Don’t let WFH undermine your data backup strategy
As we all know by now, working from home has been a huge part of 2020 so far and judging by the surveys, it looks like it is going to continue to grow in popularity. IT teams have had to facilitate remote workforces and, in many cases, deploy new systems to provision working away from […]
How could a data breach affect a business?
In 2019, a Hiscox study revealed that, in some form, 61% of UK businesses were breached the previous year, showing that this is an incredibly widespread issue in the UK. With the average time to notice a data breach coming in at 197 days, there is a massive gap in the breach taking place and […]
Why you should backup your SaaS application data
SaaS suites like Microsoft Office 365 and Google G Suite are growing in popularity all the time, especially with more people working from home more often. At the start of this year there were already over 200 million active users every month on O365 and G Suite was peaking over 6 million active users. Surprisingly, […]
How important are backups in your disaster recovery strategy?
We understand that it can be hard to see exactly why data backups are so important if you have never experienced data loss. Perhaps it is better to show you how important backups are, rather than just telling you. One famous example is at the animation studio, Pixar. During the creation of Toy Story 2, […]
The Pros and Cons of Different Data Backup Methods
There are so many different ways to backup your data. Full backups, incremental backups, differential backups, mirror backups… which one is right for you and what are the advantages and disadvantages of each one? Full Backup The name might give it away a bit, but a full backup is a copy of the entire source […]
Are you safe from ransomware in the cloud?
As we should all know by now, the 3-2-1 Backup Method is vital for any modern business’ backup strategy. The “1” in this method refers to having at least one copy of your data backed up offsite. For most backup experts these days, offsite is synonymous with the cloud, but does this mean the data […]
The difference between Cloud Backup and Hybrid Cloud Backup
With businesses realising more and more how valuable their data is to their business, they are looking for the best backup solutions; not just in terms of the software used, but also the strategy once they have the software in place. It’s no good having the tools if you don’t know how to use them! […]
Are you prepared for the WFH Revolution?
Since the pandemic started millions have managed to work from home. Will this continue whilst lockdown continues to ease and the country starts ‘getting back to work’? Will we have to deal with remote workforces more once this is all over? The general population seems to think so and UK bosses are tending to agree. Surveys from YouGov, ICM and independent surveys […]