Data

A Hurricane Disaster Recovery Plan Checklist

When it comes to disaster recovery (DR), planning is the key. But what lessons can IT learn from previous disaster to help us get ready for the next one?

3 Things Hurricane Irene Can Teach Us about IT Disaster Recovery

Over the past several days, Hurricane Irene has wreaked havoc on the East Coast of the U.S. where our company is based, impacting millions of people with wind, rain and flooding. Our thoughts are with those who are even...

4 Tips for Storing Data Smarter

Experts predict that we’ll be dealing with no less than 1,842 exabytes of data by the end of this year. But just because data volumes are growing exponentially, that doesn’t mean your budget for storage media will grow at...

Tape Backup Trumps Decentralization for SMBs

Some industry pundits promote the decentralized storage model. But I would argue that, while this model might be ideal for a larger organization with vast resources at its disposal, it’s simply out of reach for your average small to...

Social Media, Compliance and the Law: Part 2

Recently I started a discussion about the challenges companies are facing in managing social media data to meet compliance and legal requirements. As companies grapple with these challenges, some elements of the solution are beginning to emerge. Foremost among...

Social Media, Compliance and the Law: Part 1

One area of data management that we’ve seen our clients challenged by, especially over the past year or so, is the need to manage the volumes of data produced by social media. But how can they stay compliant without...

The Tablet Takeoff: How to Protect Your Data

Increasingly, users are looking for business reasons to move the tablet from the family room to the board room, to make it less of a toy and more of a tool. This trend is driving a growing demand to...

Are You Ready for the New HIPAA Audits?

For years, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) only did HIPAA audits when a complaint arose. Last week, HHS announced that it has appointed KPMG as the official HIPAA privacy and security auditor and they are going...

Active Archiving: The Basics

Active archiving is a concept that’s been picking up steam over the course of this year, and for good reason. In this post we'll explain the basics behind the concept.

The Top 5 Blog Posts from June

We look back at the most popular blog posts from June just in case you missed any.