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The future of cloud computing: 2013
Brush up on the best of the cloud market in 2012, and get expert insights into the future of cloud computing for 2013 with this all-in-one guide. guide
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Cloud disaster recovery guide: The value of DRaaS
DR as a Service enables providers to offer a more affordable alternative to conventional DR services. Find out how to get started with this disaster recovery guide. guide
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CloudCast Weekly: Podcast archive
Miss an episode of CloudCast Weekly? Use this podcast archive to find new episodes or to peruse older podcasts. Tutorial
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SearchCloudProvider.com's top five news stories from summer 2012
As August ends, we review the summer's top five news stories on SearchCloudProvider.com. Miss anything? We'll help you catch up on the top headlines. Feature
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When disaster strikes, GIS technology helps prevent cloud disruption
When integrated with network management systems, geographic information system (GIS) technology can help cloud providers minimize service disruptions. Feature
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An MSP's guide to selling cloud backup services and cloud-based DR
Learn more about how MSPs can offer cloud backup services, cloud disaster recovery services and other data protection services in the cloud in this free chapter download. Chapter Download
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Managed backup services: Pros and cons of hosting approaches
There are two basic approaches to providing managed backup services: reselling services from another provider or, for brave and deep-pocketed providers, building your own NOC. Find out the pros and cons of each approach. Feature
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MSPAlliance cloud insurance offers liability coverage for providers
The MSPAlliance introduces new cloud insurance program, offering extended liability coverage for providers and peace of mind for customers. News | 22 May 2013
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Amazon's Jeff Barr digs into AWS pricing, uptime on user group tour
At the first stop on his cross-country speaking tour, Amazon's Jeff Barr answered questions on AWS pricing, performance and availability. News | 15 May 2013
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BYOD presents mobile data backup opportunity for providers
Cloud providers can help their customers protect crucial information being stored on employee devices by providing mobile data backup offerings. News | 30 Jan 2013
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No 'all or nothing' clouds: NTT America's hybrid cloud and DR strategy
NTT America discusses the importance of offering customers a hybrid cloud and DR strategy. It also describes how it will use SDN in 2013. News | 13 Dec 2012
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Top 10 news stories of 2012: CloudStack vs. OpenStack and more
Check out our review of the top news stories of 2012, including the CloudStack vs. OpenStack shake-up with Citrix, cloud DR issues at Amazon and more. News | 05 Dec 2012
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Hurricane Sandy's wake: How did providers' data center DR plans do?
How did disaster recovery plans hold up in the wake of Hurricane Sandy? Service providers share their data center DR experiences. News | 07 Nov 2012
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The cloud brings SMB disaster recovery within reach
Cloud providers can help SMB disaster recovery as a service; backup services bundling cloud services grow as attractive option for smaller businesses. News | 13 Sep 2012
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Cloud disaster recovery services: Customers want 'DR as a Service'
Customers look to cloud disaster recovery services for business continuity. Providers must offer reliable backup, stronger service-level agreements. News | 01 Aug 2012
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Amazon cloud failure highlights reliability, DR concerns for providers
Cloud providers can learn from the recent, high-profile Amazon cloud failure by revisiting their disaster recovery (DR) strategies. News | 11 Jul 2012
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Cloud outage fears slow global cloud adoption, survey says
Cloud outage and cloud performance concerns are hindering global adoption, says recent Alcatel-Lucent study. Customers demand transparency, clear SLAs. News | 20 Jun 2012
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Providers must address top cloud computing issues to succeed in 2013
After many high-profile blunders last year, cloud providers must overcome customers' concerns to gain mainstream traction in 2013. Tip
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Ensure cloud uptime with common standards for data center designs
Standards-based approaches to data center designs can cut costs and prevent potential fallout from service outages. Tip
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Best practices for VM backups: A cloud provider perspective
By becoming more diligent about virtual machine backup and archiving, cloud providers can better meet SLAs and launch more premium services. Tip
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DRaaS definitions you need to know
Providers planning to offer DRaaS should brush up on their disaster recovery vocab and understand what works best in the cloud. Tip
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Planning cloud disaster recovery services and avoiding the pain points
Providers looking at cloud disaster recovery services should examine the potential customer base, the challenges and partnership opportunities. Tip
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Cloud storage prices: Avoid turning your MSP business into a commodity
Managed services providers face a lot of pressure to cut cloud storage prices, but doing so may turn their business into a commodity and devalue their services. Tip
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Cloud storage solutions: Key to business data survivability
Cloud storage solutions should be positioned as a business data insurance policy, not a cheap storage solution that can increase business survivability and garner better rates. Tip
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Two inroads to cloud data backup services
Beyond hosting your own cloud data backup services or helping customers implement it, there are two other good ways to get involved in cloud data backup services. Tip
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VPLS: A secure LAN cloud solution for some, not all
VPLS can be the right solution for enterprise customers using non-IP protocols and for disaster recovery scenarios, as long as service providers and customers understand the security implications and don't get swept away with the hype. Tip
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Selling the CIO on the service provider as business continuity partner
Service providers are well positioned as IT backup organizations for enterprises, offering business continuity and disaster recovery in the case of outages and failures. Tip
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What are the main challenges associated with DRaaS SLAs?
Cloud providers must cover security, access control and restoration time when negotiating DRaaS SLAs with customers, says cloud expert Mooney Sherman. ATE
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Disaster recovery in the cloud: What do customers expect in an SLA?
Crafting an SLA for DR in the cloud requires providers to address several issues up front with customers, according to cloud expert Mooney Sherman. ATE
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How can GIS technology help prevent cloud outages?
GIS technology helps cloud providers identify developing threats and plan in advance to foil outages, says TM Forum CEO Martin Creaner. ATE
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Making mobile command trailers part of telecom disaster recovery plans
Should mobile command trailers be involved in telecom disaster recovery plans? Expert panelist Mike Jude details the pros and cons of building a mobile command trailer. Answer
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disaster recovery as a service (DRaaS)
Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) is a predetermined set of processes offered by a third-party vendor to help an enterprise develop and implement a disaster recovery plan (DRP). An increasing number of DRaaS providers have emerged recently as th... Definition
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CloudCast Weekly: Amazon cloud outage underscores limits of automation
In this week-in-review podcast, our editors discuss the implications of the latest Amazon cloud outage and the human error that caused it. Podcast
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CloudCast Weekly: Cloud computing opportunities, plus a monthly recap
There are plenty of cloud computing opportunities out there, but choosing the right one can be daunting for cloud providers just starting out. Podcast
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Top cloud services enterprises and SMBs want to buy
A recent survey revealed the top cloud services that IT pros want to buy in the next six months. Find out if you're ready to meet their needs. Photo Story
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CloudCast Weekly: Is DRaaS an easy sell with SMBs?
In this weekly podcast, our editors discuss how cloud is making disaster recovery, in the form of DR as a Service (DRaaS), more accessible to SMBs. Podcast
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CloudCast Weekly: Cloud monitoring stops bugs from becoming disasters
In our weekly podcast, we discuss how cloud monitoring helps service providers catch problems in the data center before they turn into catastrophes. Podcast
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CloudCast Weekly: After AWS cloud outage, will market face backlash?
After a recent storm took part of the Amazon cloud down, a post-mortem of the incident offers lessons on disaster recovery for other cloud providers. Podcast
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Storage hypervisor makes cloud storage fast, affordable and reliable
In this podcast, learn how cloud provider Host.net uses a storage hypervisor from DataCore Software to ensure fast, economical and high-availability storage in its cloud. Podcast
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MSPAlliance cloud insurance offers liability coverage for providers
The MSPAlliance introduces new cloud insurance program, offering extended liability coverage for providers and peace of mind for customers. News
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Amazon's Jeff Barr digs into AWS pricing, uptime on user group tour
At the first stop on his cross-country speaking tour, Amazon's Jeff Barr answered questions on AWS pricing, performance and availability. News
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What are the main challenges associated with DRaaS SLAs?
Cloud providers must cover security, access control and restoration time when negotiating DRaaS SLAs with customers, says cloud expert Mooney Sherman. ATE
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Disaster recovery in the cloud: What do customers expect in an SLA?
Crafting an SLA for DR in the cloud requires providers to address several issues up front with customers, according to cloud expert Mooney Sherman. ATE
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Providers must address top cloud computing issues to succeed in 2013
After many high-profile blunders last year, cloud providers must overcome customers' concerns to gain mainstream traction in 2013. Tip
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Ensure cloud uptime with common standards for data center designs
Standards-based approaches to data center designs can cut costs and prevent potential fallout from service outages. Tip
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BYOD presents mobile data backup opportunity for providers
Cloud providers can help their customers protect crucial information being stored on employee devices by providing mobile data backup offerings. News
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The future of cloud computing: 2013
Brush up on the best of the cloud market in 2012, and get expert insights into the future of cloud computing for 2013 with this all-in-one guide. guide
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CloudCast Weekly: Amazon cloud outage underscores limits of automation
In this week-in-review podcast, our editors discuss the implications of the latest Amazon cloud outage and the human error that caused it. Podcast
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No 'all or nothing' clouds: NTT America's hybrid cloud and DR strategy
NTT America discusses the importance of offering customers a hybrid cloud and DR strategy. It also describes how it will use SDN in 2013. News
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About Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity for Cloud Services
Find out about the best practices for cloud service providers ensuring business continuity and cloud computing disaster recovery, and the risk analysis services they offer customers. For enterprises to trust moving applications to the cloud, providers need to work with customers' business and technology leaders to plan for everything from brief power outages to manmade and natural disasters, which includes geographic diversity, server restoration, backup, network failovers and backup storage, with SLAs to match.