Why Is Disaster Recovery So Difficult?

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[…]

6 Things To Get Right In Your Online Backup System

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 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[…]

What Will A Mini-Disaster Cost You?

Last week I talked about mini-disasters. Mini-disasters are local catastrophes that are much more likely to affect your business than the large-scale environmental disasters that scare us the most. By a strange coincidence a few days after I posted the mini-disaster story I was called by one of my new clients. Late on Friday afternoon[…]

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 Tape technology, although it offers advantages, is becoming as out-of-date for backing-up up data as reel-to-reel, cassette players and videotapes are for entertainment.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[…]

What Is Your Recovery Time Objective (RTO)?

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[…]