--- title: Racksquared Updates and Insights | Disaster Recovery description: Disaster Recovery | Learn more about Racksquared through our blogs for products such as IBM Power Systems Hosting, Cloud, Colocation, Disaster Recovery, and Backup. --- [![rsq-logo-1](https://blog.racksquared.com/hubfs/rsq-logo-1.svg "rsq-logo-1")](https://www.racksquared.com/) [← Back to blog home](https://blog.racksquared.com/blog/) # disaster-recovery #### [Fortifying Your Business Against the Rising Ransomware Tide](https://blog.racksquared.com/blog/fortifying-your-business-against-the-rising-ransomware-tide) [Ryan Sanecki](https://blog.racksquared.com/blog/author/ryan-sanecki) on Dec 11, 2025 8:39:11 AM [Disaster Recovery](https://blog.racksquared.com/blog/tag/disaster-recovery), [Security](https://blog.racksquared.com/blog/tag/security), [Managed IT Services](https://blog.racksquared.com/blog/tag/managed-it-services)   The global threat of ransomware is accelerating, with damage costs [projected to reach a staggering $57 billion annually by 2025](https://cybersecurityventures.com/ransomware-damage-to-cost-the-world-57b-in-2025), and it is predicted that [ransomware will cost the world more than $20 billion per month in 2031](https://cybersecurityventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/RansomwareCost.pdf), up from $20 billion per year in 2021, with high-volume attacks occurring every few seconds. This pervasive threat targets organizations of all sizes, with small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) often proving the most vulnerable due to limited security resources. [Read More](https://blog.racksquared.com/blog/fortifying-your-business-against-the-rising-ransomware-tide) [![](https://blog.racksquared.com/hubfs/Ransomware.png)](https://blog.racksquared.com/blog/fortifying-your-business-against-the-rising-ransomware-tide) #### [Racksquared Data Centers Expands into Louisville, Kentucky](https://blog.racksquared.com/blog/louisville-kentucky-expansion-release) [Lindsay Weiser](https://blog.racksquared.com/blog/author/lindsay-weiser-1) on Feb 6, 2024 2:04:08 PM [IBM Power](https://blog.racksquared.com/blog/tag/ibm-power), [Disaster Recovery](https://blog.racksquared.com/blog/tag/disaster-recovery), [Security](https://blog.racksquared.com/blog/tag/security), [Managed IT Services](https://blog.racksquared.com/blog/tag/managed-it-services), [Colocation](https://blog.racksquared.com/blog/tag/colocation), [Veeam](https://blog.racksquared.com/blog/tag/veeam), [Backup](https://blog.racksquared.com/blog/tag/backup), [Cloud](https://blog.racksquared.com/blog/tag/cloud), [HIPAA](https://blog.racksquared.com/blog/tag/hipaa), [Data Center](https://blog.racksquared.com/blog/tag/data-center) **Racksquared Data Centers Expands into Louisville, Kentucky** [Read More](https://blog.racksquared.com/blog/louisville-kentucky-expansion-release) [![](https://blog.racksquared.com/hubfs/0%20(3).png)](https://blog.racksquared.com/blog/louisville-kentucky-expansion-release) #### [3 iSeries Tips from a Rookie](https://blog.racksquared.com/blog/3-iseries-tips-from-a-rookie) [Lindsay Weiser](https://blog.racksquared.com/blog/author/lindsay-weiser-1) on Jun 23, 2023 3:53:06 PM [IBM Power](https://blog.racksquared.com/blog/tag/ibm-power), [Disaster Recovery](https://blog.racksquared.com/blog/tag/disaster-recovery), [Security](https://blog.racksquared.com/blog/tag/security), [Managed IT Services](https://blog.racksquared.com/blog/tag/managed-it-services), [Backup](https://blog.racksquared.com/blog/tag/backup), [Cloud](https://blog.racksquared.com/blog/tag/cloud), [Data Center](https://blog.racksquared.com/blog/tag/data-center) I am new to the world of IBM Power but in the last 6 months, I've learned a lot and would like to share some of those key learnings with you. I'm going to talk about how staying current on your OS avoids trouble, why you need to follow the 3-2-1 best practices rule for backups, and how having a disaster recovery plan prepares you for a worst-case scenario. [Read More](https://blog.racksquared.com/blog/3-iseries-tips-from-a-rookie) [![](https://blog.racksquared.com/hubfs/Picture1-2.jpg)](https://blog.racksquared.com/blog/3-iseries-tips-from-a-rookie) #### [IBM Power: Hosted On-Premises or in the Cloud?](https://blog.racksquared.com/blog/ibm-power-hosted-on-premises-or-in-the-cloud) [Jason Hardy](https://blog.racksquared.com/blog/author/jason-hardy) on May 23, 2023 8:28:48 AM [IBM Power](https://blog.racksquared.com/blog/tag/ibm-power), [Disaster Recovery](https://blog.racksquared.com/blog/tag/disaster-recovery), [Security](https://blog.racksquared.com/blog/tag/security), [Managed IT Services](https://blog.racksquared.com/blog/tag/managed-it-services), [Backup](https://blog.racksquared.com/blog/tag/backup), [Cloud](https://blog.racksquared.com/blog/tag/cloud), [Data Center](https://blog.racksquared.com/blog/tag/data-center) According to TechTargets, “The term cloud came into widespread use in 2006 when Amazon launched AWS with the Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) service”. Since that time, there have been endless debates as to whether it is better to host IT infrastructure on-premises or in the cloud. From my perspective, the answer is a definite “it depends”. How do you figure out what’s best for you? Check out the three questions you need to ask as you determine on-premises versus the cloud. Your company should have the expertise, technology, and environment to support your business requirements.  [Read More](https://blog.racksquared.com/blog/ibm-power-hosted-on-premises-or-in-the-cloud) [![](https://blog.racksquared.com/hubfs/Untitled%20design.png)](https://blog.racksquared.com/blog/ibm-power-hosted-on-premises-or-in-the-cloud) #### [IBM Power Disaster Recovery Story: From V5R3 to V7R4 in 36 Hours](https://blog.racksquared.com/blog/ibm-power-disaster-recovery-story-from-v5r3-tov7r4-in-36-hours) [Jason Hardy](https://blog.racksquared.com/blog/author/jason-hardy) on Mar 28, 2023 8:52:56 AM [IBM Power](https://blog.racksquared.com/blog/tag/ibm-power), [Disaster Recovery](https://blog.racksquared.com/blog/tag/disaster-recovery), [Security](https://blog.racksquared.com/blog/tag/security), [Managed IT Services](https://blog.racksquared.com/blog/tag/managed-it-services), [Backup](https://blog.racksquared.com/blog/tag/backup), [Cloud](https://blog.racksquared.com/blog/tag/cloud), [Data Center](https://blog.racksquared.com/blog/tag/data-center) Earlier this year, I wrote an article entitled [The IBM Power Trap](https://blog.racksquared.com/blog/the-ibm-power-trap-3-mistakes-that-leave-you-stuck) that described how a series of decisions related to how you manage your applications and IBM Power can leave you stuck. A few people reached out to me with questions so I thought it might be appropriate to share a real-life story about one of our customers, we will call them Glass Corp International (GCI), that got caught in this trap and had to be rescued. [Read More](https://blog.racksquared.com/blog/ibm-power-disaster-recovery-story-from-v5r3-tov7r4-in-36-hours) [![](https://blog.racksquared.com/hubfs/shutterstock_526662913.jpg)](https://blog.racksquared.com/blog/ibm-power-disaster-recovery-story-from-v5r3-tov7r4-in-36-hours) #### [IBM Power: How Strong Is Your Backup Game?](https://blog.racksquared.com/blog/ibm-power-how-strong-is-your-backup-game) [Jason Hardy](https://blog.racksquared.com/blog/author/jason-hardy) on Jun 16, 2022 9:32:06 AM [IBM Power](https://blog.racksquared.com/blog/tag/ibm-power), [Disaster Recovery](https://blog.racksquared.com/blog/tag/disaster-recovery), [Backup](https://blog.racksquared.com/blog/tag/backup), [Cloud](https://blog.racksquared.com/blog/tag/cloud) Your business runs on IT and chances are if your systems are down, your business is down. Have you contemplated the  most common reasons for data loss and whether your strategy can protect you in the event of natural disaster, hardware failure, fire, ransomware, human error or theft? Depending on the reason for your outage, you may experience data loss and need to leverage your backups to recover. Are you confident in your backup and recovery strategy? One of the simplest tests you can do to assess your backup strategy is to see how you stack up against the 3-2-1 best practices for backups. This requires that you have 3 copies of your data on 2 different media with 1 of them being offsite. When I visit companies and talk to them about their backup strategies, very few are meeting the 3-2-1 best practices. [Read More](https://blog.racksquared.com/blog/ibm-power-how-strong-is-your-backup-game) [![](https://blog.racksquared.com/hubfs/shutterstock_1126481693.jpg)](https://blog.racksquared.com/blog/ibm-power-how-strong-is-your-backup-game) #### [Hit by a Ransomware Attack? What to Do Before Recovering Your Data](https://blog.racksquared.com/blog/hit-by-a-ransomware-attack-what-to-do-before-recovering-your-data) [Carl Miller](https://blog.racksquared.com/blog/author/carl-miller) on Nov 19, 2021 11:08:50 AM [Disaster Recovery](https://blog.racksquared.com/blog/tag/disaster-recovery) Every 11 seconds a business is victimized by a ransomware attack, according to [Cybersecurity Ventures](https://cybersecurityventures.com/cybersecurity-market-report/). [Bitdefender](https://businessinsights.bitdefender.com/small-and-mid-sized-businesses-need-to-be-prepared-for-ransomware-attacks)reports that in just one year, the number of these incidents has spiked 715%. These attacks are increasing not only in frequency but also in expense. The costs of attacks will total about [$20 billion](https://www.zdnet.com/article/the-cost-of-ransomware-around-the-globe-to-go-beyond-265-billion-in-the-next-decade/) this year, 57 times more than in 2015. You want to be ready, if and when your organization is attacked. But when ransomware takes down a business, it can be hard to think clearly. And you may have more questions than answers: How long will you be down? Who needs to know? How long will you be working around the clock to recover? [Read More](https://blog.racksquared.com/blog/hit-by-a-ransomware-attack-what-to-do-before-recovering-your-data) [![](https://blog.racksquared.com/hubfs/ransomware-blog.jpg)](https://blog.racksquared.com/blog/hit-by-a-ransomware-attack-what-to-do-before-recovering-your-data) #### [Will “insider threats” be the downfall of your cybersecurity strategy?](https://blog.racksquared.com/blog/will-insider-threats-be-the-downfall-of-your-cybersecurity-strategy) [Jason Hardy](https://blog.racksquared.com/blog/author/jason-hardy) on Oct 10, 2020 2:36:00 PM [Disaster Recovery](https://blog.racksquared.com/blog/tag/disaster-recovery), [Security](https://blog.racksquared.com/blog/tag/security), [Managed IT Services](https://blog.racksquared.com/blog/tag/managed-it-services) When security incidents originate within the organization, whether through malicious intent or negligence, these incidents are considered as coming from “insider threats.” [A recent IBM Security Study](https://www.ibm.com/security/digital-assets/services/cost-of-insider-threats/#/), “The Cost of Insider Threats,” indicated that 77% of these threats are related to employees accidentally sharing information (either through negligence or theft). The study included 204 companies with 4,716 insider incidents and placed an average annualized cost of $7.37 million on these incidents. While these costs, may not reflect what a small or medium-sized business might experience, the bottom line is these incidents result in significant expenses to the companies that are attacked. [Read More](https://blog.racksquared.com/blog/will-insider-threats-be-the-downfall-of-your-cybersecurity-strategy) [![](https://blog.racksquared.com/hubfs/insider-threats.jpg)](https://blog.racksquared.com/blog/will-insider-threats-be-the-downfall-of-your-cybersecurity-strategy) #### [IBM iSeries Disaster Recovery: Lessons learned from a hardware failure](https://blog.racksquared.com/blog/ibm-iseries-disaster-recovery-lessons-learned-from-a-hardware-failure) [Carl Miller](https://blog.racksquared.com/blog/author/carl-miller) on Aug 20, 2020 1:58:00 PM [IBM Power](https://blog.racksquared.com/blog/tag/ibm-power), [Disaster Recovery](https://blog.racksquared.com/blog/tag/disaster-recovery) [More than 150,000 organizations worldwide rely on the IBM Power Systems platform and the IBM iSeries operating system to keep their core business up and running.](https://www.helpsystems.com/blog/as400-dead) This includes business applications like enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, banking applications, customer relationship management (CRM) software and health information systems. Because of  the business-critical nature of these applications, companies rely on the iSeries as it is known for its reliability, scalability and stability. But what happens when the unthinkable happens and one of these systems fail? [Read More](https://blog.racksquared.com/blog/ibm-iseries-disaster-recovery-lessons-learned-from-a-hardware-failure) [![](https://blog.racksquared.com/hubfs/racksquared-disaster-recovery.jpg)](https://blog.racksquared.com/blog/ibm-iseries-disaster-recovery-lessons-learned-from-a-hardware-failure) #### [How Colocation Services Reduce Business Risk](https://blog.racksquared.com/blog/how-colocation-services-reduce-business-risk) [Carl Miller](https://blog.racksquared.com/blog/author/carl-miller) on May 1, 2020 3:46:00 PM [Disaster Recovery](https://blog.racksquared.com/blog/tag/disaster-recovery), [Managed IT Services](https://blog.racksquared.com/blog/tag/managed-it-services), [Colocation](https://blog.racksquared.com/blog/tag/colocation) Have you ever wondered if [colocation](https://www.racksquared.com/solutions/data-center-colocation.html) services make sense for your company? 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