Category: Data Protection

Seven Common E-Commerce PCI Compliance Myths Explained

There are many PCI DSS compliance myths floating around in the online retail industry. It is an easy subject to find, but a difficult one to navigate. Here is the reality: if your business accepts credit cards, your transactions must comply with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). PCI DSS is a […]

Steps to Strengthen Compliance and Security for Mid- to Enterprise-Level Businesses

Attaining and maintaining compliance for organizations has never been an easy task. There is a delicate balance in “how-to” achieve and uphold constantly evolving compliance standards with “how-much” the organization should be investing financially and through dedicated expert resources on an annual basis. In order to strike the perfect balance, you must evaluate all of the […]

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Network Security Is the Cornerstone in your Security Infrastructure

We are in a time where businesses are more digitally versed than ever before, and as technology becomes more advanced, so does network security vulnerabilities. Without a sophisticated security posture, enterprises are likely to face costly data breaches resulting in reputational damages. Unfortunately, small and medium-sized businesses are the most targeted group due to inadequate […]

IBM i Power: Digital Transformation to Power Cloud

Digital transformation is critical for businesses to stay afloat these days, and the IBM i community is turning to cloud services for help. The growth we’ve seen in the last two to three years here at LightEdge has been in the countless inquiries for IBM i or AIX cloud hosting from organizations spanning all industry […]

The Best Disaster Recovery Advice for Failover and Failback Success

Your organization’s disaster recovery plan is an essential component of its business continuity plan. It must include not only the physical setups for data replication and data protection at a secondary location, but also effective failover and fallback strategies to ensure you will be able to execute your disaster recovery plan successfully. Failover and failback operations are critical […]

Getting Started with Data Protection Planning

Data protection is the process of safeguarding important information from corruption, compromise or loss. In today’s environment, businesses are demanding faster recovery times than ever before. These demands are only achievable with a recovery plan that focuses on applications, not just data and servers. A strong data protection plan will help ensure that the data […]

Documentation is the Key to a Successful Disaster Recovery Plan: Here’s Your Roadmap

No step is more critical for success in the field of Information Technology than documentation. It is squarely in the middle of the System Development Life Cycle, but is usually left until after testing and deployment. However, when it comes to a successful Disaster Recovery strategy, documentation is even more important than it is for standard […]

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An Enterprise Guide to an Effective Disaster Recovery Plan

The level of risk from any particular threat varies widely across organizations, based on business type, location, and other factors. However, the danger of the “average” business facing some business disruption in any given year is far from insignificant, and it’s no longer a question of whether or not you should put a disaster recovery […]