Resource Center
Resource Center
Welcome to DBSi’s Resource Center; here we provide access to industry relevant news articles, links to important government and industry websites and more. Our goal is to inform and educate both our clients and the general public on the latest news and technology regarding disaster recovery, managed hosting and data center services. If you have any questions or would like to know more about a particular subject, please don’t hesitate to contact us directly.
It is our hope that you will frequent the site whenever you have questions on industry trends or directions within the hosting and disaster recovery market segments. So welcome, take a spin and see what you think. Your suggestions will be most welcome, please send them to webmaster@dbsintl.com.
Industry Relevant Articles
- Fire Shows Need to Back Up Digital Public Records (The Morning Call)
On July 29, the Whitehall municipal building was ablaze, the suspected cause a lightning strike; but did lightning strike twice, at least symbolically? There was fire, smoke, and water damage, but the secondary damage to the township’s ability to serve the people of Whitehall can be the far more significant impact. MORE - A Decade of Risk Magnification (TCCP Vol 2 Issue 18)
The past decade has been one of accelerated growth and unprecedented changes in how we use technology, and who uses technology. In the 2002-2003 timeframe we reached an apex where the management of disparate but interconnected systems became the major “Risk” component of growth. MORE
Websites of Interest
Advanced Workspace Recovery Facilities
One of our clients, a large investment firm, is located near a major river that hadn’t flooded in 75 years. All that changed a few years ago when unusually strong spring storms caused the river to crest.The city shut down the entire street in advance of the coming disaster.
Everyone in the company was expecting the disruption to be difficult, and their temporary workspace to be the uncomfortable, exposed, loud and non-private typical with other workspace recovery providers.
Fortunately, all of their data and email was hosted at DBSi. We quickly replicated their environment and for five days, the entire staff of 35 relocated to one of DBSi’s spacious, secure, private and well-appointed workspace continuity suites. Business as usual.