A little while back I installed Mozy, the much touted online backup service. I thought I had found the perfect automatic data backup system, and even gave it a favorable review earlier this year.Read the rest of this entry »
A recent poll of Remote Backup Service Providers showed that Online Backup Services help keep customers loyal, and bring in new business.
The poll was conducted by Remote Backup Systems, the industry leader in the development and support of complete-solution online backup software for commercial Online Backup Services. The companies polled offer online backup as part of a package of services like consulting, web development, Internet services, and computer repair.
Publisher’s Note: RBackup Remote Backup does both Backup and Archiving using pDLM. – Faced with limited budgets and the desire to simplify operations, some IT executives believe that if they have a reliable backup procedure, it will also fulfill their archiving needs. But with new organization standards for accessing data and with legal and regulatory compliance mandates, IT executives expose themselves to greater costs and management risks by relying on this erroneous assumption. [more...]
The loss of unencrypted storage media from an Iron Mountain Inc. vehicle last month renewed calls for IT managers to better protect data stored off site. The Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance (LOFSA) said the unencrypted data lost from the vehicle of its contractor on Sept. 19 included the names, birth dates and Social Security numbers of thousands of state residents. [more...]
MEMPHIS, Tenn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Remote Backup Systems Inc. (RBS), the originator of remote online backup technology, today expanded its portfolio of online backup solutions with the introduction of SiteShelter™, an automated, scheduled utility that backs up, mirrors, monitors, and even repairs web and FTP sites.
New Poll Sponsored by Seagate(R) Finds Consumers Are Taking Unnecessary Risks With Their Digital Assets
October 22, 2007: 07:59 AM EST
SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif., Oct. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — A worldwide consumer survey of adult computer users sponsored by Seagate Technology finds that the US population is well behind the rest of the world when it comes to taking the proper steps to back up their digital files.
