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Advanced Data Protection for Interop Net

Global Data Vault is a proud sponsor of Interop Net.  Interop Net is the leading global business technology event, with the most comprehensive IT conference and expo available.  The event brings business and technology leaders together to discuss the latest technologies and industry trends.
Considering the possibility of a tsunami in Hawaii yesterday, Brian Chee, Interop [...]

How Do You Define and Manage Access Controls?

Access control permits or denies a user access to information, systems or resources. It allows an organization to effectively manage, track and audit disclosure of information.
What are the primary objectives of access controls?
Access control maintains and safeguards confidentiality, integrity and availability of information, systems and resources:

Are You Prepared?

On June 11, 2009, the World Health Organization (WHO) raised the worldwide pandemic alert level to Phase 6 due to the spread of the H1N1 virus.  The virus, also known as Swine Flu, has rapidly established itself and will continue to persist in the coming months as the virus continues to move through susceptible populations.
The [...]

Strategic Alliance with Cloud Data

Global Data Vault is pleased to announce the formation of a strategic alliance with Cloud Data, LTD (UK).
Global Data Vault and Cloud Data are service providers addressing business continuity and data protection needs for customers in the small-to-medium business (SMB) and small-to-medium enterprise (SME) space.
This agreement will leverage

Tropical Storm Tests Business Continuity Plans

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 [...]

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