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I recently found this slideshare about how to run a post-mortem here: Post Mortems for Humans I am personally a firm believer that if you want a reliable, problem-resistant system, you have to incrementally improve by asking questions and systematically eradicating … Continue reading
Proactive Server Monitoring Pitfalls
The following is a guest post by Svet Stefanov. He is a freelance writer and a contributing author to WebSitePulse’s blog. Svet is currently exploring the topic of proactive monitoring, and how it can help small and big business steer clear of shallow … Continue reading
Posted in Business Continuity, Cloud, Disaster Recovery, Downtime, Technology, Uptime
Tagged Availability, Crisis Management, Disasters, Risk, Software Monitoring
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Thursday Link Day
12 boneheaded PR mistakes. Be ready for crisis, don’t erase negative comments. Some great data loss disaster stories. With miraculous recoveries. CNN suggestions on preparing for technology disasters. But cloud is no silver bullet. Infographic on datacenters and downtime. Big … Continue reading
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Tagged Availability, cnn, Crisis Management, datacenters, Disaster Recovery, Disasters, infographic, IT, loss disaster, Risk
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Little Disasters Worse Than Big Disasters?
“The dose makes the poison.” – Paracelsus I had coffee with a friend who runs a small IT service company on Friday, and we were talking a bit about preparing for disasters. He’s been doing this a long time and seen … Continue reading
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Tagged Availability, Crisis Management, Disasters, IT, Risk, Scalability, Web Service
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When Disaster Strikes, Will You Be Ready?
This is a guest post by Holly Plumley West (@hplumley), a disaster recovery & business continuity professional & triathlete. Enjoy! When Disaster Strikes, Will You Be Ready? Disaster recovery (DR) sites are like insurance: most people make their monthly / … Continue reading
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