Expect the unexpected with a solid cloud DR strategy

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  Explaining disaster recovery in the cloud

  Discover whether disaster recovery in the cloud is a good choice for your organization, and the pros and cons of different approaches to cloud DR. Read Now

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  How to mitigate disaster during a cloud system outage

  Outages with AWS cloud and other service providers have magnified the importance of disaster recovery. Cloud deployments could prevent further damage, experts say. Read Now

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  Recent natural disasters lend new significance to cloud DR

  As large swathes of the East Coast looked to resume operations after Hurricane Sandy, disaster recovery in the cloud took on new significance. Read Now

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  Why you should implement a cloud disaster recovery plan

  Implementing a cloud DR plan can lead to financial savings for IT professionals and their teams, but it can also ensure a company's data is safely secured offsite. Read Now

Editor's note

Whether it was Hurricane Sandy causing panic among IT administrators, or a major Amazon Web Services outage, the best way to limit damage from IT failure is preparation. Cloud disaster recovery, however, goes a step further than simply having a backup plan.

Cloud DR provides the tools enterprises need to keep their business up and running smoothly in the face of unplanned failure. But which cloud DR strategy should your business select? While strategies vary from company to company, there are a few steps IT pros should take to ensure you choose the right cloud DR fit.

1Enterprises, SMBs weigh the cloud DR choice

If your company has done its research in cloud DR, now's the time to make a choice on strategy. Enterprises as well as small and midsized businesses can find different advantages in cloud disaster recovery, and may differ in their planning stages. It's vital to consider your own company's specific needs before moving forward with implementing cloud DR.

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  Are cloud DR services viable for the enterprise?

  Can enterprises find success with cloud DR? There are factors to weigh, including choosing between public and private cloud services. Read Now

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  When is it a good idea for SMBs to implement cloud DR?

  Learn when and how cloud disaster recovery fits into the data protection strategy for small to midsized businesses, according to experts. Read Now

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  Weighing cloud DR against traditional disaster recovery strategies

  Do cloud DR services' benefits outweigh those of traditional strategies? An expert weighs the viability of these disaster recovery approaches for enterprises and SMBs. Read Now

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  Enterprise IT execs question stability of cloud disaster recovery

  Cloud storage has drawn interest, but enterprises with lingering security concerns have shied away from cloud DR strategies. Read Now

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  Is Disaster Recovery as a Service an easy sell with SMBs?

  In this podcast, experts discuss how DR as a Service is making disaster recovery in the cloud more accessible to SMBs. Listen Now

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  For SMBs, cloud may be best choice for disaster recovery storage

  For small and medium-sized businesses, is it better to keep DR on-premises or take a chance with a cloud disaster recovery service? Listen Now

2Executing and managing cloud disaster recovery strategies

Some companies choose to deploy multiple clouds for failover, such as the hybrid cloud model, and others purchase Disaster Recovery as a Service from providers such as AWS. No matter your enterprise's approach to cloud DR, strict management and testing is crucial for success. Don't allow your disaster recovery strategy to sit stagnant once you've implemented it. From here, IT pros' jobs have just begun.

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  Planning and testing disaster recovery in the cloud

  Cloud-based DR can greatly reduce recovery costs and time compared to traditional DR methods -- and it could protect your enterprise when all hell breaks loose. Read Now

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  Cloud-based disaster recovery requires strict management

  Cloud disaster recovery is flexible, easy to set up and can save SMBs money -- but only if stringent management pieces are in place. Read Now

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  Best practices for disaster recovery in the cloud

  Your cloud DR strategy plan will be very dependent on the cloud use case your company has, so it's important to learn how to match your cloud environment to DR best practices. Read Now

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  Defining disaster recovery strategies using cloud computing

  Think you're running disaster recovery in the cloud? Think again. Be clear on the differences between offsite and cloud DR. Read Now

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  The importance of testing in your cloud DR strategy

  It is extremely important to perform cloud DR testing that simulates a real recovery following a major catastrophe. Read Now

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  Disaster Recovery as a Service terms you need to know

  Before offering DR as a Service, providers must brush up on the important terms related to disaster recovery. Read Now

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  Rolling out disaster recovery in the cloud without the pain

  Providers looking at disaster recovery services in the cloud must examine the challenges and potential of the strategy before implementing. Read Now

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  Six steps to implementing cloud-based disaster recovery

  Cloud-based disaster recovery puts effective DR within the reach of just about any company, if you follow a few key steps. Read Now

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  What disaster recovery means for the hybrid cloud model

  A combination of cloud bursting and failover, or disaster recovery, may create a highly successful hybrid cloud application -- which could be critical to enterprise cloud strategy. Read Now

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  Why companies are turning to a multi-cloud model

  While it may seem counterintuitive, some cloud services providers say customers opt to build a multiple cloud environment for disaster recovery and more. Read Now