Guest:

Stephanie Balaouras is a senior analyst in Forrester's computing systems research group. She researches storage systems, storage networking and storage software, and the ways in which these technologies integrate with and support computing systems, databases, and content management systems.

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Dan Farber is vice president of editorial at CNET Networks and editor-in-chief of ZDNet. Dan has more than 20 years of experience as an editor and journalist covering technology.

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Earthquake fears prompt business continuity

The vast skyscrapers in downtown San Francisco may now be built to withstand huge pressures, but what about the infrastructure and the systems that keep modern business ticking--and the people who must be able to access them? Business continuity and disaster recovery are serious issues for all organizations in the Bay Area.
April 18, 2006

Recovering data in the post-Katrina Gulf Coast

Hewlett-Packard, IBM, SunGard Data Systems and others are working with dozens of Gulf Coast businesses to keep their computer systems running in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, but the service companies say many were unprepared for the disaster.
Sept. 2, 2005

Report: Sarbanes-Oxley could threaten security

The multimillion-dollar cost of complying with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act is diverting spending away from protecting against other security threats, according to a new report.
July 11, 2005