MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA — (Marketwire) — 08/26/11 — , a leading provider of solutions, is promoting awareness of the importance of incorporating the as part of a company-s disaster preparedness strategy. Fresh from a major earthquake that rattled the East Coast, the looming spectre of Hurricane Irene headed for North Carolina reminds us that the safety of our business infrastructure is vital to the health of our economy. By proactively leveraging the cloud in the face of a natural disaster, companies can preserve intellectual property and ensure business continuity, while helping stem massive economic fallout.
In today-s business world, where a company-s valuable data is distributed globally and natural disasters occur with little or no warning, businesses are increasingly focused on the cloud as an important component to disaster preparedness. In March, InformationWeek-s Charles Babcock echoed this trend, declaring the cloud “.” Simply put, the ability to and remotely and safely access it in the cloud, versus an on-premises server alone, helps a company to keep moving forward with business as usual, even in the event of a disaster.
“Our geographic location often puts us directly in the path of significant and severe weather during hurricane season, so we can-t take for granted that our teachers won-t lose important data during a disaster,” said Michelle Vaughn, Director of Technology at Houston Christian High School. “Because of this, we chose Egnyte-s as part of our disaster preparedness planning. Our teachers have their MacBooks set up as , for quick while maintaining fast, efficient as well as access to their students- projects in the cloud. We get peace of mind during a disaster and it-s one less mess to clean up when the clouds part.”
Egnyte-s unique hybrid cloud technology delivers flexible access and sharing with any device, both online and offline. The cloud automatically synchronizes with local storage, allowing users uninterrupted access in the event the local storage device is unavailable. Egnyte is also easily integrated with existing environments and other cloud services.
“Businesses are the engine that keeps our economy moving, and it-s critical that they implement solutions that provide uninterrupted access to information,” said Vineet Jain, CEO, Egnyte. “Egnyte-s hybrid cloud is a proactive solution businesses can implement now, before disaster strikes. Ultimately, it can mean the difference between a healthy company able to quickly rebound after an incident, or millions of dollars in losses due to downtime, missing data and low productivity.”
Egnyte keeps businesses productive by allowing them to share files safely. Egnyte Cloud File Server delivers , and capabilities that are easy to use, yet provide the centralized visibility and control required by IT departments to enforce business policies. Egnyte utilizes hybrid cloud technology to combine cloud storage flexibility with local storage performance. Local and cloud files are automatically synchronized for offline and online access. Egnyte, based in Mountain View, California, is a privately held company backed by venture capital firms . For more information, please visit or call 1-877-7EGNYTE.
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