Dell integrates with VMware

Dell has integrated Dell EqualLogic storage arrays with VMware Site Recovery Manager, which automates disaster recovery (DR) management in virtual infrastructures, reports Edubourse.

As one of VMware's largest resellers and Global Technology Alliance Partners, Dell and its network of enterprise architecture certified channel partners can now deliver an end-to-end DR automation and management solution.

The combined Dell EqualLogic and VMware solution integrates PS Series Auto-Replication directly into SRM using PS Series SRM Storage Adapter software developed by Dell.

The Business Continuity Institute (BCI), which sets and validates standards of professional competence and ethics in business continuity management, has expanded its certificate exam locations to nearly 200 in more than 60 countries, according to Business Wire.

There are now more than 20 exam centres in each of the following regions: Middle East-Africa, Asia-Australia, Europe and North America, with Latin America currently at 12 centres.

The sharp increase in the number of certificate exams being offered by the BCI is in response to a growing demand for qualified business continuity professionals, as more organisations are realising that business continuity management is a business function vital to a company's bottom line.

Putnam Investments has chosen the Shadow-Planner suite of automated business continuity tools to help support corporate initiatives related to both corporate governance and regulatory compliance, states Business Wire.

The company selected Shadow-Planner as the automated tool to help ensure its risk assessment, business impact analysis and business continuity plans are continuously updated, and always accessible.

Putnam is taking advantage of the deployment of Shadow-Planner to review and enhance its existing business continuity practices and compliance with standards.