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Hi, I'm Diana Nolting+. As Bluelock's marketing coordinator I am responsible for our content marketing strategy and collateral. I'm a graduate of Indiana University's School of Journalism and I enjoy writing and creating content that provides value to current and potential cloud users seeking a better understanding of the IaaS landscape and how it can work for you and your business.

How much do you know cloud-based disaster recovery? 

Recovery-as-a-Service, commonly referred to as RaaS, enables organizations to recover critical IT resources with increased efficiencies and complete effectiveness when an adverse situation strikes.  Cloud-based RaaS is nothing like traditional disaster recovery (DR) solutions of the past. Cloud-based RaaS users are able to install one piece of software (not an agent) which includes a control VM as well as an appliance on all participating...

The Cloud News Report is a weekly list of our top three favorite cloud computing articles from the past week.

 

Why IT is Struggling to Build Private Clouds

This comprehensive Information Week article by Charles Babcock, with Chris Murphy, does a fantastic job of covering the landscape of private cloud options, their strongpoints and their liabilities. Babcock explains not only the impact of Amazon, VMware and Hyper-V technological capabilities, but also explains what OpenStack’s intentions were,...

Do you know why your peers are using the cloud? Are you interested in cloud-based DR, but want to understand more about the service before you start talking to vendors?

Cloud-based Disaster Recovery is Growing Rapidly

Cloud-based Disaster Recovery (DR) is rapidly growing among cloud users and hearing two providers talk about the topic is a great way to learn what's worked in the past and what may work in the future. According to research compiled by Zerto, DR is one of the top three popular uses...

This is a series of posts appearing weekly that highlights the unique experiences, questions and successes individuals have their first year in the cloud. Posts are based on clients and non-clients alike. To submit your question, or story, tweet @Bluelock.

Today's question focuses on a strategic topic that is dealt with even before beginning a first-year cloud implementation.

"Does it make a difference if you are migrating an old app or starting with a new app in the cloud? What about if the...

A lot has changed in the disaster recovery (DR) space in a relatively short timespan. Thanks to emerging technologies, DR has evolved from a plan focused on cleaning up after a disaster to a plan that focuses on getting your core applications back up and running at full capacity in the shortest amount of time you can afford.

A lot of those changes come from advances in Recovery-as-a-Service (RaaS) technologies. Compared to Backup-as-a-Service, RaaS offers a more holistic, complete protection...

Much like after you are in a car accident is the wrong time to buy car insurance, the moment a disaster strikes is too late to put a recovery solution in place.

Disaster recovery isn’t new by any means, but Cloud-based Recovery-as-a-Service (RaaS) is hitting a maturation point in the marketplace to become the most cost-effective, reliable, efficient solution available to any virtualized business. RaaS is a holistic approach to DR that is testable, trusted and flexible with a low barrier to entry.

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The Cloud News Report is a weekly list of our top three favorite cloud computing articles from the past week.

Dell Buys Enstratius, Extends Cloud Reach

Big news in the tech world this week as Dell announced its purchase of Enstratius. In this Information Week article by Charles Babcock, you’ll learn not only the value of the Enstratius platform, but also what the acquisition means for Dell. Babcock states that it could help round out Dell’s previous acquisitions and help Dell better become “the...

Bluelock’s new Recovery-as-a-Service offerings deliver the benefits of a multi-tenant cloud with the latest recovery technology for a highly reliable, testable recovery solution. These 4-Series Virtual Datacenters enable organizations to recover critical IT resources with increased efficiencies and complete effectiveness when an adverse situation strikes.

“As a global provider, we know disasters can happen anytime, anywhere.  We’re confident in our selection of Bluelock for our cloud-based...

Disaster Recovery (DR) has a lot of acronyms that come with it. Breaking the different kinds of DR into sub-categories and products, even more acronyms and terms come with each of those.  But, for Cloud-based Recovery-as-a-Service (RaaS), there are really only two important sub-terms to know before you start exploring your options.  Each is named for the location that the workloads are being replicated from.

To-Cloud RaaS involves replicating to a cloud provider from a physical infrastructure or...

Voting for VMworld 2013 sessions run through Monday, May 6th at 5 p.m. PDT.  Below is a highlight of one of Bluelock's recommmended sessions for voting.  Please vote by visiting VMworld.com. Users must register a free account to vote.