Why Businesses Should Move Data Backups To The Cloud

Early this year ex-Tropical Cyclone Oswald and then a monsoonal trough passed over north-eastern Australia (Queensland and Northern NSW) causing massive damage to thousands of homes, businesses, roads, bridges and other essential infrastructure. Several people died in the tragic floods that resulted. Many homes and businesses were without power, water and sewage support for weeks[…]

When Did You Last Check Your Backups?

Are you sure that your backup system is working effectively to protect your business from disaster? How many people do you know who thought they had an effective backup system in place and when their system crashed they found that they had lost important information? Sadly I know quite a few people who have lost[…]

Cloud Computing – A New Years Resolution

As we leave 2012 behind us we look forward to a new year for our businesses. But what should we do in 2013 to improve our business? One of the most important things we can do for our business and our customers is to improve our data management particularly backup and recovery processes. It gives[…]

Are You Still Using Tape Backups?

Still listening to the Bee Gees? Tape technology, although it offers advantages, is becoming as out-of-date for backing-up up data as reel-to-reel, cassette players and videotapes are for entertainment. No one listens to the Bee Gees on their walkmans anymore. Many small and medium businesses are now moving away from tape technology to disk or[…]

Ten Ways To Give Your Cloud Backup A Silver Lining

Online backup systems are becoming the best way to protect your business’ data and information. They usually provide a full backup not only on a daily basis but even every 15 mins with programs that collect, encrypt and transfer data over the Internet to a remote backup server. Even though this is a great step[…]