Have you considered cloud backups yet?
The cloud is a great tool that can help your business fully leverage its technology solutions, but one of the most common problems that people associate with the cloud is that it’s not nearly as secure as a private in-house IT network. However, contrary to popular belief, the cloud…
September was National Disaster Preparedness Month and, as such, it’s important to consider the state of your business’s current backup and disaster recovery practices. Different disasters pose various threats for your organization, but many of them have one thing in common: they’re going to ruin your physical IT infrastructure and, depending on your backup practices, could…
I've always been told, "A working, tried and tested backup is necessary." The horror stories in the media of people and companies losing data may have helped re-enforce the message. As long as backups are happening, then we’re one step closer to a reasonable and working recovery process. Unfortunately, there are businesses (and people) that have…
With all the options one has to choose from when it comes to data backup and disaster recovery, it can easily be an overwhelming process. Fortunately we here at Tech Experts break-down some of the industry standards and practices and why they are better choices than some of the offered services today.
The idea of having…
There is a dangerous new virus on the loose, and it's spreading like wildfire.
CryptoLocker is classified as a high-risk threat since it is easily contracted, and resolution is difficult. While we have a multi-layered security approach set up for our business clients that will reduce the likelihood of a passive infection, CryptoLocker relies on user…
There are two methods that I will go over, using local storage or cloud storage. Some people will use both methods since you can never be too safe, as long as you pick one or the other, you can rest assured that you have a backup of your files.
Local Storage
If you have just a few…
If you’re a fan of Dropbox but don’t have friends who share the same feelings about it as you, and don’t feel like installing a new program. Here is where File Stork comes in. File Stork works alongside of Dropbox to deliver secure ways of sending files to friends or family, and setup is easy!…
Recuva is a file recovery tool that allows you to recover deleted files from hard drives, flash drives, MP3 players, and much more. What is even better is they have a full install version and a portable version. This program is free to download and works on most Windows Operating Systems.
Cryogenic FileSplitter is a simple file splitter program with a real easy to use drag and drop interface. You can specify how many sections you want the file to be split into. It also displays each segment size so that you can see how big each segment is going to be before you split it.…
USB Safe Guard is a free portable program that will encrypt all of the files on your flash drive very easily, anyone can do it. You can also set this tool up to shred your files in case you lose your flash drive.
To get the program installed onto your flash drive you simply download it…
Toshiba has just released their new portable hard drive lineup that is mainly used for easy to use computer backups. This USB drive weighs in at only 6.3 ounces, and stacks up to be 3.1 inches wide and 4.7 inches long. Five colors and four storage capacities are currently available which include: 500GB, 640GB, 750GB,…
In the world of technology, this old saying is truly words of wisdom.
My fellow Expert Guys here on this site have written more than one blog about the importance of backups. I would like to call attention to the fact that at least 95% of the clients I deal with have only one backup in…