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
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
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
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
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,
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
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
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,
Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesWhile Microsoft offers disaster recovery for its 365 platform, you might need more protection. Explore some of the available options, plus how to create a DR plan. By Brien Posey Microsoft 365 — formerly Office 365 — is one of the most popular software suites for businesses. Given the volume of data that organizations store within Microsoft 365 applications such
Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesAdministrators who want to get the most out of their virtualization investments will need to perform an upgrade to the virtual hardware, and know how to undo the change if problems arise. By Mike Preston VM compatibility mode plays a key role in how adaptable and mobile VMs can be in the data center. With every new release of vSphere,
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