In recent years, much progress has been made in IT security to guard against cyber threats for companies running IBM i – especially with protections such as: threat detection and access management software. Yet these troubling issues still cost businesses upwards of $8 trillion a year. That’s serious money! Just ask the IT managers at
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Tier 1 vs. Tier 3 Data Centers – What’s the Difference?
Imagine getting a call from the offsite data center you use informing you that your mission-critical applications have been destroyed or seriously compromised due to a fire at the facility…or a natural disaster…or a security breach or break-in. The damages from such a catastrophe can be immensely expensive and could even put you out of
The Benefits of Migrating your IBM Power Production Software and Operating Systems to the Cloud
Our last blog discussed the risks of running IBM Power Systems past end-of-life, including: security and operating system and legal and regulatory risks, violation of customer service level agreements (SLAs), and loss of support by IBM. Although there are a few options when a system reaches end of life, the most efficient and forward-thinking strategy
How Can Data Growth Be Managed Efficiently on IBM AIX – Part Two
Since our last installment, your business has been busy creating and storing even more data. We’re already looked at some significant ways to get a handle on the seemingly unrelenting growth of data. There are other measures that you can institute right away that can help you to control your data growth while keeping information
How Can Data Growth Be Managed Efficiently on IBM AIX – Part One
It’s a fact of life: If you’re in business, chances are you’re amassing data at a rate never-before experienced. While data has become about as crucial as air and water, managing the preponderance of data on IBM AIX can pose myriad challenges. How do you keep your data growth in check while still tapping all
Study Finds Email Archive in The Cloud Is More Cost-Effective Than On-Premise Infrastructure
When it comes to email archive solutions, one thing companies do not always have a clear idea of is cost. But that is about to change with a new study published by Osterman Research and Actiance. The report, “Assessing the Total Cost of Ownership for Veritas Enterprise Vault” has plenty of insights—some of which may
Email Archive Solutions: The Effectiveness and Efficiency of Cloud Archiving
Not long ago, email archive infrastructure was primarily developed and built on-site; that is, within the premises of a traditional brick-and-mortar structure, which is usually the organization’s physical location. Cloud archiving was not even a factor to consider. However, as email communications slowly but steadily declined, and even considered by some as archaic, as a
Email Archive Solutions for Compliance Officers in FINRA-Regulated Companies
Image by Mihai Eustatiu on FreeImages Here at Data Storage Corporation, we have specifically designed our email archive solutions to enable FINRA-regulated companies to review exchanged messages among traders faster. One of the requirements of FINRA that our email archive solutions can address is conducting a random sampling of messages that contain a specific
Email Archive Solutions | Message Logic
Corporations, institutions, and organizations need an organized email archiving system to store and retrieve email communications and other electronic records efficiently. Email archive solutions also need to have reliable security measures in place to prevent unauthorized access, particularly to sensitive data. For these reasons and more, Data Storage Corporation brings you one of the most
Tips for iSeries Disaster Recovery: Threat and Contingency Assessment
Conducting iSeries disaster recovery planning, regardless of the scale of the applications and data being handled, should start with a well-defined threat assessment matrix. This matrix includes physical infrastructure loss, communications downtime, power outages, and security breakdown. Physical Infrastructure Because the iSeries range of mainframes is found in all sorts of data centers, there is