| | March 20176CIOReviewFloods, fires, power outages, and cyberattacks are not the only things coercing businesses to have a robust Disaster Recovery (DR) plan in place today. When a simple typo in AWS Simple Storage Service (S3) was enough to take down hundreds of large websites for nearly 11 hours, the significance of enterprise-grade DR is clear as day--be it a multibillion dollar enterprise or small business. While onsite backup is an option, they are still susceptible to local disasters and are not failsafe. The key is to host DR solutions in the cloud or in a virtualized server, from which critical data can be restored in a matter of minutes.Enterprise-grade DR does not have to be large investments that break the bank. Technology has evolved enormously over the years and cloud-based disaster recovery--Disaster-Recovery-as-a-Service (DRaaS)--facilitates failover of virtual machines to secure cloud locations. With on-demand pricing models and the flexibility to only pay for what an organization needs, DRaaS provides businesses the benefits of security and compliance within the cloud platform. It helps ensure an organization's business continuity by providing a total system backup in case of a system failure.Recovering from a major disaster is not simple and requires extensive planning, testing, and execution. Alongside the implementation of an effective DRaaS solution, careful thought must be given to a DR plan. For instance, it is smart to seek expert guidance to follow the `Backup Rule of Three,' which insists that three copies of any data exist on two different storage media with one of those being offsite. This is where MSPs, in addition to providing and managing the tools for data backup and recovery, can help clients through the disaster recovery planning process.At this juncture, CIOReview presents its disaster recovery special edition featuring insights from industry thought leaders and solutions from innovative solution providers. We hope this edition is valuable in helping you come up with a robust, enterprise-grade DR plan.Let us know your thoughts.Jeevan George Managing Editoreditor@cioreview.com Copyright © 2017 ValleyMedia, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher thereof.CIOReviewMARCH - 10 - 2017Mailing AddressCIOReview44790 S. Grimmer Blvd Suite 202, Fremont, CA 94538T:510.402.1463, F:510-894-8405 March - 10 - 2017, Vol 06 SE 17 Published by ValleyMedia, Inc.To subscribe to CIOReviewVisit www.cioreview.com DISASTER RECOVERY SPECIALCIOReviewEditorial StaffSalesT: 510.402.1463Aaron Pierce Frank NoelSarah FernandesAva GarciaJoshua ParkerShiv ShankerMary Elizabethmary@cioreview.comVisualizersStephen ThomasArpita GhoshManaging EditorJeevan GeorgeEditorialThe Gravity of a Robust DR Strategy
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