22 March 2011

Key Takeaways for Successful BC/DR

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by Cindy Humphrey

If you missed our previous BC/DR posts, we’ve covered:

Wrapping up our series, we’re highlighting four key takeaways for ensuring a successful BC/DR deployment. We asked our BC/DR expert, Mike Cybyske to come up with his most critical advice for anyone developing or deploying a BC/DR strategy. Mike is a crisis manager at Qwest and is responsible for overseeing our corporate Crisis Management Team.

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15 March 2011

iPad 2: Should Businesses Really Care?

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by Ken Smith

Should you care about the iPad 2? This time around, I’d wager the answer is probably yes. Why? Because this one is more business-friendly. It’s only a matter of time before business users are clamoring to get their IT departments to support the device.

A few reasons businesses should take notice:

  • Joint Venture program – It’s like Apple Genius for businesses. They can help get your business set up and train your employees.
  • Business-friendly applications – iPad-friendly apps include salesforce.com, Mail, Calendar, Contacts, Maps, Notes and Safari.
  • Integration with standard business apps – It integrates with Microsoft Exchange, Lotus Domino and standards-based messaging environment

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03 March 2011

Risky Business: How Technology Can Help You Manage Risk

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by Cindy Humphrey

We’ve been talking a lot here at ThinkGig about business continuity/disaster recovery (BC/DR). We’ve covered how to create a BC/DR strategy and real-life examples of BC/DR in action. Today, we will cover the technology considerations that come into play when managing risk. Again, we turned to our own BC/DR expert, Mike Cybyske. Mike is a crisis manager at Qwest and is responsible for overseeing our corporate Crisis Management Team.

If you missed our previous BC/DR posts, be sure to check these out:

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