Disaster Recovery

The Comprehensive Guide to Cybersecurity for Multi-Cloud Computing

“It’ll never happen to me.” How often has a phrase like this been uttered by a business owner—only to have disaster strike anyway? Unfortunately, it happens pretty often, but that’s not surprising. Security threats are becoming more sophisticated by the minute, making it challenging to fully grasp just how sneaky and damaging they can be.

Understanding Cyber Security Key Performance Indicators: 10 KPIs You Need to Track to Protect Your Business From Ransomware and Other Threats

Key performance indicators (KPIs) allow companies to measure their progress toward goals. They give you a way of checking in to see how you’re doing. Cyber security KPI metrics provide an assessment method to give you insight into whether you’re at risk and if you’re doing enough to keep your company safe. Cyber attacks are

What Is a Business Continuity Plan? (7 Tips to Create a BCP)

Imagine what it would be like to have your business uprooted in the blink of an eye. That’s precisely what can happen if you’re the victim of a cybersecurity attack. And without a plan to fall back on, picking up the pieces will be a struggle. But worse, it could also mean closing your doors,

Three System Recovery Strategies for Success

Business owners and IT managers understand that data and applications form the backbone of their enterprises. They facilitate connections between employees and customers, maintain system operations, and ensure efficient information storage and access.

Cloudfirst’s Getting Ready for IBM i Cloud Migration Guide Featured in IT Jungle

Organizations of all types and sizes are migrating their IBM i systems to the cloud to take advantage of the numerous benefits and efficiencies. Cloud solutions allow IT managers to gain system performance with scalable resources, reduced maintenance, and predictable monthly expenses.

Backup vs. DRaaS for IBM i

We can all agree that critical business data needs to be protected against disasters and that unplanned downtimes can be extremely costly. Yet many IT managers are not in agreement about the best backup approach for their IBM Power Systems that are running IBM i. Some believe that traditional methods (such as tape) are still

How Managed Backup can enhance your IBM i Disaster Recovery Strategy

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

Realizing your IBM i Tape Backup Strategy Must Change

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

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

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.