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Hyper-V Recovery Manager on Windows Azure: Game changer in DR architecture

May 7, 2013 6:00am PDT

HVRM is a hybrid service that leverages the Azure public cloud and allows you to manage the replication of your primary data center to your disaster recovery (DR) site.

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10 due diligence questions to ask before co-locating your data center

May 6, 2013 6:58am PDT

Many organizations are discovering the benefits of data center co-location. But if you don't thoroughly vet prospective co-lo vendors, you could get burned.

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Use the Recovery Drive Command Prompt to edit the registry or recover data

April 26, 2013 8:51am PDT

Access the Command Prompt from Windows 8's Recovery Drive and use it to recover data. Greg Shultz shows you how it works.

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Restore Windows 8 with System Image Recovery

March 27, 2013 12:17pm PDT

Greg Shultz shows you how to use System Image Recovery tool from the Recovery Drive to restore your hard disk.

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Reset your PC from a Windows 8 Recovery Drive

March 21, 2013 8:47am PDT

Reset your PC tool removes all of your data and settings and then reinstalls Windows 8. Greg Shultz shows you how it works.

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Create a custom recovery image for Windows 8's Refresh your PC tool

March 14, 2013 8:14am PDT

Greg Shultz shows you how to use Recimg in the command line to create a custom recovery image for Windows 8's Refresh your PC tool.

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Refresh your Windows 8 system from a Recovery Drive

March 7, 2013 1:41pm PST

Greg Shultz explains how to use the default mode of the Windows 8 Refresh your PC tool from the Recovery Drive.

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Six tips for negotiating contracts with SaaS vendors

March 5, 2013 6:00am PST

Mary Shacklett offers six important tips that should inform your decision-making when it comes to engaging a SaaS vendor.

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Be ready to use the Windows 8 Recovery Drive

February 20, 2013 1:22pm PST

Greg Shultz shows you how to use the Windows 8 Recovery Drive and exactly what to expect if you should ever need it.

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Create a Recovery Drive in Windows 8

February 13, 2013 12:15pm PST

Greg Shultz shows you how to create a Recovery Drive in Windows 8 for both a flash drive and an optical disk.

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Get easy cloud backup option with System Center 2012 SP1

February 12, 2013 6:30am PST

John Joyner tells you how to sign up for a preview of the new option in SC 2012 SP1 that allows you to select a "backup to cloud" feature. Here's how the feature works.

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System Center 2012 SP1: Managing the managers

January 8, 2013 9:00am PST

John Joyner gives an overview of the new integration features that are part of the System Center 2012 suite of management packs.

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Five applications for easy password recovery

January 4, 2013 11:22am PST

Sometimes we forget passwords and need a little help with the recovery process.

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Find and restore lost files with the Mac Data Recovery tool

December 12, 2012 8:22am PST

Derek Schauland checks out a data recovery tool for Macs from Stellar Phoenix.

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10 IT risk management issues that are often overlooked

December 10, 2012 10:16am PST

Along with the obvious areas of risk management -- such as data breaches and business continuity -- are several smaller issues that may be disasters-in-the making.

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Cloud backup and disaster recovery: The Zetta approach

November 28, 2012 6:00am PST

Nick Hardiman takes a look at an online backup and recovery system that uses software agents to copy your data directly to a cloud file storage system. Here's how it works.

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Ryde your way to disaster-recovery success

November 18, 2012 2:08pm PST

The City of Ryde's disaster-recovery tests showed that comprehensive documentation is essential, covering everything from software licence keys and hardware DIP switch settings to staff contact...

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Easier file recovery with Undelete Pro

November 15, 2012 6:00am PST

Derek Schauland offers an overview of the Undelete Pro file recovery tool that could offer an extra layer of protection to data that is mistakenly deleted.

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Five backup and disaster recovery tools you might have missed

September 24, 2012 8:06am PDT

With incidents of data disasters on an exponential upswing, the business world is in desperate need of affordable, effective and secure data protection, backup and recovery. Here are a few to...

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