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  Cloud adoption in Australia not matching predictions: Index

  The adoption of Cloud computing by small to medium businesses (SMBs) in Australia has been slow and is not matching predictions, according to the second annual Acronis Global Disaster Recovery (DR) Index.

• Schiavello to build second Melbourne data centre

  Melbourne-based furniture manufacturer Schiavello is in the planning stages for a second data centre as it looks to improve disaster recovery capability.

• Tips for an effective disaster recovery plan

  According to some estimates, 2011 has become the year of billion-dollar natural disasters. With floods, storms and fires now a top-of-mind business risk concern, IBM has announced six tips that individuals, businesses and government agencies can use to help prepare their IT environments for natural disasters and a wide range of other threats.

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  Data backup problems still plaguing storage industry

  Businesses are struggling to backup their data quickly due to outdated infrastructure and slow systems, a storage industry leader has claimed.

• What the Gulf Oil Spill can teach CIOs about disasters

  While I'm by no means trying to take attention away from the horrific environmental and economic disaster that the now largest oil spill in U.S. history has caused, I can't help but see some lessons that I and other IT professionals can learn from it.

• Windows 7's built-in backup

  Robert wants to know if Windows 7's built-in backup program is worth using.

• Restore data after motherboard death

  Peter's motherboard died. How can he retrieve the data on his hard drive?

• Backup here, backup there, backup everywhere

  Nag, nag, nag is what I feel like sometimes when talking about backups, but I'm compelled to help people in spite of themselves. The bottom line is simple: lose data, lose dollars. When you talk about some type of disaster, such as fire or theft of your computer hardware, the survival rate for stricken companies without disaster recovery tools and good backups drops into the “hope and prayer” realm of IT management. So lets talk about ways to insulate your company from disaster by playing like the Boy Scouts and being prepared.

• To tape or not to tape, that is the question

  Mention Shakespeare and everyone spouts "To be or not to be." Mention backup, and the question becomes, "To tape or not to tape?" Is tape dead, or do tape-based backup systems still have a place in the modern small business?

• Why IT should start throwing data away

  It can be a storage nightmare: Given expanding regulatory requirements and the key role that electronic records now play in lawsuits, some enterprises are saving every bit of data they have, just to be safe. As a gauge of storage demand, IDC says the total amount of disk storage shipped last year grew 40.5 percent from 2007.

• Google, Microsoft spark interest in modular data centers

  Interest in modular data centers is growing, fueled by high-profile endorsements from Microsoft and Google. But the model raises new management concerns, and efficiency claims may be exaggerated.

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