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Stay up to date with the latest posts from our Converge Enterprise Cloud team! Below, you’ll find information about our industry and why it’s important to be prepared for a disaster.
Preparedness
Written by Byron Atcheson As defined by Webster, preparedness is the state of readiness and the actions that need to be taken in the event of a disaster. Would you decide to drive across the country for a family vacation without knowing where you...
Resiliency Does NOT Equal Continuity
Written by Tony Klinger Resiliency is the ability to have your systems readily available, always available, or able to be maintained through an instant failover. Continuity is the ability to have data integrity and to protect your data from corruption....
The Importance of Professional Relationships
Written by Jessica Thompson Relationships are paramount to the human experience. Most of us recognize our relationships with our spouse, parents, kids, and friends. Do you ever include your professional relationships in that list? More importantly, are you grateful...
DR Lesson Learned: Are You Prepared to Respond?
Written by Delores Shoemaker Being prepared for an unplanned event disrupting your organization means preparing for the unexpected. Natural disasters, hardware failures, and malicious malware attacks are inevitable. It could very well happen to your...
DR Testing: Peace of Mind
Written by Stefanie Beach-Coker Does it really give you peace of mind, or is it just something we say? I’ve been in the DRBC industry for more than a decade now. I am still very passionate about this line of business and take DR and DR testing very seriously. I also...
Without a Disaster Plan, the Financial Risks Are Massive
Written by George Liscinsky In my eyes, the following statement remains extremely profound: The only thing that will be more difficult than planning for a Disaster will be explaining why you DIDN’T! Without enough proper planning, your brand reputation will take a...
Truly a Time to Reflect
Written by Steve Gruber I’m taking a departure from writing about technology, cloud, or services in order to address something that’s been weighing heavy on my heart. A few weeks ago, on a Monday morning, our company and team suddenly without notice lost a friend and...
The State (Noise) of Our DR Industry
Written by Steve Gruber Throughout my 25 years in the Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery industry, I have never heard so much noise. Talk about an information overload. It seems that in the recent past, it was much easier to steer customers toward strategies and...
What Happened To Service?
Written by Steve Gruber When was the last time you truly received excellent service? I’m referring to the type of service that made you stand up and actually take notice of what the word excellence really means. We live in a world where, I believe, mediocre service...
Hurricane Harvey and #HoustonStrong
The media will bring you the facts. Houston has been hit by one of the largest storms of the century. Despite this catastrophe, Houstonians have come together demonstrating compassion for their neighbors in need. The community at large has come together like never...