Four Steps to a Greener IT Infrastructure: Part Deux

Want to make your IT infrastructure more environmentally friendly but don’t know where to start? This is the second in a four-step series… 2: Implementing virtualization technologies helps with consolidating environments and also provides the flexibility to use only the power required to run those virtual machines. Instead of multiple single servers dedicated to a [...]

Tips for Disaster Recovery Planning (Part 1)

Tips for Disaster Recovery Planning (Part 1) 1. Getting Started Typically the first step of getting started with business continuity planning (BCP) is to organize the BCP stakeholders and get executive buy in to the concept. There are several exercises moving through this process and it all depends on the level of executive support you [...]

5 Common Backup and Recovery Mistakes

By Brace Rennels Server backup and recovery isn’t rocket surgery, but you would be surprised by the number of IT organizations that can’t get it right. Here are five of the most common mistakes that I have seen. 1. “Don’t worry, it’s Backup Up” Famous last words! Is it really? Prove it! Just because you [...]

Recovery Time Objectives (RTO) and You!

Thursday, March 25, 2010 by James Senecal, Enterprise Sales Engineer for Double-Take Software. In one of my previous posts I talked about Recovery Point Objectives (RPO) and how that equates to lost data.  Today I would like to cover the other side of the Business Continuity coin, that being Recovery Time Objective (RTO). A Recovery [...]

It’s the Recovery Stupid

In the early 1990′s the then administration had intense discussions about what was important to economy and the phrase “It’s the Economy Stupid!” came to light and ultimately helped win the election in 1992. I was thinking about this the other day and realized this same phrase applies to server backup and recovery, then realized [...]

Double-Take® Software’s Performance and Products Earn Global Recognition

Southborough, Mass. – December 1, 2009 – Double-Take® Software (NASDAQ: DBTK) today announced that the company has been awarded six prestigious awards in 2009 based on its technology innovations and company performance. Double-Take Software competed with hundreds of products and companies for coveted industry recognition in the U.S., UK and China over the past year. [...]

Rouse Protects Critical Workloads Worldwide with Double-Take® Software

Released: 14th October 2009 Publisher: Double-Take Software A Leading International Intellectual Property Rights Firm Enjoys Full Protection For Microsoft Exchange and Elite Enterprise Practice Management Systems Storage Expo / Worcester, UK– 14th October 2009 – Double-Take® Software (NASDAQ: DBTK), today announced that Rouse, a leading IP consultancy & Law firm is using Double-Take to safeguard [...]

Business continuity: insurance policy or an opportunity to improve?

Written by Ian Masters Tuesday, 06 October 2009 “For all organizations, the impact that a disaster can have on its business is significant. From small events such as a lost email or corrupted files through to large-scale problems caused by fire or flooding, the cost of downtime can be huge. This can be particularly expensive, [...]

Double-Take® Software to Host Live Webinar on How to Protect Microsoft Exchange Environments

Southborough, Mass – September 2, 2009 – Microsoft Exchange 2010 has new features and functionality that can help users decrease their IT costs while enhancing their business outcomes. To share how users can take advantage of these benefits while protecting their Microsoft Exchange environments with a secure disaster recovery and business continuity plan, Double-Take® Software [...]

Double-Take® Software to Present at #VMworld 2009

Company’s Director of Solutions Engineering Will Address Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery in Virtual and Physical Environments   Southborough, Mass. – August 26, 2009 – Bob Roudebush, director of solutions engineering at Double-Take® Software (NASDAQ: DBTK), will present at this year’s VMworld 2009. One of the largest virtualization-focused events of the year, VMworld will take [...]