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How Managed Backup can enhance your IBM i Disaster Recovery Strategy

July 8, 2019

There are a number of options for local and cloud-based backup and recovery solutions. In our last blog, we discussed the issues with local tape-based backups. Most cloud backup services provide a basic subset of services for backing up and restoring production data. The list below shows the seven basic services every cloud backup provider

Filed Under: Backup, Disaster Recovery, IBM i

Realizing your IBM i Tape Backup Strategy Must Change

June 19, 2019

Tape-based backup is older than most people reading this article, and many organizations are still using it as either a primary or secondary backup solution. With tape backup systems, data and systems are backed up to magnetic media and stored locally off-site in a (hopefully) secured tape storage facility. But there are a multitude of

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Considering Disaster Recovery-as-a-Service (IBM i DRaaS) as a Path to the Cloud

April 1, 2019

Disaster Recovery as a Service, or DRaaS, has emerged as an important and efficient tool for IBM i users looking to protect and recover critical data. Starting with IBM i DRaaS has also proven to be a smart, risk-free foray into exploring cloud services – before migrating critical systems.

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Disaster Recovery as a Service Can Help Mitigate Cyber Threats on Your IBM i System

March 11, 2019

In recent years, much progress has been made in IT security to guard against cyber threats for companies running IBM i – especially with protections such as: threat detection and access management software. Yet these troubling issues still cost businesses upwards of $8 trillion a year. That’s serious money! Just ask the IT managers at

Filed Under: Disaster Recovery, IBM i

Tier 1 vs. Tier 3 Data Centers – What’s the Difference?

October 2, 2018

Imagine getting a call from the offsite data center you use informing you that your mission-critical applications have been destroyed or seriously compromised due to a fire at the facility…or a natural disaster…or a security breach or break-in. The damages from such a catastrophe can be immensely expensive and could even put you out of

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The Benefits of Migrating your IBM Power Production Software and Operating Systems to the Cloud

June 13, 2018

Our last blog discussed the risks of running IBM Power Systems past end-of-life, including: security and operating system and legal and regulatory risks, violation of customer service level agreements (SLAs), and loss of support by IBM. Although there are a few options when a system reaches end of life, the most efficient and forward-thinking strategy

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How Can Data Growth Be Managed Efficiently on IBM AIX – Part Two

April 30, 2018

Since our last installment, your business has been busy creating and storing even more data. We’re already looked at some significant ways to get a handle on the seemingly unrelenting growth of data. There are other measures that you can institute right away that can help you to control your data growth while keeping information

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How Can Data Growth Be Managed Efficiently on IBM AIX – Part One

April 9, 2018

It’s a fact of life: If you’re in business, chances are you’re amassing data at a rate never-before experienced. While data has become about as crucial as air and water, managing the preponderance of data on IBM AIX can pose myriad challenges. How do you keep your data growth in check while still tapping all

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Study Finds Email Archive in The Cloud Is More Cost-Effective Than On-Premise Infrastructure

November 24, 2017

When it comes to email archive solutions, one thing companies do not always have a clear idea of is cost. But that is about to change with a new study published by Osterman Research and Actiance. The report, “Assessing the Total Cost of Ownership for Veritas Enterprise Vault” has plenty of insights—some of which may

Filed Under: Business Continuity, Cloud Computing

Email Archive Solutions: The Effectiveness and Efficiency of Cloud Archiving

November 10, 2017

Not long ago, email archive infrastructure was primarily developed and built on-site; that is, within the premises of a traditional brick-and-mortar structure, which is usually the organization’s physical location. Cloud archiving was not even a factor to consider. However, as email communications slowly but steadily declined, and even considered by some as archaic, as a

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