As we enter the new year it is always useful to examine some of the latest trends in IT. Predictions for 2016 obviously covered a wide range of issues. However, one topic seemed to be consistent across the board: data protection. Industry leaders are largely pointing to security-centric projections. In 2015 there were a number…
The need for online backup and disaster recovery plans has been highlighted yet again by a new study, reported Data Center Knowledge. The Ponemon Institute partnered with Emerson Network Power to conduct a survey regarding unplanned data center outages. Unsurprisingly, data center outages rack up expensive bills for businesses without recovery methods in place. In…
Backup disaster recovery sales pitches aren’t always the easiest situations to navigate. The term in itself can sound pretty alarmist to some, and for less tech-savvy companies, any mention of the cloud can be cause for confusion. Fear not, for we have some critical advice for BDR salespeople when making a pitch. The most important thing to…
Cloud backup services are crucial to the survival of any business. You don’t even have to take our word for it. Businesses across the country are starting to see why cloud backup services are important in the workplace, according to the 2016 State of IT report by Spiceworks. Of the surveyed IT professionals, 29 percent cited cloud-based services as…
It is crucial to have a backup service in place. This is an undeniable fact for any company. Whether it is a natural disaster or a man-made tragedy, the potential for data destruction is very real. Lost data for a company can lead to a significant decrease in work production, damage to a company’s image or…
Towards the end of October 2015, Hurricane Patricia was deemed the most powerful tropical cyclone ever recorded in the Western Hemisphere. Only 30 hours after its peak of intensity, the storm weakened to nothing but a hurricane with less than a fraction of the initially reported power, explained The Weather Channel. However, the hurricane hype…
Data is everywhere and its importance spans across industries. From big financial corporations to small restaurant chains, data files are the backbone of many businesses. Perhaps that’s why the amount of data created daily is gargantuan. IBM reported that every single day, 2.5 quintillion bytes of data are created. The current number for daily data…
New England saw its first snowfall of the season in mid-October this year and many locals cringed at the site. The memory of last winter’s record-breaking snowfall is still all too fresh and some companies are still feeling the remnants of the monetary loss. On average, state-wide shutdowns due to extreme snow can cost an…
The historic flooding in South Carolina has been covered 10 times over by every news station in America. Rainfall hit record levels, with some areas reporting over 20 inches of rain. Businesses and families across the state felt the impact of the flooding, from water-damaged houses to the severe disturbance to state crops. The Huffington Post reported…
There’s no part of the world that’s completely free of natural disasters. Wherever companies are, they should be thinking of getting their data elsewhere. Leaders without an offsite backup strategy may find themselves surprised by anything from flooding to fires to power outages and beyond. The very moment the crisis strikes, it becomes too late…
