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Why Disaster Recovery should be the last resort

“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” Henry de Bracton 1240. Successful leaders strategize with forward thinking that includes prevention.

Deterring a preventable problem saves time, money, energy, plus the frustration.

Backup & Disaster Recovery is worth investing in – there true value requires implementation before disaster strikes! Due diligence can conserve profits, protect a company’s future, ensure that costly litigation and legal liability are avoided, and prevent mistakes that may cost one’s career.

Inattention to the real threats facing companies (despite their age and regardless of their size) and failing to practice attentiveness can mean “Game-Over”.

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Arcserve Email Archiving powered by System 5

It is critical that your business adequately protects and archives its email records! Businesses continue to grow ever more reliant on email communications. In a single day a small business may process hundreds of email messages and larger companies process thousands per day.

Due to the convenience of email – it is used to discuss everything from the weather to highly confidential and proprietary information. Your company emails are data and as such are valuable. Keeping track of them is important. What are you counting on to keep your communication records secure?

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When you think all is lost but a sudden stroke of luck turns it into a near miss instead of a disaster

Do you know that sinking feeling you get when Life is about to hand you a lemon but a lucky twist saves the day and you find yourself with a big smile and breathing a sigh of relief? That is the same feeling you get when you know that System 5 has your back.

When powered by System 5 you know all your business systems are all in check, your data is safe and your customers are happy. Even if disaster strikes!

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Smart Tech - The Joys and Woes

The smart new world is emerging, whether we embrace it or not. Evolving technology continues to expand the definition of what qualifies as ‘Smart Technology’. While some argue that the ‘smart’ label is applied too flippantly, and over-used as easy fodder for marketers seeking to sell.

The fact remains that technology is continually being enhanced. Without engaging in the debate on what exactly deserves the label of SmartTech, we can all agree that the horizon of what is possible is always changing. Some tech evolutions are clear natural progressions while others are widely inventive. Both are exciting and within both is the potential for joy and woes.

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Virtualization is a Business Game Changer, Here’s Why

Virtualization is a Game Changer when it comes to Backup & Disaster Recovery. As a part of a well-designed and monitored IT System for Business Continuity: Virtualization can ensure failover happens seamlessly. 

Virtualization can Mitigate and eliminate the risk of data loss, shorten recovery time, avoid server and system rebuilds, designate specific servers for important DR roles, allow for dynamic testing of fail process recoveries, simplify business IT processes and increase uptime.

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