Data Recovery Newsletters - July 2008

New Data Replication Technologies Address Disaster Recovery Planning Needs

Due to increased concerns and legislation around data recovery and retention, organizations are evaluating their remote data recovery options. Unfortunately, weeding through the myriad options and claims can be quite daunting. Companies must take a holistic approach, carefully considering many issues including the target environment, scope of the project along with chief objectives, and business and technical risks associated with deploying a solution.

A new category of disaster recovery solutions is emerging. Virtually synchronous replication or asynchronous mirroring was previously unavailable due to the difficulty in maintaining the characteristics of a localized disk mirror over distance. Now available, this article by Miralink founder Ron McCabe details how and when to use it.

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Encryption Makes Data Recovery More Complex But Still Possible

One of the popular myths about encrypted data is that it is not possible to recover it when lost or deleted. While encryption may complicate the data recovery process, it does not make data recovery impossible.

This article looks at recovery options for encrypted data and explains that with or without the decryption 'key', data recovery can still often be successful.

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Use Caution When Retiring IT Equipment at Financial Year-End

In the lead up to the end of the Australian financial year, businesses should think twice about how they are retiring old computers or systems with proprietary information. While millions of dollars are spent on IT infrastructure, backup and storage policies at the end of the financial year end, many organisations still forget to ensure that the financial information is permanently wiped from these drives.

When it comes to retiring old computers or systems with proprietary information, neglecting to erase the stored data first can leave companies vulnerable to major security breaches.

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