Posted by Ramon Trujillo on Tue, May 25, 2010 @ 01:35 PM
May 13, 2010
Maybe this is obvious to others, but it wasn't to me when I was talking to a systems integrator about its new cloud computing disaster recovery service.
Although cloud computing is not exactly being embraced by all for disaster recovery, due to incomplete SLAs - and the possibility of the cloud provider actually causing a disruption - there is a flip side. Many companies buy business continuity operations insurance and have trouble proving the cost of an outage when it comes time to collect from their insurers.
With an on-demand DR plan, that problem can be resolved, said Chris Pyle, CEO of Champion Solutions Group in Boca Raton, Fla.
The company introduced a pay-as-you-use "cloud continuity" DR service. A hurricane hits, a switch is flipped to turn on your backup site, the hurricane subsides, and the switch is turned off. "Because you're only paying for what you use, you can send a bill to the insurer that shows the normal state of your operations and compare it to the capacity you needed during the disaster," he said.
Read more at: http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/cio/a-hidden-benefit-of-cloud-computing-disaster-recovery/
Posted by Stacy Mancinelli on Fri, Jan 22, 2010 @ 08:49 AM
By Dan Kusnetzky
1/21/2010
Chris Pyle, CEO of Champion Solutions Group, spent a bit of time talking about the needs of mid market companies and how cloud computing could be a useful approach to facing their IT requirements while holding the line on spending. The survey data that I've seen on cloud computing adoption and the experiences of Champion Solutions in the market seem to align very nicely.
View full blog:
http://blogs.zdnet.com/virtualization/?p=1626
Posted by Stacy Mancinelli on Tue, Dec 29, 2009 @ 08:48 AM
Cloud Recovery Blog - Thoughts and Topics Around Cloud Backup and Recovery
Posted by brennels at Double-Take Software
12/22/09
Being this close to the holidays the last thing you are looking forward to is another meeting, product review or demonstration. However, I was invited to participate in the latest Cloud Services Demo from Champion Solutions Group and was blown away at what they have developed and one of the best examples of Cloud Recovery I have seen YTD. It was just a few weeks ago that Champion Solutions Group announced that they were launching a cloud services division and was amazed at how much they have simplified the process.
View the full blog at:
http://cloudrecovery.info/2009/12/22/champion-cloud-services-demo-changes-game/
Posted by Stacy Mancinelli on Wed, Dec 16, 2009 @ 01:45 PM
How Cloud Computing Transforms IT Services
The advent of cloud computing is having a profound impact on how IT services companies operate and, more importantly, the relationship between them, their customers and the vendor community at large. Read the full blog at: http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/vizard/how-cloud-computing-transforms-it-services/?cs=38156
The Utilitarian Nature of Cloud Computing
Despite all the hype about every application workload in the world moving into the cloud, some practical patterns are starting to emerge in the types of applications people are moving to the cloud. Read the full blog at:
http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/vizard/the-utilitarian-nature-of-cloud-computing/?cs=38210
Who Wants the Cloud, and Why?
Looking ahead, most analysts are predicting healthy growth for cloud services over the next several years. IDC, for example, says cloud services will grow 26 percent over the next four years, becoming a $45 billion market and accounting for 10 percent of IT revenue by 2013. But who is leading the drive to the cloud? Is it IT executives, business execs or lower-level employees? Read the full blog: http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/all/who-wants-the-cloud-and-why/?cs=38222