In the past 10 years many businesses have switched from tape-based backup systems to diskbased backup. Tape systems tend to be difficult to manage and much slower than disk-based systems not only for creating backup, but for restoring them as well. In addition, the cost of disk-based storage continues to drop every year. It’s now[…]
Recently I demonstrated our Recovery solution to an Insurance Broker who had just upgraded their Tape Backup system. My question to them was “When was the last time you tested your backups to see if you can recover your system and data?” His answer: “I worry so much about the backups that I don’t get any[…]
Are you considering setting up an online backup system for your business? With the rapid evolution of cloud computing it is now much more efficient to do your backups on line. Online backup is now becoming the best value solution, with easy to use backup software and much cheaper storage costs. The new backup software[…]
When we think about the natural disasters that can affect our businesses we immediately think of bushfires, floods, earthquakes, blackouts, storms and lightning strikes, or strong winds. These can affect your business operations, computers and your information and data. But it is not the large-scale disaster, that is most likely to affect your business, instead[…]
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 Tape technology, although it offers advantages, is becoming as out-of-date for backing-up up data as reel-to-reel, cassette players and videotapes are for entertainment.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[…]
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[…]
Virus protection and firewalls are a necessary part of network security. But you cannot rely on them as the only way to protect your business information from attack. You must make sure that you are also backing up your data. George learnt this lesson “the hard way”. A few weeks ago, [George], [the Manager] of[…]
Do you know your business’ RTOs? I have been talking to clients about their computing needs for many years and I have found that most businesses don’t pay enough attention to the simple question: “How long can our business operate without our Computer Systems?” As your business grows and relies more and more on electronic[…]
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[…]
I think we know more about safe sex than we do about safe computing. Over the last few decades public education has made us aware of the need for safe sex. I think there are lots of lessons for us to learn from the safe sex campaigns as computer users. What is safe sex? Safe[…]