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An Old Threat Returns…Computer Outage

Plan B Consulting

I think with cyber threats and power outages being the focus of the moment, occupying us business continuity folks, we have forgotten about a good old threat: the computer outage. There is very little spare capacity in the system to accommodate delayed passengers and cancelled flights, so the effects take days to sort out.

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What Is AMI Data and How Can Utility Companies Benefit from It?

Pure Storage

They enabled utility companies to remotely monitor electricity, connect and disconnect service, detect tampering, and identify outages. The system can quickly detect outages and report them to the utility, leading to faster restoration of services. Customers are also informed about the state of outages in real time.

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As Smart Power Grids Generate a Surge in Data, Utilities Look to Storage to Succeed

Pure Storage

Outage data: Real-time updates on power outages and service interruptions facilitate quicker response times and improved reliability. For EPE, the data has been especially helpful for forecasting and capacity planning. AMI offers a lot of innovation around sensor data, which also helps EPE use it to operate more efficiently.

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The British Airways IT Outage – An Alternative View

Plan B Consulting

I have been scouring the internet for any information on why the outage happened, but the only information released so far is that it was due to a power surge. The East Coast Amazon data centre outage a couple of months ago should have taught us that however many backup systems an organisation has, their IT can still fail.

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The British Airways IT Outage – An Alternative View

Plan B Consulting

I have been scouring the internet for any information on why the outage happened, but the only information released so far is that it was due to a power surge. The East Coast Amazon data centre outage a couple of months ago should have taught us that however many backup systems an organisation has, their IT can still fail.

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5 Questions to Ask Before Choosing Storage as-a-Service

Pure Storage

A recent Gartner reports reveals that by 2025, more than 70% of corporate, enterprise-grade storage capacity will be deployed as consumption-based offerings—up from less than 40% in 2021. . Consumed capacity. SLAs are the legal agreements we make with our customers on measurable metrics like uptime, capacity, and performance.

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5 Focus areas for cyber resilience

everbridge

Cyber resilience refers to an organization’s capacity to sustain operations and continue delivering to customers during a critical cyber event, whether it’s an internal disruption or an external threat. Digital transformation enhances an organization’s ability to manage cyber threats while optimizing business operations.