From Disaster to Recovery: What Hurricane Harvey Means for your Data Center - Seguridad Mania.com - España y América Latina

In the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey that swept Southern Texas this week, colocation facilities and companies with data centers in the region (and elsewhere) are faced with the stark reality that a strong data center and disaster recovery plan is vital. Data center, facilities and operations managers must ensure they have a facility that is built to withstand this level of natural disaster. Everything from cooling and storm monitoring, to backup generators and network operations, require the proper preparation, planning and implementation to withstand these types of conditions. An outage would be detrimental to customers and open up vulnerability for breaches and data leaks. Join this expert panel with leaders from Storage Switzerland and Uptime Institute to discuss: - Why you need to have your data at a secure off-site location - Steps to take in preparing your data center for these types of occurrences - The software and hardware required to ensure proper storage, backup, replication and recovery of your customers' mission critical systems Moderator: George Crump, Chief Steward, Storage Switzerland Panelists: Christopher Brown, CTO, Uptime Institute & Curtis Preston, Sr. Analyst, Storage Switzerland