Disaster recovery facilities and operations
While ransomware and other cyber attacks target an organization's data, fires, natural disasters and other large-scale crises can negatively affect facilities and operations. Find out which disaster recovery measures to take to ensure that your business can get back on its feet when a disaster strikes.
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Tip
24 Mar 2025
7 areas where AI can support disaster response
Responding to a disaster requires IT teams to move quickly, with no room for error. Find out how AI-based technology can help before, during and after a crisis. Continue Reading
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Feature
20 Mar 2025
IT risk assessment template (with free download)
Risk assessments are a critical part of a disaster recovery plan. Find out how to prepare a risk assessment, then download our included free template to create one. Continue Reading
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Tip
10 Apr 2015
Speed Hyper-V replication process by seeding replica VM
Hyper-V replication lets IT create secondary, offline virtual machines that can be used to recover operations following an outage of the primary VM. Continue Reading
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Answer
30 Mar 2015
How do you choose between file- and block-level replication?
Block- and file-level replication each offer important benefits, but for different applications. Learn the use cases of each in this Expert Answer. Continue Reading
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Answer
19 Dec 2014
What are the top five ways to train personnel in disaster response?
What are the five best ways to ensure personnel are trained in disaster response and ready to respond to a disaster event? Continue Reading
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Answer
24 Oct 2014
What are some common VMware High Availability configuration errors?
What are the most common mistakes people make when configuring VMware High Availability? Continue Reading
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Podcast
22 Jun 2011
What you need to know about automatic failover and disaster recovery automation
Learn about the benefits of automatic failover for disaster recovery, an option for companies that need zero downtime. Continue Reading
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Feature
02 May 2011
High availability guidelines and VMware HA best practices
Elias Khnaser discusses VMware High Availability best practices in this chapter excerpt. After you read the excerpt, download the full backup and high availability chapter. Continue Reading
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Feature
27 Aug 2008
Can you define failover and failback?
Failover is the process of shifting I/O and its processes from a primary location to a secondary disaster recovery (DR) location. This typically involves using a vendor's tool or a third-party tool of some type that can temporarily halt I/O, and restart it from a remote location. Continue Reading