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Is Your Business Winter Ready?
By Roger Murray | January 20th, 2017 | Backup & Disaster Recovery
Hacks and Ransomware Attacks often catch the headlines for their wide impact and compromised data. However, for many businesses located in colder climates, a very real threat to their daily operations revolve around the worst winter weather, much of which is still ahead of us. Inclement winter weather can lead to disruptions in your normal … Continued
Microsoft Azure: A Simple Backup Solution
By Roger Murray | July 28th, 2016 | Backup & Disaster Recovery
The majority of us are familiar with the topic of Backup and Recovery. It is a hot topic in the prevention of total data loss for any organization, as well as providing a level of assurance that if your network was attacked by one of the copious types of Ransomware out there, we could restore … Continued
Your SQL & Domain Controller Backups Aren’t Enough: Strengthen Your Recovery Strategy
By Jeremy Louise | May 12th, 2016 | Backup & Disaster Recovery
We’re all familiar with the concepts of full and incremental image backups and their value in any backup and disaster recovery strategy. What is less known is how far many of today’s backup solutions actually go to ensure that the most critical aspects of your data, including its integrity are preserved and the amount of … Continued
Avoiding Human Error – A Look At Hillary Clinton’s Email Misstep
By admin | November 24th, 2015 | Backup & Disaster Recovery
One of the most discussed pieces of technology news of the last several months has been surrounding Hilary Clinton’s private email server, which she used to conduct government business while acting as Secretary of State. It was revealed that Clinton had been sending emails containing classified information through her personal account which was being managed … Continued
Get Your IT Winter Ready
By admin | October 14th, 2015 | Backup & Disaster Recovery
As we approach the end of Fall, it’s time to begin looking forward to snow season. If we learned anything from the five consecutive snow storms in January and February earlier this year, it’s that every company needs to have its IT performing at its best to outlast Mother Nature. Unfortunately, this winter it may be … Continued
Get Your IT Hurricane Season Ready!
By admin | September 29th, 2015 | Backup & Disaster Recovery
We’re right in the midst of hurricane season here in New England, and while the last couple of years have been relatively quiet in this region, Hurricane Sandy hit the area on October 29, 2012 causing billions of dollars’ worth of damage in the tri-state area, and closing businesses for days in the Northeast. In … Continued
Spotlight On Microsoft OneDrive
By admin | August 27th, 2015 | Backup & Disaster Recovery
There are countless cloud file storing and sharing services (Egnyte is one we recommend to our clients, while Dropbox is convenient for personal documents and folders), and just as many online word processing or spreadsheet apps. For most business though, there is one creation and editing service stands out amongst the pack – Microsoft OneDrive. … Continued
Windows 10 Review
By admin | August 12th, 2015 | Backup & Disaster Recovery
As everyone begins to get on board the Windows 10 train, we asked some of our Engineers to take it for a test spin and let us know the good, the bad, and the ugly. Start Menu and Live Tiles One of the most notable features of Windows 10 is that the Start Menu has … Continued
How Windows Server 2003 End Of Life Could Affect Your Company
By admin | May 13th, 2015 | Backup & Disaster Recovery
Hopefully, it comes as no surprise to you to hear that as of July 14, 2015 Microsoft will be ending all support onWindows Server 2003/R2. You may think that continuing to run Server 2003 won’t have any negative ramifications to your business, but that is patently untrue. Whether you’re looking at it from a financial, … Continued
Getting Back To Work With A Business Continuity Plan
By admin | February 17th, 2015 | Backup & Disaster Recovery
After last week’s post about Disaster Recovery, it’s time to jump into the topic that naturally follows –Business Continuity. Many individuals mistakenly presume that Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery are one in the same, but in all actuality, Disaster Recovery is simply one piece of a comprehensive Business Continuity plan. WhileDisaster Recovery focuses on restoring … Continued