| Publisher | Jupitermedia | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Format | HTML | Date added | 23 Aug 2006 |
| Topics | Disaster Recovery, Wide Area Networks (WAN), Data Recovery - Security | ||
| Downloads | 5 | ||
Barely a week after going into production at UK-based drug developer Fulcrum Pharma in December 2005, Availl's Wide Area File Services (WAFS) system underwent trial by fire, literally, when a nearby refinery caught fire, damaging Fulcrum's new headquarters and closing down major roads and businesses. Yet aside from staffers having to work from home or at alternate sites for a few weeks, it was business as usual at Fulcrum. No data was lost. No deadlines were missed. A former wholly owned subsidiary of Hoffman La Roche until it was spun off in 1999, Fulcrum Pharma LLC pioneered the virtual development approach to delivering global drug development services for pharmaceutical clients.
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