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DR testing 'is essential'

Category: Data recovery

10 March, 2009

Testing of disaster recovery (DR) plans is essential for businesses which want to be prepared for a crisis, it has been claimed. Businesses could fall foul of their DR plan failing if any kinks in the recovery process have not been ironed out before it is required for real, according to Tech Worl... read more>>

Server virtualisation 'biggest challenge for storage suppliers'

Category: Data recovery

10 March, 2009

One of the biggest obstacles for data storage companies at present is the problem of how to adequately store data from virtual networks, it has been claimed. Server virtualisation is, in essence, a backup on its own as files are stored virtually across a network. However, the problem arises as fi... read more>>

Company cost thousands by student

Category: Data management

9 March, 2009

An engineering firm has lost data worth more than NZ$150,000 (£53,770) because of the actions of one of its staff members. Gareth Pert - an engineering student working for New Zealand-based Progressive Hydraulics - deliberately deleted his employer's data backup systems after he felt he was ge... read more>>

Council loses bank details of 1,300 residents

Category: Data management

9 March, 2009

Wiltshire county council has lost the bank details and personal information of more than 1,300 local residents. The information was being sent to the council's head offices in Salisbury as part of the consolidation of five local council bodies in the area, unfortunately, while in the post, the enve... read more>>

Backup plans advised for business

Category: Data management

9 March, 2009

Companies have been urged to prioritise the setting up of efficient data management and backup procedures to protect their most sensitive information. Bill Husted wrote in his blog for ajc.com that the digitalisation of data has led to improved performance for many organisations; however, along w... read more>>