Online Backup – Is Tape On its Way Out in the Backup Field?
Years ago, asking a client for their data backup usually involved a shoebox full of labeled and relabeled 3.5 inch floppy disks with cryptic dates and ‘1 of’ notations. Over the years, technology has progressed from the shoebox to a fire-proof box full of expensive magnetic tapes, and more recently, an external hard disk drive ....
Continue readingData loss facts and figures
Data loss happens much more than you realize, according to many credible research groups. Don’t become another statistic: The odds are against you if you don’t back up offsite every night. But don’t just take our word for it, review these startling statistics: 1 in 4 — Are you willing to risk your business or ....
Continue readingWorld Backup Day – Are you backed up?
“World Backup Day” is March 31. Is your business backed up properly? This weekend is a great excuse to make sure your business data is protected. Consider, in the last year: 50% of all businesses reported that an employee’s hard drive had crashed 11% had a laptop stolen while on business In 72% of all cases ....
Continue readingFinancial services firm loses 1.4 million customer records
A financial services firm has admitted losing backup tapes containing sensitive information relating to 1.4 million of its customers. The Cattles Group owns Welcome Financial Services Limited and its business Shopacheck, and is based in Yorkshire. The firm said in a statement that the tapes went missing at the end of November 2011, and that investigations ....
Continue readingTraditional Tape Backup:
Consider this scary fact: According to Storage magazine, up to 60% of all tape backups fail to fully recover your data. Plus, it’s estimated that 60% percent of companies that lose their data will shut down within six months of the disaster. At the center of this reality lies the demon: human error. When an ....
Continue readingWhy and how should I back up my Dental practice data?
by Donald P. Lewis Jr., DDS, CFE There are many myths and inconsistencies around the actual practice of backing up your computer system’s data. Practice-management software support groups experience these questions regularly. Here are the best practices I recommend for practitioners to run a safe, secure backup process that takes no time — and complies ....
Continue readingMozy Restore Sucks
Products by Dave Naffziger on June 13, 2008 at 8:56 am I want to apologize now to all the people to whom I’ve lauded Mozy. I take it all back. I am far from alone. Mozy is actually a succubus, a demon sent from hell to suck the life out of men (coincidentally, one of the top 5 South Park Episodes ever). Your ....
Continue readingMozy review from wonko.com
It turns out Mozy isn’t so hot after all Thursday March 01, 2007 @ 08:14 PM (PST) Last week a hard drive in my home file server died, taking hundreds of gigabytes of MP3s, movies, source code, and other things with it (including the uncompressed master copies of all my cinematic masterpieces). Fortunately, I had backed ....
Continue readingComputer Backup
If there’s one important task computer users regularly ignore, it’s backing up their data, including important items like their office documents, music, videos, and photos. Things go wrong sometimes:Computers get viruses, hard drives fail, and ex-girlfriends launch belongings out of windows, leaving you in a bind. One of the biggest reasons people forget backing up ....
Continue readingInternet Backup
Backup Everything DatVat backs up everything on your computer except your operating system, applications, and temporary files. But DatVat can be configured to backup your entire hard drive if so desired. Backup Online Whether directly connected or over WiFi, If you are connected to the Internet, you are backing up. Backup Continuously Files change and ....
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