Achieve Business Continuity while Preparing for Disaster

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Events such as 9/11 and Katrina remind us that disaster does strike. Lessons learned from those tragedies include the importance of designing, refining, and executing sound disaster recovery strategies. From housing data off-site, to backing up multiple versions of databases; from replication technology to hosting data in the cloud; there are many, many options for avoiding the data disasters that can result from tragic events. Tune into this episode of DM Radio as we discuss the many different ways that companies can prepare for disaster recovery.

We'll talk to John Goodrich, CEO of MaxSP, Tara Rogers, Principal Systems Consultant for Sybase, and Greg Muccianti of Acxiom. Attendees will learn:

• Why 'business continuity' is more important than ever
• How to devise a reasonable disaster recovery plan
• Who should be involved in creating such a plan
• Best Practices for executing a recovery plan
• What not to do in disaster recovery