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Cloud Backup/Recovery: The Same, Only Different

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Allen Falcon

This blog post is the second in a series on Data Protection issues and practical solutions. Backup and Restore, the most basic form of data protection, has been a standard IT practice since teams or Operators managed racks and rows … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged backup, Backupify, cloud backup, CloudLock, disaster recovery, Off-Site Backup, online backup | Leave a comment

 

Data Loss and Recovery Are Still a Growing Concern

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Allen Falcon

  With all of the industry focus on data loss and disaster recovery, you may be surprised at the state of affairs. 53% of businesses experienced data loss within the past 12 months; up from 31% in the prior year … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged backup, Cloud Computing, Data Loss Prevention, Google Apps, Reocvery | Leave a comment

 

Case Study: Google Apps Supports Strategic Growth at Merrimack Mortgage Company

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Allen Falcon

  The Company Founded in 1983, Merrimack Mortgage Company (MMC) continues to be a leader in residential mortgage lending throughout the Northeast and is one of the region’s largest independent mortgage bankers. MMC prides itself for being the company that … Continue reading →

Posted in Case Studies, General, news | Tagged backup, Case Studies, Compliance, file services, Google Apps, security | Leave a comment

 

Backing up Google Apps: A Smart Idea or a Needed Service?

Posted on June 26, 2012 by Allen Falcon

As companies move their systems and data from on-premise servers into cloud computing solutions, companies maintain control of their data.  Control over the systems that house the data, however, belongs to the cloud provider.  The same is true for businesses … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Uncategorized | Tagged backup, Cloud, data loss, Data Protection, Google Apps, recovery, user error | 2 Comments

 

Tuesday Take Away: DLP in Google Apps

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Allen Falcon

In at least one prior post, we have written about the nature of data protection and the reasons for backing up information in the cloud.  Backupify, one of the vendors we work with often, recently conducted  a study of known data … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Uncategorized | Tagged backup, Data Loss Prevention, DLP, Google Apps, Single Sign On, SSO | Leave a comment

 

Tuesday Take-Away: Is VDR a Cure?

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Allen Falcon

In the first two posts in our Backup series, we covered the difference between “restore” and “recovery” and some key terms to know when considering your requirements and solutions.  In this week’s Take-Away, we look at VDR, or Virtual Disaster … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Take-Away: Think in These Terms About Backup

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Allen Falcon

In last week’s Tuesday Take-Away, I wrote about understanding requirements before thinking technology when it comes to backup, restore, and recovery.  The number of emails and questions I received was rewarding.  So, I thought I would take this time this … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged backup, Disk-Based Recovery, Off-Site Backup, online backup, Online Recovery, recovery, restore, Retention Period, Retention Point, Vault-Based Recovery | Leave a comment

 

Tuesday Take-Away: Your Backup System is (sort of) Irrelevant

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Allen Falcon

As you may know, I participate in several on-line IT discussion forums.  Every few weeks, a new member will post a question like “I have an xyz server, what should I use for backups?”.  Seemingly helpful forum members quickly jump … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged backup, recovery, restore, Return to Operations, RTO | 1 Comment

 

Protect Your Data in the Cloud

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Allen Falcon

When IT pros plan backup and recovery solutions for in-house systems, they start with the big events, such as server failures and disk crashes.  In reality, most restores are not as a result of a catastrophic loss.  Most restores are … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged backup, Cloud File Services, Cloud Servers, cloud storage, Data Protection | 2 Comments

 

Iron Mountain Customers Stranded in the Wild?

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Allen Falcon

customers can take the initiative and explore their options. With minimal overlap of services, customers can migrate to other online backup solutions that offer more features at a lower cost. Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged AmeriVault, Archive, Autonomy, backup, Iron Mountain, online backup, recovery, Venyu | Leave a comment