Latest Blogs - Mynah Bird

Getting to Grips with HA for IBM i

16/07/2021 by Mynah Bird IT

When it comes to high availability (HA) for IBM I, there are lots of options. There’s logical replication software like MIMIX, or a hardware-based solution like PowerHA? You could deploy to the cloud, or stay on premise? You may want to use remote journaling? Before going any further, we should probably define High availability (HA). …

IBM i High Availability – 8 Common Use Cases

26/04/2021 by Mynah Bird IT

IBMi High Availability (HA) solutions are most often used to ensure that data is accessible in the event of failures and outages. Shrewd companies implement HA software in preparation for disaster scenarios, hoping that they never need to use it. However, they also realise that an HA solution can help avoid downtime and provide business …

Did Your Business Continuity Plan Rise to the Pandemic Challenge

19/01/202101/11/2020 by Mynah Bird IT

As the UK moves back lockdown due to COVID-19, it may be a good time to reflect on the performance of your Business Continuity Planning during this current crisis? Back in March 2020 businesses were asking how can we plan for something like COVID-19?. This is possibly a fair point given that most businesses, never …

Compliance Vs Security

19/01/202104/09/2020 by Mynah Bird IT

Compliance is a thorn in the side of any business. Ticking the boxes of regulatory standards and best practice security guidelines like NIST or ISO 27001 is one thing but companies who leave it at that often leave vulnerabilities in their systems as well. It is true that regulations can help with security risk management, …

Four Practical Use Cases for Database Replication Software

13/02/202126/06/2020 by Mynah Bird IT

Database replication software, as its name suggests, copies digital information from one database to another.By making additional copies up your data, your organisation can greatly improve its chances of survival in the face of unexpected disaster and have access to business-critical data where and when it’s needed. Outlined below are real-world use cases for database …

Disaster Recovery Vs Business Continuity

19/01/202103/05/2020 by Mynah Bird IT

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It is quite common to use business continuity and disaster recovery as interchangeable terms. They aren’t, however, the same thing so it’s useful to have a clear understanding of what the important differences are so that you can carry out effective planning. What’s the difference? Business continuity means a strategy that lets a business continue …

Business Continuity Challenges During the Coronavirus Pandemic

19/01/202109/03/2020 by Mynah Bird IT

As governments across the world wrestle with the spread of the corona virus the question for companies of all shapes and sizes is, how should our organisation respond? Guidance from the Business Continuity Institute (BCI) offers practical information on how to support an effective pandemic response and limit the impact of an outbreak. Businesses and …

5 Tips for Embedding Business Continuity Thinking in 2020

19/01/202106/01/2020 by Mynah Bird IT

Embedding business continuity into your organisational culture is a critical part of the Business Continuity Management (BCM) lifecycle and can also be one of the most difficult. Below are some top tips to help you succeed with this process: Use a collaborative approach Consultation and collaboration are essential factors at every stage of the BCM …

Is MIMIX Availability Still the No.1 Solution for IBM System i Availability?

19/01/202101/11/2019 by Mynah Bird IT

After 2 decades of innovation, MIMIX® Availability™ still leads the industry in IBM i high availability and disaster recovery.

Four Practical Use Cases for Database Replication Software

19/01/202103/09/2019 by Mynah Bird IT

Many types of software are industry specific. For example, you don’t need point-of-sales software, if you’re not in the retail sector.

Assure MIMIX for Db2 Mirror

19/01/202105/07/2019 by Mynah Bird IT

In April, IBM announced the 7.4 release of the IBM i operating system. Among the many advances in the operating system is the new Db2 Mirror feature. This slick new feature synchronously replicates data in an active-active mode between Db2 nodes in the same data centre. It ensures continuous Db2 data availability by preventing downtime …

Top Tips for Disaster Recovery Planning

19/01/202124/04/2019 by Mynah Bird IT

The key to successful Disaster Recovery planning is having a realistic and well communicated set of objectives that are based on

How are Companies Using Database Replication?

19/01/202120/03/2019 by Mynah Bird IT

Database replication solutions copy digital information from one database to another.

Business Continuity Tips for the Festive Period

19/01/202111/12/2018 by Mynah Bird IT

Many organisations slow down a little over the Christmas period (hopefully not the retail industry) but an unexpected disaster

Disaster Recovery Maintenance – The DR Run Book

19/01/202127/10/2018 by Mynah Bird IT

Having previously written about general disaster recovery planning, we would like to take you to the next

How To Test Your Business Continuity Plan

19/01/202101/09/2018 by Mynah Bird IT

It is important for your organisation to have a business continuity plan so that in the event of a disaster that causes a serious business interruption, such as a fire, flood or building issue, you’ll be able to minimise losses, down time and the impact on the future of your business. Once you have developed …

The Long Term Affects of Down-Time

19/01/202109/07/2018 by Mynah Bird IT

Whilst your company may have a good idea of the immediate costs of downtime you may not realise the lasting consequences and costs it may have. Time-Dependent Costs The cost-per-hour of downtime does not only depend on the type of downtime (such as planned maintenance work or a natural disaster), but also on the time …

Disaster Recovery Tips for SMBs Running IBMi

19/01/202129/04/2018 by Mynah Bird IT

Introduction

Just like major corporations, small and midsize businesses (SMBs) are increasingly reliant on the critical data

IT Infrastructure – Becoming Compliant and Staying Compliant

19/01/202130/03/2018 by Mynah Bird IT

Achieving regulatory compliance within your IT infrastructure in

All Downtime is Bad Planned or Unplanned

19/01/202126/02/2018 by Mynah Bird IT

The Impact of Technical Downtime – According to the Ponemon Institute, estimates for the average costs of downtime for US

The Business Continuity Institute Good Practice Guidelines 2018 Edition

19/01/202120/12/2017 by Mynah Bird IT

The world’s leading institute for business continuity and resilience,

You Have HA Replication for but are you Fully Protected?

19/01/202106/11/2017 by Mynah Bird IT

This article highlights the importance of monitoring and maintaining

The Difference Between Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity

18/12/202018/10/2017 by Mynah Bird IT

The terms business continuity and disaster recovery are often used

GDPR and Disaster Recovery

02/10/201702/10/2017 by Mynah Bird IT

You plan for it and you implement resilient systems to prevent it, but at the end of the day disasters will still occur and they happen when you least expect them. Whether it’s a natural disaster that knocks out data centre or a cyber-attack that impacts critical systems, there’s no shortage of damage that can happen …

Extreme Availability with MIMIX Active-Active

18/12/202030/08/2017 by Mynah Bird IT

Gone are the days of relying only on tape backup to recover your business on an IBM i server. Back in the day, restoring a server from tape could easily take a day or two, even for a small system, and any data created since the last backup was lost. Suffering down-time is inconvenient and …