Bluelock EVP Jeff Ton Discusses Issues Of Security And Cloud On Thought Leader Panel At The DRI Conference

INDIANAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jeff Ton, EVP at Bluelock, shared expertise on a panel about technology’s impact on today’s business environment. The panel discussion took place March 8 during this year’s Disaster Recovery Institute (DRI) Conference.

The panel answered questions from audience attendees of the power/utilities, consultant, transportation, insurance/financial and physical disaster recovery industries. Serving as moderator was DRI’s Director of Education, Gary Villeneuve. Other panelists included representatives from VM2020 and Dell SecureWorks.

“What kept me up at night as a former CIO were the human factors that can cause an IT disaster,” Ton explains. “You can have all these great systems that provide layers of security. But it can be completely thwarted by human error or cyber security threats. This is becoming clearer to IT leaders and they are looking to DRaaS as a way to protect their organizations.”

Key takeaways from the panel discussion were:

• Cloud is a more viable option for disaster recovery than ever before. Security capabilities have increased and replication tools are enabling rapid recovery of systems
• Partnering with a recovery provider helps bring secure data and compliance regulations to the table
• A disaster can be more than a natural disaster. Data breaches, ransomware and human error put even more pressure on IT to deliver ironclad recovery plans
• Businesses can no longer rely on antiquated disaster recovery plans that rely solely on backups – critical business data must be available to businesses at all times and this requires solutions that enable minutes- and hour-based recovery times

For more information about DR and continuity for your always-on business, visit www.bluelock.com/solutions/

About Bluelock

Bluelock provides continuity solutions including Disaster Recovery-as-a-Service and high availability hosting for complex environments and sensitive data to help companies mitigate risk with confidence. Bluelock is the provider enterprise organizations turn to for highly resilient cloud services because of its ability to support unique requirements. Its exclusive program, Bluelock Recovery Assurance™ gives clients complete confidence their disaster recovery solution will be uncompromisingly secure, expertly tailored, thoroughly supported and comprehensively tested. With datacenters in the US, Bluelock supports a wide range of compliance frameworks and is SSAE 16 Type II SOC 2 audited.