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…
DetailsIt 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…
DetailsTowards 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…
DetailsAssumptions are always dangerous in business management, and one of the most problematic things for individuals to assume is that their data is secure. Organizations today rely on digital storage for their most important content, meaning that losses due to human error, intentional attacks or Mother Nature can permanently erase vital business components. It’s time…
DetailsData 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…
DetailsNew 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…
DetailsThe 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…
DetailsThe act of backing up and protecting data is one of the most sensible priorities for companies today. That information is the lifeblood of those companies, and the need to defend it is just as pressing as if it were a physical asset. So why do some companies fall so far short? There is no…
DetailsWhen leaders today think about IT projects, they are really considering general business strategies. Any sense of separation between technology improvement and overall operational enhancement has disappeared in recent years as a variety of solutions often including cloud computing have made it nearly impossible to conceive of an effective business operating without ample IT. “Companies…
DetailsNatural disasters are the go-to threat when company leaders think about data loss. After all, these events have the power to take out whole data centers and render businesses completely incapacitated. However, focusing solely on Mother Nature ignores the fact that manmade dangers are also present today. From rogue hackers working alone to complex criminal organizations…
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