EDITOR'S NOTE

Good morning everyone,

The second State of the Data Centre Report by Symantec is out this morning, with a couple of interesting results.

The one that caught our eye was the percentage of Aussie firms that haven't updated DR plans to recover virtual servers.

We concede that may have something to do with virtualisation penetration in the enterprise, but with most firms seemingly using virtual servers in test or pre-production, adding them into the DR strategy might be worthwhile in '09.

Let us know how you're dealing with virtual servers from a DR standpoint.

-- Ry Crozier

TODAY ON ITNEWS

By Ry Crozier | January 13, 2009

Almost one in three disaster recovery plans in Aussie data centres don't cover virtual servers, according to a new Symantec report.

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By Staff Writers | January 13, 2009

Microsoft launched downloads of the public test version of its new version of Windows on Saturday, after a one-day delay due to overwhelming demand.

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By Phil Muncaster | January 13, 2009

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By Phil Muncaster | January 13, 2009

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