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

Executives Held Accountable for Data Loss

Kutztown, PA (PRWEB) June 30, 2010

Recent courtroom rulings that hold corporate officers legally and financially accountable for protecting and producing their company’s vital records have changed the way executives think about information management. The old model of storing records in warehouses suitable for storing commodities is no longer acceptable. This is especially true against the backdrop of recent media headlines about information losses and the costly consequences of that mismanagement.

Executives have come to understand that successfully managing the modern world of risk means that vital information must be protected, while remaining accessible at a moment’s notice. WesTex Data Vault is a commercial data center with collocation, backup, and disaster recovery services, along with space for containerized data center modules, such as Secure Agile Vault Environment(SAVE) units, in a parking lot across the street from the Lubbock Police Academy. Their facility is ideally situated to serve the business continuity plans of major corporations and government organizations. WesTex is one of only two companies in the nation approved to store records for the nuclear industry. One of the reasons WesTex meets the Department of Energys NQA-1 standards for information management is their investment in FIRELOCK Class 125 data-rated vaults to protect their clients information.

The increased demand for superior data protection services has resulted in growth for this industry, even in a down economy where most businesses have seen declining revenues. As Greg Bullard, one of the ownersof IG2 Data Security, Inc. in Chicago states: “IG2 has received a positive response over the past 8 years to our unique approach to data security. The protection and benefits provided by our business model are designed to exceed any other media vaulting operation in the Midwest. Our secure vault chamber, precise environmental controls and sophisticated tracking software give our clients peace of mind in knowing that their valuable data tapes will be protected and available if they are needed.”

According to Hugh Smith, President of FIRELOCK, “This platform has propelled rapid growth and IG2′s owners are now expanding into a new space that will allow them to expand their offerings to other cutting edge IT services. Lost or misplaced tapes are unheard of and their E-vaulting service model is designed for client integrity and access on demand. This is what you would expect from a business founded by two attorneys specializing in intellectual property law.”

Another locally owned and operated data protection firm that provides the level of protection savvy executives demand is Advanced Records Management(ARM) in Plymouth, Minnesota. ARM has been providing various records storage services since 1995. According to Mike Fronius, Vice President of ARM: In addition to protecting client backup media through the physical security of our FIRELOCK vault and all its features, ARM utilizes the complete functionality of our software to assure we are working in sync with our customers tape management software. First, we import our customers picklists and e-mail requests into our mobile scanning devices. Then each item is scanned multiple times during the pickup and delivery process to assure 100% accuracy. Every scan is time/date stamped which provides a complete chain of custody.

The team at Advanced Records Management went over the top to deliver what we needed to feel confident that our media were safe, protected and available when we needed them, says Matt Mellenthin, an IT executive for a Fortune 500 company who declined for security reasons to be named in this story. Matt was part of the team that made the switch to ARMs services. We knew that we were protected by FIRELOCK vaults at a level far better than what we had before.

One thing WesTex Data Vault, IG2 Data Security and Advance Records Management have in common is they are members of the Secure Media Vault Associates(SMVA) network. Along with over 60 other members of this network, they protect their clients mission critical information in data-rated FIRELOCK vaults. They are all independently owned and operated but can collaborate to service clients with multiple locations. This way their customers have the best of both worlds: the attention to detail and superior facilities of an independently operated business along with the coverage of a national organization.

Bob Davis, a business consultant in Austin, Texas described the philosophy this way: “Secure Media Vault Associates is a geographically diverse, owner managed network of ultra-secure media vaulting service centers. Each owner is focused on high-end client service and the ultimate in fireproof, earthquake-proof media vault chambers. This is a model unique in the industry.” When the SMVA network couples this high security approach with the flexibility to meet their client’s individual needs, it is easy to understand why this formula is successful. Larger competitors cannot offer this level of client satisfaction and security. In past years, larger players attempted to buy up the high profile centers but the clients would simply move away from the Walmart approach and find another service provider willing to design their service model to meet their security needs.

The trend toward greater penalties for mismanagement of information indicates C-level executives demand for superior data protection services will continue to grow. The companies profiled above, and their network partners, are poised to meet this demand with their unique capabilities.

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Executives Held Accountable for Data Loss

Kroll Ontrack Survey Uncovers the Most Common Causes of Data Loss

Epsom, UK (PRWEB) July 23, 2010

According to a recent global survey on the causes of data loss, Kroll Ontrack, the leading provider of data recovery, information management and legal technology products and services, found 40% of home, business, government and channel users of information technology believe human error is the leading cause of data loss, up from 11% in 2005. While hardware and software errors still account for a significant amount of believed failures, this result illustrates the perceived complexity associated with implementing and maintaining today’s storage technology.

Kroll Ontrack asked more than 2,000 participants from 17 countries across North America, Europe and Asia Pacific to explain the cause of their most recent data loss, and a staggering 40% of respondents believed that human error was a leading cause, even though only 27% said they could actually attribute a recent loss to human error. A further 29% identified hardware/system failure as the cause of their most recent data loss, which was reported as the cause of data loss by 56% of respondents in a similar survey in 2005. Despite the reported decline in hardware/system failures, UK Ontrack Data Recovery engineers have seen consistent percentages in hardware failures over the past five years.

Data loss attributed to computer viruses and natural disasters remained fairly low. In the 2010 survey, computer viruses accounted for less than 7% of recent data loss incidents, compared to 4% in 2005. Similarly, natural disasters were responsible for 3% of incidents in 2010, versus 2% in 2005.

“While technology and technology aptitude continue to improve year over year, the reality is that hardware failures, as well as human errors, continue to be factors,” said Robert Winter, chief engineer, Ontrack Data Recovery, Kroll Ontrack. “No one factor can ever truly be overcome, making data loss a reality. Consequently, it is not a matter of if, but rather a matter of when. As a result, businesses and home users alike cannot rely on hope as their strategy. Instead, they must take proactive measures to ensure the individuals operating the storage system have current training, working redundancies and a continuity plan that is current and accessible in the event of a loss.”

Surprisingly, while more than 90% of those surveyed have lost information, 18% “did not know” how their data loss occurred. This demonstrates an urgent need to educate businesses and consumers broadly on data recovery causes, protection tools and strategies, as well as the recovery protocol in the event of a data loss, ensuring further damage is not caused.

“Ultimately, we want to help users avoid the upset and frustration that can be felt as a result of data loss, especially if it involves the loss of personal data, as experienced by 63% of those we surveyed in the UK,” said Phil Bridge, managing director, Kroll Ontrack UK. “Data loss is stressful regardless of whether it’s a home user whose data has been corrupted by a virus or a business that accidentally deletes critical files, volumes, virtual machines or a SAN LUN and there is no backup – or worse, the backup is redundant or corrupt. Kroll Ontrack is available around the clock to remedy virtually any data loss. With unmatched experts performing virtually any type of recovery, Ontrack Data Recovery can prioritise the recovery strategy according to the most critical needs of the customer and locate specific information on used areas of the drive as well as specified file types.”

For more information about Kroll Ontrack and its Ontrack Data Recovery services and solutions, visit http://www.ontrackdatarecovery.co.uk.

For more information contact:

Sarah Allison

+44 (0)20 8846 0715

About Ontrack Data Recovery

Through its Ontrack Data Recovery products and services, Kroll Ontrack is the largest, most experienced and technologically advanced provider of data recovery products and services worldwide. Using its hundreds of proprietary tools and techniques, Ontrack Data Recovery solutions help businesses and consumers recover lost or corrupted data from all types of operating systems and media and storage devices through its do-it-yourself, remote and in-lab capabilities. Kroll Ontrack offers a free initial consultation for customers experiencing a data loss.

About Kroll Ontrack

Kroll Ontrack provides technology-driven services and software to help legal, corporate and government entities as well as consumers manage, recover, search, analyse, produce and present data efficiently and cost-effectively. In addition to its award-winning suite of software, Kroll Ontrack provides hard drive data recovery, data destruction, paper and electronic disclosure, document review, computer forensics, secure information services, ESI and jury consulting, and trial presentation services. Kroll Ontrack is the technology services division of Kroll Inc., the global risk consulting company. For more information about Kroll Ontrack and its offerings please visit: http://www.krollontrack.co.uk; http://www.ontrackdatarecovery.co.uk.

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Kroll Ontrack Survey Uncovers the Most Common Causes of Data Loss

Risk Management Decision Saves Health Council from Critical Loss

Columbia, SC (Vocus/PRWEB) February 15, 2011

Unitrends, the leading provider in integrated and scalable backup solutions, today announced that NE Missouri Health Council relied on Unitrends Recovery appliance to gain full recovery of its crashed system, retrieving 100 percent of the health councils mission-critical data.

After opting out of CommVault due to reliability issues and high pricing, NMHC discovered Unitrends as a trusted solution for all-in-one backup, archiving and disaster recovery. NMHCs investment in Unitrends resulted in high returns for the non-profit health care provider.

John Brown, IT director for NMHC, had performed a live migration on the facilitys Windows servers, and during the process, an error caused all data to be entirely erased.

I contacted Unitrends at 11:30 at night. Within 10 minutes, I had a phone call from a support rep-resentative, and we were able to restore all pertinent data that was lost, Brown said.

Most of the information that went to the file servers was patient charts. Had Unitrends not been deployed, NMHC could have been at great risk of losing vital patient records and hindering day-to-day operations.

Unitrends was definitely there, definitely on my side and was dili

Risk Management Decision Saves Health Council from Critical Loss

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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More Disaster Recovery And Backup Services Press Releases

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

Natural Disaster Preparedness Plans for Business Remain Critical Issues Threats of Power Outages and Connectivity Loss Require Immediate Action to Secure Data

North Carolina, USA (PRWEB) September 09, 2011

blue dog NETWORK, one of the fastest- growing IT cloud solutions providers in the world, extended the special fast deployment back- up and disaster recovery initiatives launched recently in response to continued demand and impending natural disasters.

Hurricanes, flooding, wide-spread fires, tornados, even earthquakes: natural disasters are eminent. Preparation is key to ensure information technology remains safe, communication connectivity is maintained, intellectual property is protected, and business continuance is secured.

Impending disasters are a wake-up call to businesses who have hit the snooze alarm once too often about their information technology back-up and network recovery plans.

Natural disasters definitely raise awareness of the importance of IT business preparedness, stated Dana Vizneau, CEO for blue dog NETWORK. Fail to plan and plan to fail is unfortunately true. Thats one reason we implemented our fast deployment action plan, to help business managers address immediate IT issues with confidence. The time to secure is now.

Fast Deployment in Minutes. Immediate peace of mind plus long term ROI benefits

blue dog network responded with focused systems engineering teams standing by 24/7. Every business is supported within minutes of request. Immediate IT back-up solutions and recovery is served and protected with one of the most powerful cloud and redundant secure data center infrastructures in the world.

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Loss of power is one of the top issues companies address during a natural disaster. Ensuring communications stay connected and data remains secure is mission-critical. Any downtime is too much. blue dog NETWORK provides the highest level of uninterrupted power, back-up recovery and [cloud continuance business support:

Natural Disaster Preparedness Plans for Business Remain Critical Issues Threats of Power Outages and Connectivity Loss Require Immediate Action to Secure Data