New England residents are being warned to prepare for the possibility of heavy rains and flooding this weekend as Tropical Storm Danny is forecasted to strengthen over the next couple of days. The five-day forecast shows Danny passing near the Carolinas late Friday and New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts the day after. The [...]
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GDV’s New Facebook Page
Global Data Vault can now be found on Facebook. This gives GDV the opportunity and the ability to reach out to new customers while staying connected to existing customers.
The Facebook page will be frequently updated with blog posts and product updates about PC Backup, Server Backup, and Advanced Data Protection. The discussion board also gives [...]
Infrastructure Upgrade
Global Data Vault recently completed a significant infrastructure upgrade installing new Uninterruptible Power Supply System: the Powerware 9315 UPS. The Powerware 9315 UPS power supply offers surge protection and backup power while delivering full uninterruptible power protection against all nine common problems.
Think Climate Change Won’t Affect You?
Increased wildfires. Rising sea levels. More intense tropical storms.
These are just a few predictions taken from a new ground-breaking report which describes the impacts of climate change in the U.S. Experts from around the world developed this detailed report which explains how nine regions of the U.S. will be affected as a result of climate [...]
NYSE Chaos
A computer glitch stopped trading for 40 minutes in more than 200 stocks at the New York Stock Exchange today. One of the key computer servers used to conduct trading lost connectivity to the trading network. As a result, stocks such as General Electric and ExxonMobil were unable to be traded. Until a backup server [...]
Survey Indicates Dangerous Backup Practices
Acronis, a major vendor of backup software, conducted an online survey of the backup habits of home users. Out of the 6,091 North Americans that completed the survey, nearly two-thirds (64 %) of users
Air Traffic Control System Vulnerable to Cyber Terrorism
In years past, there have been numerous public cases of hacks and viruses that have taken place across the United States. President Obama announced on May 29 that he will create a new White House office of cyber security, due to the nation’s vulnerability to cyber attacks.
Sensitive Data Missing From National Archives
The National Archives lost a computer hard drive containing massive amounts of sensitive data from the Clinton administration.
UC Berkeley Data Breach
160,000 individuals who have received healthcare services from the University of California at Berkeley since 1999 have had personal information exposed to overseas hackers.
Announcing Advanced Data Protection
Global Data Vault announces the next generation in disaster recovery solutions: Advanced Data Protection, which combines backup and failover delivered remotely as a service, at a break-through price.