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Report:Benchmark The Performance Of Your Business Continuity Program

Benchmark: The Business Technology Resiliency Playbook

This report outlines Forrester's solution for infrastructure and operations (I&O) leaders to benchmark the performance of their business continuity (BC) programs as part of their broader business...

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Report:Building The Always-On, Always-Available Extended Enterprise

Three Steps To Get You On The Path To Running 24x7x365 Services

The extended enterprise of internal employees to external customers, partners, and suppliers expect services to be delivered to them 24x7x365 in a seamless fashion. But running an always-on,...

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Report:Assess The Maturity Of Your Business Technology Resiliency Program

Assessment: The Business Technology Resiliency Playbook

This report provides the maturity assessment of Forrester's solution for infrastructure and operations (I&O) executives looking to build their business technology (BT) resiliency strategy. We...

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Report:Updated 2011: Building The IT Infrastructure And Operations Balanced Scorecard

Metrics are the Achilles' heel of many infrastructure and operations (I&O) departments. Many firms don't know which metrics to use, or how to collect the data they need for the metrics, while others...

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Report:Disaster Recovery Exercises Fall Short Of The Finish Line

It's Time To Get Back In Shape With These 10 Tips For Improved Drills

If you woke up tomorrow and someone or something compelled you to run a marathon, how would you fare? It's highly doubtful that you would successfully run the 26.2 miles without months of training,...

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Report:The Past, Present, And Future Of Replication

Upgrade Continuity And Recovery With Replication

Tape is not dead, and in fact, a large number of companies still rely heavily on tape for disaster recovery (DR). Tape is affordable and removable, but as the requirement to recover IT services after...

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Report:Market Overview: Disk Libraries, Q1 2012

Identity Crisis No More: The Backup Market Shifts From Virtual Tape To Treating Disk As Disk In Open Systems Environments

The use of disk in backup environments has been accelerating for several years. We've now reached a point where most infrastructure and operations (I&O) professionals are using disk in some way,...

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Report:Justifying The Business Case For Business Technology Resiliency

Business Case: The Business Technology Resiliency Playbook

This report outlines Forrester's guidance for a business technology resiliency (BTR) business case. This is a critical step when securing funding because management is often reluctant to fund...

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Report:Move Beyond Disaster Recovery And Prepare For Business Technology Resiliency

Vision: The Business Technology Resiliency Playbook

This report outlines the vision of Forrester's solution for infrastructure and operations (I&O) executives planning their organization's business technology (BT) resiliency strategy — the...

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Report:An Infrastructure And Operations Pro's Guide To Cloud-Based Disaster Recovery Services

You Must Include These Services In Your Five-Year Road Map

Historically, disaster recovery (DR) preparedness required substantial time and financial investment. For many, DR was out of reach, and for others, it was a burdensome task that often felt like an...

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Report:State Of Enterprise Disaster Recovery Preparedness, Q2 2011

Five Trends In Disaster Recovery Preparedness, 2007 Through 2010

Advancements in virtualization, hardware performance, and efficiency have given infrastructure and operations (I&O) leaders a wealth of options for delivering great services faster and more cheaply...

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Report:Forrester's Business Impact Analysis Template

Although a business impact analysis (BIA) is a key part of putting together a disaster recovery plan, many companies neglect to conduct one. Forrester believes it's worthwhile to take a step back and...

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Report:Wake-Up Call: You Aren't Ready For A Disaster

Spending, Testing, And Maintenance Of DR Plans Are Down, But Confidence Levels Are Up

How would you rate your ability to recover your data center in the event of a site failure or a disaster? The vast majority of your peers surveyed in a 2010 joint Forrester Research/Disaster Recovery...

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Report:Build The Always-On, Always-Available Extended Enterprise

Executive Overview: The Business Technology Resiliency Playbook

In today's world of 24x7x365 global operations and competition, downtime results not only in immediate lost revenue and productivity, but also in lasting damage to corporate reputation that erodes...

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Report:The ROI Of Building Versus Leasing A Data Center

This is a workbook to help you analyze the TEI of building versus leasing a data center.

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Report:Develop Your Business Technology Resiliency Balanced Scorecard

Performance Management: The Business Technology Resiliency Playbook

This report outlines Forrester's solution for developing effective objectives and metrics for business technology resiliency (BTR) programs. The current state of BTR metrics is unsatisfactory —...

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Report:Join Forces Across IT And The Business For A Successful BT Resiliency Program

Organization: The Business Technology Resiliency Playbook

Who? What? Where? When? How? It's the question of "who?" that often stymies infrastructure and operations (I&O) professionals when it comes to business technology (BT) resiliency programs. Who is...

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Report:Strategic Benchmarks 2013: IT Infrastructure

Benchmarks: The IT Infrastructure Playbook

This report provides IT infrastructure and operations (I&O) professionals with strategic benchmarks to compare their IT infrastructure budgets, priorities, motivations, and technology adoption to...

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Report:Develop Your Road Map For Business Technology Resiliency Tools

Road Map: The Business Technology Resiliency Playbook

This report outlines Forrester's solution to help IT infrastructure and operations (I&O) leaders develop their road map of business technology (BT) resiliency tools using Forrester's...

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Report:Lessons Learned From The 2011 Japanese Crisis

Ten Key Lessons That Can Help You Strengthen Your Business Continuity And Disaster Recovery Plans

Earthquakes, tornadoes, monsoons, hurricanes, flooding, and other severe natural disasters have brought alarming devastation to regions around the world over the past several years. As the human,...

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Report:Seven Business Technology Resiliency Lessons Learned From Superstorm Sandy

Key Takeaways That Can Help You Strengthen Your Business Continuity And Disaster Recovery Plans

In late October 2012, Superstorm Sandy barreled through the Caribbean and the eastern US, affecting almost half of the states in the US. The storm left millions without access to basic...

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Report:Market Overview: Enterprise-Class Backup And Recovery Software

Backup is not the sexiest process in infrastructure and operations; it's akin to getting your teeth cleaned: necessary, but often painful. Many enterprises struggle with exponential data growth,...

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Report:Updated Q4 2010: Market Overview: Backup Software-As-A-Service

The First Of Many IT Ops-Focused SaaS Offerings

It's been almost two years since we last produced this report, and during that time the vendor landscape has changed considerably; however, one constant remains true: Backup is a struggle for both...

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Report:Master The Eight Disruptors That Will Transform Business Technology Resiliency In 2013

Landscape: The Business Technology Resiliency Playbook

This report defines and dissects the intersections and future directions of the solutions that make up the business technology (BT) resiliency landscape. It also identifies and catalogs the vendors...

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Report:Update Q4 2010: The Universe Of Corporate PC Backup Options

Protecting The Corporate PCs Is As Important As Protecting Servers

What's your reaction to this scenario? Your CEO leaves his laptop, full of mission-critical (but encrypted) data, in a cab. One frantic phone call later and we learn that a far-sighted employee had...

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