Local area network disaster recovery tutorial: Redundant power systems and planning key for LAN DR

The coordination and preparation of a disaster recovery (DR) plan can be a complex operation that spans departments and facilities, and affects every IT system including applications, data storage, and telecommunications. One critical system that you may overlook is your local area network (LAN). Ensuring that your networking infrastructure is up and running so your users have access to critical IT applications and data as quickly as possible is a key component of a comprehensive network disaster recovery plan.

In this LAN DR planning tutorial, you will learn how to recognize the events that should trigger your LAN DR plan, how to prevent and mitigate those networking disasters, and the key elements of a solid LAN DR plan.

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Information technology governance and the role of the storage manager

No company wants to get dragged into a lengthy e-discovery process or be penalized for avoiding government compliance regulations. That's why information technology governance, which focuses on the performance and risk management of information technology systems, is so important.


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iSCSI storage system implemented by University of Alaska Fairbanks

After confronting scalability problems with NFS, the Bioinformatics Core at the University of Alaska Fairbanks adopted an iSCSI storage system and has some lessons to share from its implementation.

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