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Is Your Organization's Business Continuity Prepared for the Next Natural Disaster?

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Overview In a world of uncertainty, there is one thing one can be sure of - nobody can predict when an organization will be a victim of a natural disaster. Storms, fires, floods, hackers, viruses, theft, power outages or even human error can result in critical systems becoming inaccessible and loss of vital business data. The presenters shares best practices in employing business continuity solutions architected specifically to ensure proper disaster recovery.

Further White Paper Details
Publisher	Perimeter eSecurity
Live Date	9th March 2009 00:00 UTC
Format	Webcast
Topics	Disaster Recovery, High Availability

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