From 1970 until 2000, the costs of disaster averaged $70-$80 billion. Those mainly preventable costs doubled this century to average $180-$200 billion annually, according to a recent report published by the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR). Most of the exorbitant costs of disaster are preventable with proper funding and planning –one of the…
Ensure your business is not just reactive, but ready. Disasters in business are often unforeseen but never impossible. Whether it’s an IT failure, a cyber attack or extreme weather, recovery doesn’t just happen. It requires planning, preparation and the ability to act decisively. The difference between survival and closure often comes down to one critical…
(From left) Jacques Smit, Acronis country manager SA; Steve Porter, MD, Metrofile Cloud; Byron Robertson, GM, Metrofile Cloud; Ronan McCurtin, Acronis RVP Europe, Israel and Africa. Acronis, a global specialist in cyber protection, has named Metrofile Cloud as its premier disaster recovery (DR) partner in southern Africa. The partnership will avail disaster recovery solutions to…
