Business Continuity vs. Disaster Recovery (Audio)

March 3, 2010

Episode #7 – Jeremy Ross, Services Manager at 3coast, compares business continuity to disaster recovery and emphasizes the importance of paying close attention to both. He also explains why companies should prepare now for the upcoming hurricane season. [ca_audio url_mp3="//www.3coast.com/audio/Biz_Cont.mp3" url_ogg="//www.3coast.com/audio/Biz_Cont.mp3" css_class="codeart-google-mp3-player" autoplay="false" download="false" html5="false"]

Three Misconceptions About Business Continuity

By 3coast on January 20, 2010

Business continuity is the investment made by a business to be proactive in avoiding the risks associated with a disaster. Typically, this investment is an operating expense that serves as an insurance policy on an ongoing basis. Disaster recovery is the plan associated with the reaction that follows a catastrophic ...

Data Loss Could Be the End of Your Business

By Stephen Sweeney on November 23, 2009

Security in small and mid-size businesses is more than just preventing viruses and blocking spam. Protecting your assets is the key to the long-term success of your business and the foundation of a strong IT infrastructure. What are the basic building blocks of a secure infrastructure? In 2009, cyber crime is ...

How Protected is Your Network Against Employee Theft?

By 3coast on November 18, 2009

Insider theft is on the rise. Displaced workers are abusing their corporate data access to steal, exploit and damage information networks. In a survey of 800 worldwide CIOs, more than 40% agreed that displaced employees were the biggest threat to vital information. International companies are estimated to have lost more ...

Shocking Network Security Numbers

By Stephen Sweeney on September 15, 2009

The type of security threats on our networks is escalating. While tools exist to detect security leaks, they have no chance against skilled professionals with a reason to take something from your network. Knowing where you stand in terms of network security is no longer an option, but a necessity. ...

Why the Time to Upgrade Your Network is Now

By 3coast on September 4, 2009

Have you ever heard the song, “If you're gonna play in Texas, you gotta have a fiddle in the band?” For some reason, this theme plays in my head but the lyrics are, “If you're gonna do an upgrade, you’re gonna wanna do it now.” I know the song could use ...

Considering an Office Move? Don’t be Left “Disconnected.”

By 3coast on July 14, 2009

I’ve had more than one conversation with a client that started like this…“Oh, by the way, we’ll be moving our office in two to three months.” This should be music to my ears since we’re in the business of supporting our client’s technology needs. However, office relocation can easily become ...

Disaster Recovery Toolkit: Can your Email Server Weather the Storm?

By 3coast on June 9, 2009

If you were unfortunate enough to experience Hurricane Ike, how did your email server fare? Not everyone can afford to keep their servers in a nice, safe datacenter or colocation facility. Does that mean your business is subject to your building’s physical power or Internet connection? The answer to that ...

Disaster Recovery Toolkit: Business Must Go OnDR & Colocation

By 3coast on June 4, 2009

Business continuity and disaster recovery planning are all about a company’s ability to survive and continue operations in the face of physical and environmental events, such as natural disasters (fires, hurricanes, earthquakes, etc), network outages, disgruntled employees and computer viruses. Critical business technologies – telephone, email, Internet, corporate applications, databases ...

Disaster Recovery Toolkit: Stay in Touch After the Storm

June 1, 2009

Hurricane season is officially here. Businesses are now planning and refining their disaster recovery and business continuity plans to prepare for potential disruptions. Companies need to make sure and investigate a few specific areas – offsite backup, colocation, email continuity and data recovery. A voice-over IP (VoIP) telephone network and ...

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