Online Data Backup Are the Next Generation of Backup Technology

Online data backup are quickly replacing more traditional backup technology, such as tape backups Through the technology of the Internet, online backup or web based backups are a method of storing data offsite. This data could be files, folders, or entire hard drives. This important data is regularly backed up to a remote server or computer with a network connection. A number of third party companies provide online backup services for subscribers whose computers are connected to the Internet, automatically... Read more »

Online Data Storage Or Tape Backup - What’s Better?

There’s a certain appeal, granted, to having all your business data - customer files, order information, organizational data - right there on tape, disc or zip drive on your own servers in your own offices or stored nearby. Media based technologies once were, in fact, the most popular means for backing up crucial business data. However, these solutions have an escalating total cost of ownership and simply don’t provide the most secure data protection available today. As the business’... Read more »

Online Data Storage & Back Up Eliminates Weather Worries

Among those factors, a lightning strike is far and away the most damaging, but also dangerous are things like accidental contact with power lines by repair trucks and other vehicles or even by animals. When power to a computer is disrupted, there frequently is a surge of current that can, in a nanosecond, completely destroy a database. Long ago, the successful sale of whatever widgets a company offered wasn’t much affected one way or another by weather. In today’s electronic business... Read more »

Troubleshooting With A Help Desk Software

Using a help desk software for providing first hand support to any service related or product related query has proved to be very effective in IT service management. All big business houses, especially the software or infrastructure service providers, Telecom companies, banks and financial institutions, product vendors are finding it easy to handle loads of customer queries and various service requests. This also functions not only as a bridge between the external customer and the supplier it can... Read more »

Online Data Storage Prevents Sabotage And Theft Of Information

Here in the 21st Century, the thought of someone dead set on crippling the company by hacking into its database is a business owner’s worst nightmare. If it’s not actually #1 on the list, it’s at least in the top five Worst Things That Could Happen. Unfortunately, without strong safeguards in place to prevent it, such a scenario is entirely possible. In some extreme cases, it’s even likely. Consider the situation of an employee you’ve decided you’re going to... Read more »

What is Offsite Data Storage?

Offsite data storage is a method of storing data at a remote location - files, folders, or the entire contents of hard drives are regularly backed up on a remote server using an internet connection. The rationale behind offsite data storage is simple. By backing up data on remote servers, the risk of catastrophic data loss as a result of natural disasters, theft, technical failure, or other disaster is virtually eliminated. If your building becomes unavailable, all your data can be recovered quickly... Read more »

The Benefits of Offsite Data Backups

The most valuable assets of any business organization regardless of it size is its data! Operator can make mistakes, a hard disk failure, a virus, natural disasters, theft or loss of a laptop - can all too easily put this data and therefore the business at risk. Storing backup data offsite is a secure, simple and affordable alternative to a traditional tape backup solution. Tape backup can offer a possible solution, but it also comes with many draw backs. They need upfront investment, maintenance,... Read more »

Which Backup Solutions Are Right for You?

One of your company’s most important assets is its electronic data. Your company stores it’s financial, documentation, and correspondence documentation on its servers. What would happen to your company if you had a fire or flood and you lost all of your valuable data? How expensive would a recovery effort be? Would your business be able to recover from such a loss, and where would you even begin the recovery process? These are all questions which should be answered with well planned... Read more »

Online Data Storage Trumps Disaster Insurance

A couple of years ago, when a business acquaintance first told me about his company’s decision to switch from media-based data storage (tapes, CDs, zip drives) to utilizing the services of an online data backup company, the first thing that came to mind was a nightmare that had occurred in my business back in the mid- to late 80s. “Disaster” was definitely the word for it - and our protection against the fallout from it was practically non-existent. Sometime after the end of business... Read more »

SQL Server Replication for Data Storage for Your Business

Database management systems are among the most important software systems for businesses in the information age. SQL Server is an enterprise level RDBMS provided by Microsoft and is widely used in the business world. SQL Server provides the technology that allows you to replicate your data to different servers thus allowing your company data to be stored in more than one location - this process is called replication. Replication is the process of sharing data between databases in different locations.... Read more »