Business Continuity Planning and Network Infrastructure and Equipment

Managing Infrastructure with Virtual Servers

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Title:Managing Infrastructure with Virtual Servers (ID: SER07035)
Author(s):David Link (Davidson College) and John Robbins (Davidson College)
Origin:Presented at Southeast Regional Conferences (06/11/2007)
Type:Presentations/Speeches
Abstract:

Virtual servers can solve many data center issues including improving disaster preparedness, enhancing flexibility, reducing scheduled downtime, and enabling easier systems management in deploying and destroying servers for test and development, as well as consolidating on fewer consistent pieces of hardware.

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Top-Ten IT Issues, 2007

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Title:Top-Ten IT Issues, 2007 (ID: ERM0730)
Author(s):John S. Camp (Wayne State University) and Peter B. DeBlois (EDUCAUSE)
Origin:EDUCAUSE Review Articles (2007)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:

EDUCAUSE presents the top-ten IT-related issues in terms of strategic importance to the institution, as revealed by the eighth annual EDUCAUSE Current Issues Survey. This year, Funding IT moves back to the top of the list.

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Preparing for Disaster: How to Protect Your Infrastructure

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Title:Preparing for Disaster: How to Protect Your Infrastructure (ID: SER0502)
Author(s):Keenan Baker (CDW Government, Inc.) and Ben Whorton (Birmingham-Southern College)
Origin:Presented at Southeast Regional Conferences (06/06/2005)
Type:Presentations/Speeches
Abstract:In the case of a natural disaster—hurricane, earthquake, or blackout—are you prepared? Is your IT infrastructure up to the challenge? In this presentation, Birmingham Southern College and CDW Government will discuss how higher education institutions can evaluate their needs and implement successful disaster preparedness and recovery plans to secure valuable data and ensure their networks stay up.
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