nFrame’s Whitepaper Library: Cloud Computing, Disaster Recover, Colocation & More
Bullet Proof Your Business with a Disaster Recovery Plan
Weather-related damage can be a great inconvenience to even those companies that properly prepare for the “worst-case scenario.” The weather is unpredictable, but your company’s disaster recovery plan should not be.
Is Cloud Computing (AKA Virtualization) Right for Your Company?
You may have seen the television commerical that asks, "What is cloud computing?" If you own or run a business, you'll be very interested in the answer.
Putting People First Builds Customer Loyalty, Impacts Bottom Line
Most companies today proudly claim to be customer-focused, but a closer look often reveals those claims to be somewhat artificial and hollow.
"Buy Indiana" When it Comes to Data Center Services
A relevant operational and financial questions posed to businesses should be: "Why take your business outside of Indiana?" and "Why build when you can rent?"
Mother Nature is Unpredictable. Is Access to Your Data?
Natural disasters — like the recent earthquakes felt here in the Midwest — are unpredictable. Access to your company’s vital network applications and data should not be.
Technology Outsourcing Can Harness the Spiraling Cost of Manpower
Many IT professionals are struggling with high-pressure corporate directives to do more with less as budgets get leaner and the cost of doing business gets more expensive.
Why Outsource? Demand for Power Increases While Budgets Weaken
Data center energy use and demand is at an all time high.
Preparing Your Business for Natural and Man-Made Disasters
Whether through a terrorist attack or tornado, disasters and business disruptions happen when you least expect. It’s important to remember that even minor interruptions, like a power outage, can wreak havoc on your ability to do business.
Computing the Cost of Downtime
While most senior executives will earmark dollars to insure the company against fire, theft and injury, it’s difficult to pry money loose for business continuity and disaster recovery contingencies.
Twenty years ago, there were few ways to strategically address business and technology recovery risks. The focus at that time was on simply protecting/recovering data, not on rapidly returning it to operation. Today, the pace of business has led to integrated and technology-dependant processes where failures halt core business functions and result in direct and indirect revenue loss.
Is Your Data Center Making the Grade?
Though every company has a data center, they were not all created equal. Whether you manage your own in-house data center or outsource to a professional, there are industry standards and best practices that must be in place to efficiently support your IT infrastructure.
Guarding Against Murphy??s Law with a Business Continuity Plan
Most decision-makers envision a catastrophic event when they think of “disaster recovery.” The reality is that most business “disasters” are not extreme but merely interruptions that cause companies to shut down –for hours, days or weeks. In the face of an interruption, it is more important to plan for ongoing resiliency – or “business continuity,” rather than “disaster recovery.”