disaster recovery report quarter 1 2013 by quorum, inc
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Download Quorum’s Disaster Recovery Report: www.Quorum.net/drr Disaster of any kind can have a major impact on small to mid–sized business. As Quorum Inc.'s Disaster Recovery Report shows, disasters caused by hardware failures (at 55%), for example far outpace those caused by Mother Nature. Human Error (at 22%) is the second biggest contributor for disasters. Software failures and Natural Disasters are the other two major contributors. The resulting downtime from these disasters can bring small to mid-size business to the brink. Disaster Recovery technology that enables instant recovery of data, applications and systems- along with frequency and regular system testing- is the only way to safeguard a company's revenue, customers and reputation. In an effort to put into sharper focus the importance of disaster recovery technology as part of the an overall business continuity plan, this Disaster Recovery report presents of the frequency of various disasters. By using this report as a predictive tool, small to mid-size businesses will have a heightened awareness of the spontaneous nature of disasters. This report also highlights the Time and Cost of bouncing back from a disaster and how Small to Mid-Sized companies should safeguard their data. In conclusion, the report discusses that regular testing plays a key role in preparing for a disaster that can strike any time. Interestingly IT professions avoid regular testing due to complexities with the process and therefore it becomes imperative to deploy a Disaster Recovery system that enables automatic testing that will work as expected in an actual disaster.TRANSCRIPT
Disaster Recovery Report, Quarter 1, 2013Top Causes of Disaster Downtime for Small to Mid-Sized Companies
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Disaster Recovery Report, Quarter 1, 2013
Natural disasters have always made headlines. The fallout is extreme. Lives and property are worst affected. Businesses are ruined too. But many other disasters can have a worse impact on small to mid-sized businesses.
Time and Expense The Report highlights the Time and Expense of bouncing back from a disaster and how small to mid-sized companies should safeguard their data.
Disaster Recovery Planning
The Report reviews the frequency of various disasters, and puts into sharper focus the importance of disaster recovery technology as part of an overall business continuity plan.
Disaster Recovery Solutions The Report examines the Disaster Recovery Solution Landscape, the three common solutions - Tape & Disk Backup, Cloud Backup and Quorum’s Hybrid Cloud - and their effectiveness, in detail.
Predictive Tool By using this Report as a predictive tool, small to mid-sized businesses can now have a heightened awareness of the spontaneous nature of disasters.
The four most common causes of system downtime according to the Report:
Key Role of Regular Testing In conclusion, the Report underlines the Key Role of Regular Testing in preparing for a disaster that can strike any time. It stresses the need to deploy a Disaster Recovery System that enables automatic testing and works effectively in an actual disaster.
Quorum’s Hybrid Cloud Solutions
Quorum’s Hybrid Cloud Solutions deliver the advantages of virtualized data center replication, without the high cost and complexity. These solutions run up-to-date, ready-to-run virtual machine clones of a company’s critical systems, locally or in the cloud. They transparently take over for failed servers within minutes, so recovery is instant with no break in business.
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But the resulting downtime from any of these disasters can bring small to mid-sized businesses to a standstill.
Hardware Failures
Natural Disasters
55%
5%
lead the list
are a distant fourth
Human Error
Software Failures
22%
18%
is second
come third
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