Category Archives: Disaster Recovery

Flood protection – how to make sure it doesn’t sink your business
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A Soggy Outlook 2012 was one of the wettest years on record. Over 52 inches of rainfall splashed down on Britain, despite the country experiencing a drought over the first three months. Over 8,000 homes and businesses were battered by … Continue reading

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SunGard Availability Services Announces Continued Growth in India
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 London, England: 18 April, 2013 – SunGard Availability Services, the pioneer and leading provider of Information Availability services, today announced its continued expansion into India, through the signing of Workplace Recovery contracts with two leading global financial institutions. This follows continued … Continue reading

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Availability Usurps Recovery to Become the Defacto Business Mind-Set
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London, UK: 27th March, 2013 – SunGard Availability Services, the pioneer and leading provider of Information Availability services, today revealed that steady and sustained growth over recent years in managed services adoption has led to an improvement in the UK’s … Continue reading

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The Rise and Rise of Workplace Recovery
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So your data, sitting in resilient clouds and data centres is undoubtedly more resilient and more available, you only have to look at SunGard’s 2012 Invocations Statistics to see that.  A remarkable change from a decade ago.  Of course, that … Continue reading

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Harmony at last? SunGard principal consultant Ron Miller looks at approaches to BC across Europe
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There’s no denying that business continuity (BC) has evolved significantly over the last few years. We’re now in a situation where various approaches to arriving at what was perceived as “good practice” appear to have converged to the point where … Continue reading

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SunGard delivers staple service for Office Depot
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With numerous customers relying on Office Depot UK & Ireland to deliver vital office supplies same day or next day, the leading office supplies and solutions provider recognises any interruption to its operations would result in financial loss, customer attrition … Continue reading

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Computacenter and Sanofi Case Study
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Computacenter is Europe’s leading independent provider of IT infrastructure services. It advises customers on their IT strategy, implements the most appropriate technology from a wide range of leading vendors and manages technology infrastructures on their behalf. Its 12,000 employees deliver … Continue reading

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FIVE CONSIDERATIONS TOWARDS ENTERPRISE AVAILABILITY No 4
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Look beyond organisational boundaries We’re all familiar with the adage ‘no man is an island’ and the same is true of businesses. The most well-run firm may have a robust IT infrastructure, exemplary business continuity (BC) plans and crisis management … Continue reading

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SunGard’s Recovery Services at a Glance
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When a business is unavailable for just 24 hours, research* shows that almost half its customers will assume it has folded and take their business elsewhere. 3,500 man years of experience handling over 3,400 invocations with 100% invocation success 100,000 … Continue reading

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