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While people continue to debate the merits of global warming and its impact on their everyday lives, researchers are far more confident about the prospect of more intense heat waves, heavy downpours, earthquakes and even volcanic eruptions in our near future. But no...
According to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the United States has experienced a record number of billion-dollar natural disasters --and of those, at least 10 are approaching a total of $50 billion dollars in costs. Considered the “nation’s scorekeeper,” the...
There is a growing dictionary of words and phrases related to the products, services and concepts involved in cloud storage, disaster recovery and advanced data protection. Bookmark this Cloud Storage and DRaaS Glossary of Terms as a handy reference. Find common...
Bring it Zombies! Our Disaster Recovery Plan is Readydisaaultata Take deep breaths. I can see you shaking after listening to the forecast of events which may in fact, threaten our very human existence. The world is ending this afternoon. And if by some miracle we make...
As we build more complex systems like the Deep Water Horizon Rig, the potential for things to go catastrophically wrong increases – dramatically. As industries and products mature they do become more stable, examples are cars and atomic power. But oil exploration and...
On June 11, 2009, the World Health Organization (WHO) raised the worldwide pandemic alert level to Phase 6 due to the spread of the H1N1 virus. The virus, also known as Swine Flu, has rapidly established itself and will continue to persist in the coming months as the...
A computer glitch stopped trading for 40 minutes in more than 200 stocks at the New York Stock Exchange today. One of the key computer servers used to conduct trading lost connectivity to the trading network. As a result, stocks such as General Electric and...
In July of 1993, eight individuals were arrested and later convicted for plotting terrorist attacks on key sites in Manhattan. Such key sites included: the St. Regis, the Waldorf-Astoria and the UN Plaza hotels, as well as the Holland and Lincoln tunnels. VP of...
As business begins to return to travel, there’s so much to consider when keeping yourself and your belongings safe. Working in airports has always been common practice, as is eating and drinking while working, but now there’s an additional layer of concern for...
The Boston Globe and other outlets reported this weekend that Carbonite lost data for 7,500 customers. Many of these customers were able to make fresh backups before they suffered any real losses. Some, however, were not. Those who were not recieved apologies and...