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7 Steps to Building a Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Program That Actually Works

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For many organizations, business continuity and disaster recovery (BCDR) planning is one of those initiatives that gets attention after a major outage, cyberattack, or operational disruption. A backup system is put in place, a few documents are created, and everyone feels reasonably prepared. Until something happens. The reality is that modern business disruptions rarely look…

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Lessons from the Unsinkable: Why Your Business Needs More Than a Digital Lifeboat

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The Critical Architecture of Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (BCDR) On April 10, 1912, the RMS Titanic slipped out of Southampton harbor surrounded by an aura of absolute technological invincibility. She was a marvel of Edwardian engineering, boasting a complex network of sixteen watertight compartments. The prevailing consensus among maritime experts and the public alike…

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The Day Everything Went Dark: Why Every Business Needs a Real BCDR Strategy

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It was 7:12 on a Tuesday morning when the first call came in. Employees at a regional financial services company couldn’t access email. At first, the IT team assumed it was a routine outage. Maybe Microsoft 365 was having issues. Maybe a firewall reboot had interrupted connectivity overnight. Nothing unusual. Then the second call came…

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The 2026 Verizon DBIR Is Here: Why Cyber Attacks are Outpacing Patches, and How to Shift to Modern Exposure Management

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The security landscape has reached a historic inflection point. Verizon has officially released its 2026 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR), analyzing an unprecedented dataset of over 31,000 security incidents and 22,000 confirmed breaches across 145 countries. For nearly two decades, cybersecurity leaders have anticipated a specific set of foundational threats. However, the 2026 report reveals…

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Back to Basics with Veeam: How to Install Veeam Backup & Replication (1st in Series)

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If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed trying to set up your Veeam environment, you’re not alone. That’s why Steven New, Dataprise’s Director of Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery, is kicking off our Back to Basics series. In this first video, Steven walks you through installing Veeam Backup & Replication, version 12.3. Whether you’re setting it up…

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Back to Basics with Veeam: How to Create and Configure a Backup Proxy (3rd in Series)

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In the third installment of our Back to Basics video series, Steven New, Director of Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery at Dataprise (and a Veeam Vanguard + Technical Ambassador), walks us through an essential but often overlooked piece of any Veeam deployment: setting up a backup proxy. If you’re getting started with Veeam Backup &…

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Back to Basics with Veeam: How to Create a Standard Backup Repository (2nd in Series)

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When it comes to ensuring data resilience and disaster recovery readiness, one of the first (and most important) steps is setting up a reliable backup repository. In this installment of our Back to Basics series, Steven New—Director of Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery at Dataprise and a Veeam Vanguard—walks through how to create a standard…

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What is Recovery Point Objective (RPO) & Why It Matters

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In a perfect world, your systems never go down, data never gets lost, and your team never has to worry about recovery plans. But let’s be real—things happen. That’s why understanding your Recovery Point Objective (RPO) is a key part of any disaster recovery or business continuity strategy. Whether you’re just getting started with disaster…

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