Dolly Drive Creator to Share New Cloud Storage Technologies With Apple Specialists at 1st Annual ASMC Conference in Miami

Miami, FL (PRWEB) October 12, 2011

Cloud services provider Cirrus Thinking announced that CEO and founder Anthony Palermo will present the newest technological capabilities for Dolly Drive at the 1st Annual Apple Specialists Marketing Conference in Miami, Florida.

The Dolly Drive application, which was awarded MacLife Magazines Best of Show and Best Software at MacWorld Expo 2011, launched as an online backup solution and local bootable clone disaster recovery solution that uses Apples Time Machine Backup Software for cloud backup. The company will soon introduce new advanced functionality for all-in-one online storage, file sharing, auto-archiving, backup and disaster recovery .

Miami is Dolly Drives hometown and we are excited to share our slew of new technological capabilities at the ASMCs first annual conference, said Anthony Palermo, CEO of Dolly Drive. We are thrilled to share the technologies in our pipeline with fellow Floridians and passionate Mac users.

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 their Mac on an external hard drive for local disaster recovery. It works with Apples Lion and Snow Leopard platforms. 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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Dolly Drive Creator to Share New Cloud Storage Technologies With Apple Specialists at 1st Annual ASMC Conference in Miami

Flood Specialists, Inc. Offers Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Assistance

Chicago, IL (PRWEB) January 28, 2012

Flood Specialists, Inc., a Chicago water damage restoration company, today announces it is helping companies large and small with emergency preparedness and continuity plans. Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity are two key components of business survival. These two components work hand-in-hand but are separate and distinct disciplines.

Disaster recovery consists of protocols and procedures that an organization follows to minimize the damage and get the facility back up and available for employees and customers. Most people consider a disaster as being weather related events like tornados, hurricanes and floods or terrorist attacks. Unfortunately, a broken water pipe, cyber-attacks, electrical malfunctions, and hazardous material spills are all disasters that require a recover plan. Engaging a qualified disaster recovery or restoration contractor before the disaster occurs, more likely assures help at a moments notice without struggling to find and qualify a contractor in the middle of the night.

Business continuity extends the concept of disaster recovery to reflect the processes and procedures that organizations put in place to ensure that critical business functions continue, despite an event that disrupts normal business operations. This can be as simple as identifying alternate resources when employees are unable to work, or as complex as recovering servers and mainframes with network backups in the event of a system failure. Why is business continuity so important in today’s business world? Because it means your company stays up and running, no matter what happens, and with today’s businesses relying heavily on the Internet and other technologies, constant connectivity is vital.

Research has shown that 76% of companies experience at least one business disruption in any five-year period, and 27% have to declare at least one disaster, meaning critical systems were disabled long enough that recovery procedures had to be executed. It is not a matter of if a disaster will strike; it is a matter of when and how you will be able to deal with it.

It is important for business owners and staff to identify potential risks, figure out the costs of downtime, and choose the most effective contractor and work together to implement disaster recovery services. A direct cost could be the amount of business lost if a disaster happened. If the company realizes a certain amount of business every day, the organization can know exactly how much downtime will actually cost. Indirect costs are also very important because a company’s reputation or relationships could cause customer concerns and lead them to make temporary or even permanent vendor changes.

Awareness of these factors highlight how companies that have effective plans can quickly recover from a disaster, which can be a competitive advantage and an opportunity to take revenue and market share from companies that cannot. In addition, a key to a comprehensive plan is ensuring that critical staff can work remotely in the event of a disaster. This includes telephone and broadband Internet to facilitate communications between employees and management and the ability to be in contact with customers and prospects without interruption.

By pre-selecting our qualified Disaster Mitigation/Disaster Restoration Contractors, you know in advance who to call, what our skills are, and what our reputation is – so that middle of the night disasters do not end up being a complete nightmare!

About Flood Specialists, Inc.:

Flood Specialists, Inc. is one of the largest providers of fire & water damage restoration services in Chicago, IL and surrounding communities. They are IICRC certified and members of the Restoration Industry Association. Visit http://floodspecialists.com for more information on water damage, or follow us on Twitter.

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