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Minimize Downtime with Proper Management
October 27th, 2011 : Kevin Normandeau
In “Strategies for Minimizing Downtime by Managing Change,” Sungard makes a case that the best disaster recovery plans are often well conceived but poorly nurtured. The reason is a lack of resources. This whitepaper uses statistical data from a Forrester research study to prove the point that only a small percentage of organizations adhere to the proper standard of annual testing and continual updates of their disaster recovery strategy. Read More
Sept. 11, 2001: One Data Center’s Story
September 11th, 2011 : Rich Miller
The massive destruction wrought by the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks tested mission-critical facilities in lower Manhattan. Here's a look back at the challenges faced by one key facility. Read More
Major Data Centers Weather Hurricane Irene
August 29th, 2011 : Rich Miller
Key East Coast data centers say they weathered Hurricane Irene without any loss of services to customers. In some cases, facilities were operating on generator power after utility outages, and some data centers had to plug leaks. Read More
Best of Industry Perspectives: Disaster Recovery
August 25th, 2011 : Colleen Miller
Data Center Knowledge's Industry Perspectives columnists write frequently on disaster recovery planning and strategy. We have gathered a number of the best columns together to provide easy access to tips and strategies on effective disaster recovery. . Read More
Irene Approaches; Weather Sites Are Ready
August 24th, 2011 : Colleen Miller
As Hurricane Irene grows and strengthens, with a projected past up the East Coast, weather website have to be prepared to handle significant loads during this peak time. Read More
Major Data Centers Report No Earthquake Damage
August 23rd, 2011 : Rich Miller
Today's earthquake on the East Coast of the U.S. appears to have been a non-event for the region's data centers, many of which are located in Virginia, where the epicenter of the quake was located. Read More
Navajo Community to Develop Data Center
July 27th, 2011 : Rich Miller
NOVA Corporation, an information technology company owned by the Navajo Nation, has announced plans to build a 50,000 square foot data center and office building in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Read More
Roundup: OpSource, Nimsoft, Dell, Riverbed, Ixia
May 27th, 2011 : John Rath
OpSource Announces cloud-based disaster recovery, Nimsoft monitoring software selectedby Rackforce, Ixia used for Dell vrtual server testing. Read More
Colorado Springs Offers Incentives for Wal-Mart
May 25th, 2011 : Rich Miller
Local officials in Colorado Springs has signed off on $1.7 million in incentives to Wal-Mart, which is considering building a 163,000-square-foot data center in town. Read More