboration, backup, disaster recovery, business continuance, data storage and remote access to non-web enabled software. For more information, please visit http://bluedognetwork.com/ or call 910-256-9697.

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Zetta.net Offers Free Data Evacuation Service to Businesses Affected by Hurricane Sandy

Sunnyvale, Calif. (PRWEB) October 30, 2012

Zetta.net today announced a special data evacuation service offer for businesses in the areas affected by Hurricane Sandy. Critical data can be immediately evacuated to geographically dispersed, enterprise-grade data centers for free, where it will be securely preserved throughout the course of the storm. For true business continuity, data can be accessed and recovered from anywhere with electricity, Internet connection and authorized access.

The data evacuation service enables businesses to benefit from no-appliance enterprise cloud backup, recently introduced by Zetta. This solution can be deployed immediately, without any hardware or appliances, in three steps, making it easy for even small businesses and distributed offices:

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Zetta.net Offers Free Data Evacuation Service to Businesses Affected by Hurricane Sandy

Pump Express To Provide Free Delivery of Sump Pumps and Dewatering Pumps Throughout New Jersey In Wake of Hurricane Sandy

Wallington, NJ (PRWEB) November 01, 2012

Hurricane Sandy hit the ground running just south of Atlantic City on Monday night, racing up the Jersey Shore with 96 mph winds and causing some of the worst damage the Garden State has ever seen. By Tuesday morning New York and New Jersey had been declared federal disaster areas. In an effort to aid the massive restoration effort, Pump Express will deliver sump pumps and dewatering pumps to New Jersey customers free of charge until Friday, November 2.

Pump Express’s Bergen County headquarters were spared from major flooding and the company’s stock of sump pumps and dewatering equipment remains robust.

“We built up our inventory of primary and battery back-up pumps and dewatering equipment to supply the pre-storm rush and we’re now among the few vendors with viable stock as the bailout process begins,” says Pump Express Sales Manager Fred Hettinger.

By adding free delivery to remediation services including pump repair and water damage assessment, Pump Express is in league with countless area businesses working to meet the demands of New Jersey residents and businesses in the storm’s aftermath.

“Our e-commerce site has remained online and Pump Express has continued to process pump orders as long as the shippers we use have been able to move freight,” says General Manager Ed Drejman. “We are committed to helping businesses and residents of the communities we serve in their recovery efforts and will provide free delivery to New Jersey residents for the rest of the week.”

Customers in the Tristate area are encouraged to visit Pump Express’s sales counter for immediate pick-up whenever possible.

Pump Express service technicians will be available to troubleshoot dewatering equipment and to test, start-up and repair heating systems experiencing water damage as a result of flooding.

COMPANY INFORMATION

Pump Express is a stocking distributor and national service center for the world’s leading manufacturers of industrial pumps and pump parts. Through our determined and factory trained professionals, we are able to provide our customers with the most innovative and cost effective products on the market today. Whether you need system advice, pump parts or a new pump, our dedicated pump experts will be able to help you with even the most complicated pump system issues. With over 500,000 sq ft of fully stocked warehouse space, we are able to ensure quick delivery times. For more information call the Pump Express Pump Hotline 1-800-298-4100

Pump Express To Provide Free Delivery of Sump Pumps and Dewatering Pumps Throughout New Jersey In Wake of Hurricane Sandy

Dalworth Restoration Teams Are Prepared to Provide Storm Water Damage Restoration to Maryland Commercial Clients Following Hurricane Sandy

(PRWEB) November 01, 2012

Properties from Maryland to New York have been adversely affected by super storm Sandy, a fierce hurricane responsible for storm surges, massive flooding, power outages and all around destruction in just a few short hours. Dalworth Restoration disaster recovery and flood cleanup crews are equipped and ready to respond to the massive storm as it menacingly lashes the East Coast. Trailers with heavy-duty restoration equipment and experienced personnel are ready to restore large water damage losses, just like they did in recent hurricanes Isaac and Irene. Teams arrive in Maryland to lend commercial property cleanup and water damage restoration services to businesses that have been affected by the storm.

In severe storm situations, much like those experienced in the past couple of days due to Hurricane Sandy, Dalworth Restoration recommends that individuals listen to storm updates on the radio and TV. Individuals should board up their properties and stock up on water, medicine and non-perishable food, as well as battery operated radios and flashlights. In addition, if local authorities and emergency professionals mandate evacuation, it is best to do so. The risk of staying behind is not warranted and could result in loss of life.

A pre-storm preparedness plan for commercial enterprises includes the following:

Dalworth Restoration Teams Are Prepared to Provide Storm Water Damage Restoration to Maryland Commercial Clients Following Hurricane Sandy

OnPage Assists in Disaster Recovery Amidst Hurricane Sandys Fury

Waltham, MA (PRWEB) November 14, 2012

Onset Technology, the creator of OnPage Pager replacement for Secured Priority Messaging, announced today that amidst the wrath and fury of Hurricane Sandy this past week, OnPages services remained fully operational.

Hitting the east coast with flooding, high winds and millions without power, Sandy left many businesses without power. The OnPage facilities, located in Pennsylvania and New York City were hit hard by Sandy, but remained operational amid the power outages that pursued.

OnPages hosted cloud infrastructure is always prepared in case a natural disaster strikes. OnPages power supplies comprise redundant systems as well as battery and multiple generators backup, providing uninterrupted power at all times. The OnPage facilities are also equipped with fiber optic SONET Ring (Synchronous Optical Network), a self-healing cabling system that is known for its 99.999% uptime.

“During superstorm Sandy, that recently devastated the north eastern United States, Agility was there to meet the needs of our members as the OnPage system played a vital role in allowing Agilitys members to be able to reach out and get hold of Agility in their time of need says Pieter Vos, Director of Operations at Agility Recovery. Agility stands by the OnPage solution to ensure vital communications is achieved in time of need and would recommend this customer centric solution for organizations that need a solution for ensure you are able to get the people you need in any event.”

No interruption of the OnPage service meant that our customers were able to use OnPages communication services during the hurricane, including coordinating disaster relief where it was most needed says Judit Sharon, CEO and President of Onset Technology. Where SMS got clogged and communications stopped, organizations such as Agility Recovery and other IT support, healthcare providers, and first responders using Onpage were able to fully function

OnPage currently supports Apple iOS, BlackBerry OS, and Android. For more information about OnPage, visit the OnPage website at http://www.OnPage.com;

ABOUT ONSET TECHNOLOGY

Onset Technology is a leading vendor of mobile messaging solutions to organizations with emergency communications requirements. The companys OnPage mobile app turns iOS, BlackBerry, and Android smartphones into secure digital pagers, supported by an enterprise-grade messaging platform. Onset Technologys OnPage is now used by over 1,000 organizations, including those in healthcare, emergency services, information technology, financial institutions, the legal profession, and government agencies. For more information about OnPage, visit http://onpage.com/. For other products by Onset Technology visit http://onsettechnology.com/

OnPage Assists in Disaster Recovery Amidst Hurricane Sandys Fury

Reaction Time Becomes Key For Tech Companies In The Face Of Hurricane Sandy.

Herndon, VA (PRWEB) November 26, 2012

Colocation Hosting and Cloud Services provider Big Brain Global partners with Northern Virginia Network Solutions firm InfoRelay Online Systems to offer clients unmatched disaster recovery services, at a time when dependability and connectivity are essential.

Panic was pervasive among companies along the eastern coast of the United States on Friday, October 26th, as fear of Hurricane Sandy manifested. Businesses that host their servers in-house were at the mercy of their local power companies and the associated infrastructure used to deliver power. Unfortunately, many companies did not have backup systems in place to prevent power and network outages.

Colocation hosting firm Big Brain Global alleviated some of these concerns. One of Big Brains clients contacted its Sales Engineering team on the Friday prior to Hurricane Sandy, explaining that it needed to colocate its network Infrastructure at a remote, redundant data center that could withstand the potential damages that may be incurred by the impending Superstorm, which was expected to hit within 48 hours. Big Brain Global’s CEO Brian Smith explains, They called Big Brain at 3PM Friday, and by 10:30PM, their order was confirmed and quoted… By 8PM on Sunday, the Big Brain team and its clients had begun turning-up their new network infrastructure. Big Brains strategic partnership with InfoRelay provided the tools necessary to deliver redundant network connectivity and power infrastructure by 2AM on Monday, just in time for the storm.

As the Sandy rounded the southeastern corner of the Tri-state area, InfoRelay Online Systems braced its facilities for impact, by leveraging the large investment that it had already made in high levels of redundancy. InfoRelays preparations included purchasing excess generator fuel and housing its highly-trained technicians at the hotel physically connected to its IAD4 data center for the duration of the storm. InfoRelay President Russell Weiss explains, When our Facilities Management Team first heard of the coming storm, they verified all fuel levels within InfoRelays fuel tanks. As the storm approached, InfoRelay placed orders with two different vendors to deliver fuel [in the coming] days after the impact of the storm. At our IAD4 facility in Herndon, VA, which is physically connected to the Dulles Hilton Suites, we took out several hotel rooms to house our staff, who stayed in the building throughout the duration of the storm. Thanks to our dedicated staff and our structured processes, our network and data centers remained completely stable. Other firms did not pull through the storm so gracefully though. Data centers in New York City, which host a variety of large websites such as The Huffington Post, Buzzfeed and Gawker, were forced into an outage, while another Equinix Data Center facility on 8th Avenue reportedly had a back-up power generator failure.

Through strategic collaboration, Big Brain Global and InfoRelay effectively prevented client service disruptions. Big Brain’s 48-hour turn-up of a client’s network system helped maintain the client firm’s operational continuity, which was of mounting concern because of the financial trading platform that client manages. The trading platform is directly connected to remote networks in the Philippines and in India, which would both continue regular operations regardless of the storm in America, putting additional strain on the client and emphasizing the need for redundant networks. With stable data centers and responsive action, a large portion of the incremental maintenance costs was saved, as well as lost sales revenues were prevented for the end-clients. Smith explains, I think the most important lesson learned from this ordeal is that agility is key. Our client’s distressed call came in just 48 hours before the expected storm, but with the help of our responsive team, and InfoRelay’s preparedness, we were able to prevent any lost revenues for the client.

Reaction Time Becomes Key For Tech Companies In The Face Of Hurricane Sandy.