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. [Read more...]
Virginia Prescription Records Stolen and Held for Ransom
May 6, 2009 By Leave a Comment
This one is hard to believe, but true. According to Wikileaks and as reported by the Washington Post, On Thursday, April 30, the secure site for the Virginia Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) was replaced with a $US10M ransom demand. The PMP is used by pharmacists and others to discover prescription drug abuse. [Read more...]
Solving the Distributed Data Problem
April 28, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Computer hackers. Natural disasters. Careless employees. What do all these things have in common? [Read more...]
Airport Insecurity – Business Travelers Beware
April 16, 2009 By Leave a Comment
A study conducted by Ponemon Institute reported that business travelers lose an astonishing 12,000 laptops PER WEEK in U.S. [Read more...]
Carbonite Data Loss – Our Analysis
March 23, 2009 By 4 Comments
The Boston Globe and other outlets reported this weekend that Carbonite lost data for 7,500 customers. Many of these customers were able to make fresh backups before they suffered any real losses. Some, however, were not. Those who were not recieved apologies and credits. All 7,500 most likely lost any prior versions (if Carbonite even keeps prior versions).
In a nutshell, the fundamental difference between Carbonite and Global Data Vault [Read more...]
Magnolia Autopsy
March 13, 2009 By 3 Comments
Larry Halff’s social media website ma.gnolia.com is gone.
He spent four years during which he, “devoted most of my time, energy, and love” to building the site. Users of the site had had built [Read more...]
Business Continuity Planning – Part 9 – Vital Emergency Supplies
January 26, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Vital Emergency Supplies
There is never a good time for an emergency, but your company must have much more than a basic first-aid kit in the event of an untimely disaster. In regard to supplies, it is important to let workers know just what will be stored and available in the building. This will encourage feedback and ultimately help you determine if any additional supplies should be included for added protection. Recommended emergency supplies should at least include [Read more...]
8 Steps to Make Faster Online Backups
November 5, 2008 By 1 Comment
Internet connection speed is a very important factor in determining how quickly your backups will run. There is a detailed analysis of expected time for the actual data transfer portion of the backup process on our site.
But connection speed is not the only factor. Here are some additional tips [Read more...]