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8 big IT failures of 2023

CIO

We’ve gathered eight instances of big tech failures that struck companies and other organizations in 2023. The outage was traced to a damaged database file; a contractor was working to correct a problem with the synchronization between live and backup databases and ended up corrupting both.

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What CIOs everywhere can learn from Canada’s nationwide internet outage

CIO

Shaun Guthrie, Peavey Mart Senior VP of Information Technology and VP of the CIO Association of Canada Peavey Mart. As a result, “only two stores were directly impacted where they had no internet connectivity,” says Shaun Guthrie, the company’s Senior VP of Information Technology and VP of the CIO Association of Canada. Sapper Labs.

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Guarding the gates: a look at critical infrastructure security in 2023

CIO

Thankfully, as new dangers arise, we also see the emergence of groundbreaking technologies that can help us combat them. While these technologies aren’t complete fixes to the problem, they do offer an extra layer of security to protect our vital infrastructure.

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Business Impact Analysis: An Integral Part of Business Continuity Planning

Kaseya

IT teams in most organizations are familiar with disaster recovery and business continuity processes. However, some may not be aware of the importance of conducting a business impact analysis (BIA). A BIA is one of the most important elements of a business continuity plan. Business Impact. Dependencies.

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4 Critical Features for Remote and Branch Office Business Continuity

Arcserve

Remote office and branch office (ROBO) management is tough enough even without the complexities of backup and disaster recovery (BDR). Due to limited IT resources distributed enterprises are often forced to focus their priorities on data centers while remote locations fall by the wayside.

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Why Companies Are Moving Their Analytics to AWS Cloud

Datavail

The AWS Auto Scaling feature lets you define rules to automatically adjust your capacity, so the system never goes down due to heavy demand. Data backup and business continuity: Tools like AWS Backup help you get your business back up and running more quickly in the wake of a disaster.

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5 Reasons Why Disaster Recovery Plans Fail

Kaseya

You diligently back up critical servers to your on-site appliance or to the cloud, but when an incident happens and you need it the most, the backup recovery fails. . Failing to align backup plans with specific restore expectations can have devastating consequences. . It is a scenario that every IT team fears.