SunGard Back on M&A Hunt
Philadelphia Inquirer
By: Joseph DiStefano
May 16, 2008
Click here to learn more about the nuts and bolts behind SunGard Availability Services recent acquisition of Strohl and the benefits this merger brings to the marketplace.
Virtualization For Disaster Recovery - SunGard Gets It
InformationWeek
By: Howard Marks
May 11, 2008
Virtualization is changing the DR landscape and SunGard is at the forefront of this shift with its recent partnership with VMware. Read here to find out Howard Marks’ take on this pairing and what it could mean for your organization.
Virtualization Report Podcast
InfoWorld
By: David Marshall
May 10, 2008
Back in the day, getting back up and running after a disaster within 36-48 hours was considered a success—now IT staff facing recovery windows of 5 hours or less, even minutes. Listen to this podcast as David Marshall describes how SunGard’s virtualization strategy can help organizations meet aggressive RTO and RPO goals.
SunGard plans cloud-based disaster recovery for VMware
SearchStorage
By Beth Pariseau
May 7, 2008
Learn more about SunGard’s strategic partnership with VMware in this SearchStorage article. Senior analyst Stephanie Balaouras at Forrester Research notes "the ability to replicate data and virtual machine configuration files really simplifies application restart at the alternate site, and for companies that don't have an alternate site and need the services of someone like SunGard, it means they can achieve a much better recovery time objective." VMware’s Karthik Rau also chimes in, "The SunGard relationship is unique in that its solution focuses on using virtualization to provide a fully managed, hosted and shared recovery site, whereas most of our other service providers focus primarily on solutions for production environments."
Disaster planning: Bank builds data center for the long haul
SearchCIO.com
By Linda Tucci
April 30, 2008
On Aug. 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina ripped the roof off Hancock Bank's 15-story headquarters in Gulfport, Miss. When disaster hits, "a lot of things change," Shane Loper, chief operations officer at Hancock Bank said. Pleased with SunGard's performance in the wake of the storm --"They were the net beneath us, like their motto says, and more," Loper said -- Hancock hired the Wayne, Pa.-based provider to execute the move. In January 2007, Mickey Zandi, managing partner of SunGard's data center consolidation and migration practice, was surveying the poured concrete floor and "imagining a data center." "They had an architect and builder. They really wanted a trusted adviser throughout the construction phase," Zandi said.
Ziff Davis Enterprise Virtual Tradeshow on Managing Virtualization
Ziff Davis
Podcast
April 3, 2008
Looking for some expert advice on how best to implement virtualization to save big on hardware, software, cooling & power costs? Listen to the Ziff Davis Enterprise virtual panel on “Planning a Virtualized Environment from the Ground Up.” SunGard’s expert panelist says, “We all have to stop playing IT whack-a-mole. We’re very good if an issue comes up, we take care of that issue, and we go onto the next issue, [but] a virtualization program forces us to step back and gain perspective.”
Disaster Recovery: Doing the Basics Better
Continuity Insights
By Mark Hughes and Robert DiLossi
January/February 2008
SunGard on Virtualization? 'Been Doing it for Years'
InformationWeek Virtualization Blog
By Joe Hernick
January 24, 2008
5 Ways to Build a Business Case for Business Continuity
CSOonline.com
By Katherine Walsh
January 24, 2008
To win support for a business continuity plan, emphasize ways it can give your company a competitive edge.
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