Business Continuity Planning for Hurricane Gustav

A few months ago I posted some hurricane preparedness tips which were a result of a poll from my business continuity professional peers. Gustav appears to be taking a track that would make landfall in the south within the next few days so, the time to start planning and reviewing your BCP (Business Continuity Plan) [...]

Using Double-Take Software to Migrate, Consolidate and Protect Heterogeneous Servers and Storage

In heterogeneous storage environments, a lack of
interoperability can be a critical barrier to effective data
management. Double-Take® software helps overcome
this challenge by providing a cost-effective, simplified
way to migrate, consolidate, and protect data in these
environments, including those using multiple types of
Dell™ servers and storage.
Enterprise data centers often include multiple
types of storage hardware from different vendors,
which can introduce [...]

Leveraging Virtual Recovery Assistant (VRA) and Double-Take Application Manager (DTAM) to Create a Virtual Environment

NEW Double-Take Software Success Story… The Citie of Airdrie, Canada
The implementation process for the City of Airdrie was very unique. Since the City knew they were implementing Double-Take within a VMware environment, none of the virtual machines (VM) had been created yet. The implementation process began when the Double-Take Software engineer arrived on-site. The City [...]

Upcoming Exchange Webinar featuring Microsoft Guest Speaker!

Don’t miss our Exchange webinar coming up on September 9th, 11am ET:
“Direct from Microsoft: Tips for Integrating Exchange 2007 and Double-Take Software”
In this unique webcast, you’ll hear from Chris Chalmers, a Unified Communications Technology Specialist from Microsoft – as well as Double-Take Software’s Director of Solutions Engineering, Bob Roudebush.
Join the webinar to learn:

More from Microsoft about [...]

Double-Take Software Customer Video: Sonnenschein; ILTA 2008

View this video to better understand how Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP is protecting Exchange Server 2003, BlackBerry Enterprise Server, OpenText, Elite, PeopleSoft, Windows File Sharing and multiple custom applications with Double-Take.

 
 

As a Double-Take customer, Sonnenschein was very happy with the flexibility and reliability of Double-Take during the centralization of their Exchange environment and decided [...]

New Tech-Tip Video- Double-Take Software and VMware: The Ultimate Recovery Platform.

The partnership between Double-Take Software and VMware has resulted in some of the industry’s most advanced disaster recovery and application availability solutions.
View our latest tech-tip video to explore how virtualization can provide a cost-saving disaster recovery plan for your organization.  Double-Take Software and VMware’s joint solution will provide your business with complete confidence in [...]

Double-Take Takes on VMworld2008!

VMworld is also another extremely important tradeshow initiative for Double-Take Software! This year the show takes place on September 15th – 18th in Las Vegas at the Venetian Hotel & Casino.  Come stop by and see all that’s new for Double-Take Software at booth #950. 
*** We’re also throwing a Customer Appreciation at VMworld 2008 ***
Cluster-Funk [...]

Double-Take Software Nominated for SYS-CON Virtualization Readers Choice Awards

Double-Take Software Virtualization products have been nominated in a few categories of the First Annual Virtualization Readers Choice Awards! The voting is open until November 8th and you can cast your ballot  here http://virtualization.sys-con.com/general/vote.htm
Double-Take products are nominated in the following categories:
· Best Application Virtualization – Double-Take and Virtual Recovery Assistant
· Best P2V Migration – Virtual [...]

TimeData and Tape Backup

With the recent addition of TimeData into the Double-Take Software product line, there are now new options for limiting the use of tape backup solutions in your enterprise.  While totally removing tape would impose more limits than it would remove; reducing the number of times you have to backup to tape, and especially the number [...]

Iron Skillet Cook Off – November 3, 2008 at Strata Restaurant in Manhattan

Every fall since 2002 emergency and risk mangers take a break and  rub elbows with the likes of Soprano’s star Michael Imperioli and the stunning CW11 Sukanyan Krishnan at World Cares Center’s annual fundraiser, the Iron Skillet Cook Off.

This New York City tradition reaches a wide audience of emergency management and business continuity professionals that have [...]