Thanks to Matt Grob for the following Suess-style poem about the power of VDI in Healthcare environments. Read all of the comments and find out more at http://infocus.emc.com/matt_grob/virtual-desktops-in-hospitals-a-tribute-to-dr-seuss/ A long time ago In a land by the sea Was a hospital where The computers were free. Not for the nurses and not for the lab … Continue reading VDI in Healthcare – A Poem →

With all of the talk about the Cloud these days, one thing that can be taken for granted is data protection in this cloud environment. Moving data to highly redundant clouds can sometimes cause a false sense of security. Think about the problems in the cloud that occurred in 2011 alone. Amazon - April, Sony … Continue reading How to protect a cloud →

I know that this blog is about backup and recovery, but let's face it; Virtualization is a critical component of every infrastructure, and data protection is different in a virtualized environment. That is why I bring you the top ten reasons to use EMC with VMware. 1 Integration - With over 75 technical integration points … Continue reading Top Ten: Why EMC with VMware →

Ran across this clip today and thought it was humorous. Enjoy!

Healthcare facilities are changing, and Methodist Health System in Dallas is leading that change. More and more improvements in technology have allowed healthcare institutions to improve patient care and drive down costs. See the full article at http://www.dallassouthnews.org/2011/07/12/methodist-health-system-named-among-health-cares-top-100-most-wired/

Information Management spoke with Mike McCreary, the Chief of Services for St. John's regional hospital in Joplin Missouri about the devastating effects the tornado that ravished that region had on the healthcare facility. (http://www.healthdatamanagement.com/news/joplin-tornado-hospital-disaster-plan-42611-1.html)

This NY Times article (http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/05/01/weekinreview/01safe.html) outlines the likelihood of being in a natural disaster. Those of us living in Texas have it the worst. Check out these Texas cities ranking: 1. Dallas 3. Corpus Christi 4. Houston 5. Beaumont 7. Austin What are you doing to protect your data from these disasters?

When does being one of the 0.07% suck? When you are using Amazon Web Services to protect your data. According to a status updated today on their Service Health Dashboard, Amazon reported that... "...We have completed our remaining recovery efforts and though we've recovered nearly all of the stuck volumes, we've determined that a small … Continue reading When being one of the 0.07% sucks →