At times of war and of peace, the Department of Defense and other federal government agencies often rely on the expertise of outside providers to ensure that information technology critical to the security of the nation, is always in working order.  Centurum, Inc. is one of these IT providers. The company is at the center

When you understand the anatomy of an outage and all of its stages, you can plan effectively and make good decisions. You can also develop proposals to take to management that they will understand in business terms. Don’t be fooled by a “failover in minutes” pitch. It’s easy to avoid overpromising and under delivering when

Critical applications, ranging from email and websites to databases and mobile information platforms, are in continuous use and need to be continuously available. High availability demands that these applications are highly available, their data is continuously protected and that in the event of planned or unplanned IT outages (including disaster scenarios) they continue to operate

What exactly is an Outage? Before you can decide what the optimum RTOs and RPOs are for your business, and select the right DR and BC services, you need to understand what constitutes an “outage.” It’s not as obvious as it sounds. To understand the concept clearly, let’s break it down into four components: Awareness

No one likes dealing with an outage. They’re bad for nearly every aspect of a business, from employee morale to productivity, competitiveness, profitability, and reputation. It’s a common problem, though, and there are lots of noisy claims on the market from a lot of different vendors. You’ll hear everything from “Recover in minutes” to “Avoid