Robert wants to know if Windows 7’s built-in backup program is worth using
Robert wants to know if Windows 7's built-in backup program is worth using.
Peter’s motherboard died. How can he retrieve the data on his hard drive?
Peter's motherboard died. How can he retrieve the data on his hard drive?
Unlike Mozy et al, Symform is farm-free – it uses peer-to-peer technology to store backups on the PCs of other Symform users.
I’m still in the audience at the DEMOFall conference, and still taking in demonstrations of new products and services. One of the cooler ideas this morning is Symform, a small-business remote-backup service. Technically, it’s utterly unlike services such as Mozy and Carbonite: Those services store everything in massive server farms, but Symform is farm-free–it uses peer-to-peer technology to store backups on the PCs of other Symform users. If you wanna back up 10GB of data, for instance, you agree to devote 10GB of disk space to other folks’ backups–and to leave your computer on 80 percent of the time.
Some of the better backup options to help prevent data loss
Nag, nag, nag is what I feel like sometimes when talking about backups, but I'm compelled to help people in spite of themselves. The bottom line is simple: lose data, lose dollars. When you talk about some type of disaster, such as fire or theft of your computer hardware, the survival rate for stricken companies without disaster recovery tools and good backups drops into the “hope and prayer” realm of IT management. So lets talk about ways to insulate your company from disaster by playing like the Boy Scouts and being prepared.
New study suggests only 33% of mainstream consumers properly backup data
The amount of storage needed for increasing amounts of data will rise ten-fold in the next five years, yet only one in three users are actively backing up their files, data from a recent Western Digital study revealed recently.
Is tape still the best backup solution for the small business?
Mention Shakespeare and everyone spouts "To be or not to be." Mention backup, and the question becomes, "To tape or not to tape?" Is tape dead, or do tape-based backup systems still have a place in the modern small business?
Storage sprawl is unsustainable, and keeping it all is risky. Data-retention policies let users delete data with less risk
It can be a storage nightmare: Given expanding regulatory requirements and the key role that electronic records now play in lawsuits, some enterprises are saving every bit of data they have, just to be safe. As a gauge of storage demand, IDC says the total amount of disk storage shipped last year grew 40.5 percent from 2007.
Experts question energy efficiency claims
Interest in modular data centers is growing, fueled by high-profile endorsements from Microsoft and Google. But the model raises new management concerns, and efficiency claims may be exaggerated.
Storage vendor says it will continue to work with distribution partner, Manaccom
Disaster recovery software vendor, Acronis, has brought on Geeks2U to provide installation services for its product line.
