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www.iltanet.org Infrastructure Technologies 5 6 REVISITING DISASTER RECOVERY IN A VIRTUALIZED ENVIRONMENT by Dean Leung, Davis LLP A disaster recovery plan is essential to any firm's survival. Learn how an early adopter of a virtualized environment worked through both inexpensive and more costly solutions for the best possible plan. 16 IT'S ALL ABOUT VDI by David S. Michel, Turner Padget Graham & Laney P.A. Virtual desktop infrastructure allows organizations to store and execute desktop workloads on virtual machines. Find out about some of the VDI basics before jumping into the virtual pool. 22 USE ATA OVER ETHERNET TO CREATE A SAN by Nathan C. Smith, McKee, Voorhees & Sease, P.L.C. There have been recent developments in building reliable SANs without high costs. The AoE protocol is designed for simple, high-performance access over Ethernet networks. 26 THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT IN THE CLOUD by Mark Hadfield, LegalCloud Cloud computing has the potential to change the legal field economics by speeding time to delivery of new services and reducing expenses. Although legitimate concerns exist, the emergence of new cloud models like community clouds portend well for IT professionals. 32 THE BENEFITS OF UNIFIED THREAT MANAGEMENT PRODUCTS by Robert DuBois, Devine, Millimet & Branch P.A. and David Rogers, Astaro Corporation UTM products integrate network, e-mail and Web security into one appliance. By consolidating these services, end users can integrate reporting in network security while spending less. 36 PUMP UP THE BANDWIDTH ON A DISTRIBUTED WORKFORCE by Andrew S. Rubin, Cymtex Systems, Inc. More employees are finding new places to work beyond the branch offices. They're working from the coffee house, the home office and the commute. Organizations that support robust bandwidths can ensure a smooth and successful experience for the end user community. 40 BEST PRACTICES FOR PROTECTING DATA by Carine Blanchet, i365, A Seagate Company When information systems are stretched across multiple offices, legal IT professionals have to protect their firms' information. Here are some best practices for protecting critical systems and files when choosing a data backup.