Overcome common cloud backup security issues in remote work

T-Blog Editor/ October 5, 2020/ Backup and Archival Tools, Cloud backup, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, How-Tos and Other Useful Tips and Tricks, Miscellaneous Resources

Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesYour cloud backup and storage usage may be on the rise. Make sure you take the necessary security precautions detailed here to keep your data protected. By Krista Macomber Cloud-hosted backup products — including backup of data in the cloud and cloud-hosted backup software — are seeing a surge in popularity as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, longstanding

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Cloud storage and its main cost components

T-Blog Editor/ October 5, 2020/ Backup and Archival Tools, Cloud backup, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Engage the experts, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Miscellaneous Resources

Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesWe run through the main items charged for by the big cloud storage providers, such as capacity, storage type, transactions, data egress, networks and data protection. By Paul Stringfellow There is a lot to consider when moving data to cloud storage. Key among these, with potentially the biggest impact, is cost. Cloud storage cost models can be complex despite the attraction

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Explore the best free cloud backup services on the market

T-Blog Editor/ October 5, 2020/ Backup and Archival Tools, Cloud backup, Cloud pricing and cost optimization, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice

Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesThere are free cloud backup options for businesses, not just consumers. Discover some of the top choices, plus the limitations of free vs. paid versions. By Brien Posey With the recent increase in remote work, now is a great time to try out the cloud for backup. One of the best ways to get started with cloud backups is to try one

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Full vs. incremental vs. differential: Comparing backup types

T-Blog Editor/ October 4, 2020/ Backup and Archival Tools, Best practices for data center operations, Data storage backup tools, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Remote data protection

Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesEvaluate full vs. incremental vs. differential backup, as well as newer types of backup, in synthetic and incremental-forever, to determine what’s best for your organization. By Erin Sullivan, Brien Posey For quite some time, there have been three basic types of backup: full, incremental and differential. All three have benefits and drawbacks, so deciding which one works best for you will

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Types of Backup Explained: Full, Incremental, Differential, etc.

T-Blog Editor/ October 4, 2020/ Backup and Archival Tools, Data storage backup tools, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, How-Tos and Other Useful Tips and Tricks, Industry News and Expert Advice, Timeless Tips

Reading Time-approximately: 6 minutesThere are several different types of backup. Here’s how to choose the best way to safeguard your data and recover appropriately in the event of an incident. By Russ Fellows and Paul Crocetti Protecting data against loss, corruption, disasters (human-caused or natural) and other problems is one of the top priorities for IT organizations. In concept, the ideas are simple,

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Fibre Channel compared to FATA drives

T-Blog Editor/ October 4, 2020/ Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, How-Tos and Other Useful Tips and Tricks, Industry News and Expert Advice, SQL and Exchange Resources, Storage fabric, switches and networks, Timeless Tips

Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesSituation: We want to buy an array for SQL and Exchange data. The vendor recommends their Fibre Channel (FC) drives, but they also have Fibre Attached Technology Adapted (FATA) drives that are about half the price. We could run twice as many FATA spindles for the same price so is there any reason to go for FC over FATA? We

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What are Microsoft Teams backup and recovery best practices?

T-Blog Editor/ October 2, 2020/ Backup and Archival Tools, Cloud backup, Cloud computing, Expert Advise and Opinion, How-Tos and Other Useful Tips and Tricks

Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesBackup and recovery of Microsoft Teams is often a complex process. Explore these guidelines to help simplify the important protection of your Teams data. By Brien Posey Over the last several months, Microsoft Teams has seen a dramatic increase in usage. Even last year, Teams was gaining momentum, but with so many people now working remotely as a result of the

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What are 5 top Microsoft 365 backup considerations?

T-Blog Editor/ October 2, 2020/ Cloud backup, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, How-Tos and Other Useful Tips and Tricks, Industry News and Expert Advice, Timeless Tips

Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesSaaS application backup is increasingly prevalent, and for good reason — it’s critical for ensuring data protection. These five guidelines will help you protect Microsoft 365. By Brien Posey With Office 365 becoming Microsoft 365, administrators are wondering what this evolution changes regarding their data protection needs. As it stands right now, not much has changed from a backup and recovery

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SME backup products offer diverse routes to the cloud

T-Blog Editor/ October 2, 2020/ Backup and Archival Tools, Backup and recovery software, Data storage backup tools, Expert Advise and Opinion, How-Tos and Other Useful Tips and Tricks, IT Managed Services, IT Management, Timeless Tips

Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesWe take the temperature on cloud-era SME-focused backup products that come as “traditional” software, replication-centric protection environments and hardware appliances. By Antony Adshead Computer Weekly recently surveyed the main backup software providers and those that supply a new breed of backup appliances, all built for the cloud era as a target. Here we look at the rest – all small and medium-sized enterprise

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Acronis backup and recovery software: Features to know

T-Blog Editor/ October 2, 2020/ Backup and Archival Tools, Backup and recovery software, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, How-Tos and Other Useful Tips and Tricks, Industry News and Expert Advice, Tekmart Enterprise Hardware Tips

Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesA long-time cloud backup proponent, Acronis tries to make the selection and use of its data backup products easier with a Backup Purchase Wizard and Universal Restore technology. By Brien Posey With a reputation as stable, easy to use and innovative, Acronis backup and recovery software products are the go-to data backup offerings for many organizations. And since approximately 2012,

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