| | SEPTEMBER 20186CIOReviewIt's the idea of a loss that makes disasters dreadful, which is why recovery schemes ought to be multidimensional and multi-layered in nature. After all, chances for successful recovery diminishes progressively from the point in time when the disaster happens up until when recovery measures are put into effect; so, it's always better to be safe--by looking at business continuity from different perspectives--than sorry.That said, it is important to break the clichéd mindset of most businesses, where a cybersecurity or ransomware attack escapes their idea of "probable disasters affecting businesses." It is estimated that damages and recovery from a ransomware attack may exceed $11 billion in 2019. While restoring from a backup may spring up as the first resolution to this, it may not always work, which brings the ransomware-as-a-service market into the picture. In the process of restricting the restoration of infected files, it ensures the most secure and regulated possible mechanisms of disaster recovery.Despite complicated network and server infrastructures, and regulations pertaining to data collection and storage, it has become a lot easier to be "safe." Thanks to the innovations brought to the table by a plethora of storage solutions. In parallel, the approach to DR has come a long way over the years. Manual workarounds around DR are diminishing in their viability as enterprises continue to seek automated approaches. Virtualization, most particularly, the virtual disaster recovery market continues to be a major trend in the space as well, for, it is considered as one of the greatest improvements in the business continuity niche. Additionally, virtualization brings to the table increased number of recovery options and shortens recovery protocols. Of the virtual DR products available in the marketplace, most have near-instant failover, where failovers can be measured in minutes. Although a distant future, enterprises have even begun to use the cloud for disaster recovery, wherein, third-party DRaaS and cloud solutions are taking the place of alternative co-locations. From a solution seeker's viewpoint, identifying DR strategies that best align with their specific business requirements have become more crucial than ever. CIOReview on its part presents its special edition on disaster recovery, featuring insights from industry thought leaders and technologies from innovative solution providers. We hope this edition will be valuable in helping you make informed decisions for your enterprise.Let us know your thoughts.Jeevan George Managing Editoreditor@cioreview.comEditorialTying Every Possible Loose EndCopyright © 2018 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.CIOReviewSEPTEMBER - 29 -2018Editorial StaffSalesJustin SmithKenneth ThomasLester D'SouzaKyle SummersSarah FernandezSurajit Narayan DekaEric Thomaseric_thomas@cioreview.comManaging EditorJeevan GeorgeDISASTER RECOVERY SPECIAL*Some of the Insights are based on the interviews with respective CIOs and CXOs to our editorial staffVisualizersVishal IssacJohn Grey Contact Us:Phone:510-722-8394Fax:510-894-8405Email:sales@cioreview.comeditor@cioreview.commarketing@cioreview.com September - 29 - 2018, Vol 07 SE 70 Published by ValleyMedia, Inc.To subscribe to CIOReviewVisit www.cioreview.com CIOReview
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