More than 90% of Fortune 1000 companies are not confident that they can completely failover to their remote data center within one hour. Given that the costs of downtime can be measured in millions of dollars per minute, companies with unreliable disaster recovery processes are taking a potentially fatal risk. 

Now, at no additional cost, Windows Azure Storage is offering geo-replication to protect your blob and table data in case of a major data center disaster. Read this blog post to learn how it works.  

Power will be the number-one issue for most IT executives within the next few years. Not only does it represent a significant percentage of data center operating costs, but demand is likely to overtake supply in the near future. This e-guide highlights available courses of action for reducing energy consumption – without sacrificing performance. 

This white paper discusses the specific challenges of disaster recovery in virtualized environments and how solutions from Dell and Microsoft are leading to safer, securer, and more highly available virtualized data centers. 

This white paper has today's best practices and keys to help you get back on your feet even if your backup data has been lost. Receive a backup maintenance checklist with key questions to ask regarding your backup strategies, discover common backup challenges and more. Read on to ensure you're prepared for the worst. 

<p>Previous disaster recovery (DR) solutions were expensive, complex, and unreliable, leaving your critical data and enterprise at risk. Discover why a virtualized DR plan is the best choice and how you can implement a successful virtual infrastructure at your company.</p> 

If tape is in fact not dead, and going to be around for a long time, you should learn how to make this technology work better in your IT environment. This E-Guide from SearchDataBackup.com outlines common tape backup errors and gives tips on how to get the most out of this backup method. Read on to learn more. 

Disaster recovery is essential for mitigating the various threats to the data center, and nowhere is this more true than the healthcare sector. Access this resource for a full analysis of the disaster recovery landscape in the healthcare industry and to learn how disaster recovery goes hand-in-hand with exceptional patient care. 

This white paper offers valuable insight into how modern health care facilities can ensure the continuity of operations, even in the face of an unforeseen disaster. Additionally, the ROI associated with a data resilience plan is explored. 

An unplanned interruption can have significant impact on operations, revenue and reputation. Yet using the right technology can significantly reduce the labor of recovering from a disruption or disaster. Access this resource to discover how you can maintain an effective disaster recovery strategy with a converged infrastructure solution. 

Dell and VMware have partnered to offer a cost-effective, high-availability architecture based on Dell™ server and storage clusters and VMware® vCenter Site Recovery Manager (SRM) - one designed to minimize scheduled and unscheduled downtime. 

The Dell Compellent Storage Center SAN leverages Dell Fluid Data architecture to complement virtual server strategies with a dynamic pool of shared storage resources designed to be available to all servers, all the time. Read now to learn more. 

Business continuity and disaster recovery can mean a rapid return to operations or financial downfall. This IDC white paper highlights the challenges and best practices for implementing continuity and recovery solutions, and details how Riverbed WAN optimization solutions enable firms to meet their recovery requirements.