How To Limit Hard Drive Data Recovery Costs by James Allen
With the value on information rising day by day, one of the greatest threats to businesses of any size is data loss. If the data centers in your business have ever experienced a hard drive disaster, you quicky realized just how valuable the information lost is. ... And then, the situation becomes even worse, when you realize how much it is going to cost for a disaster recovery specialist to try and retrieve or restore your data for you. ... Remember, it will be much cheaper to repair one computer's hard drive than to pick up the tab after a total system disaster!

Eight Reasons to Increase Backup Spending When the Economy Slows by Bud Stoddard
Eight Reasons to Increase Backup Spending When the Economy Slows   by Bud Stoddard, President & CEO, AmeriVault Corp.   To say we have seen a significant downturn in the economy in the past twelve months would be hyperbole at its best.   As business and technology executives and...   Don’t put the whole company at risk because business is slow and the backup budget was cut, re-evaluate your backup strategy and increase spending as necessary. ...   It is okay to buy less fancy laptops without all the bells and whistles, (I’m writing on my less fancy one now on a Delta flight...

Understanding, Diagnosing, Recovering and Preventing Data Loss by Paul Korber
Data loss is a serious issue, which most businesses and individuals will encounter at some point in their digital lives. It can cripple businesses, ruin careers and generally cause a great deal of unnecessary stress. This article will attempt to generalize a strategy for dealing with such... In general it is always best to first consult a data recovery specialist, however this is dependent on the value of the data which has been threatened, Data recovery software essentially analyzes, repairs and recovers corrupted and/or lost data and assists in re-linking the information, which has...

Network Attached Storage – An Alternative To Tape Back-up by Mark Allen
Businesses have been using tape to back up their data since the early days of computing. Tape has its limitations, but it was much cheaper than the alternatives, so its use continued. Today, the situation is changing. The price of disk storage has come down dramatically and the performance,... As a result, many businesses are looking to move away from tape for their backup and disaster recovery needs. ... In the event of a disaster, the backup system is immediately ready to step in for rapid recovery and business continuity.

Data Recovery Tips by Michael Russell
The worst thing about any emergency is that it messes up our daily routine and throws us into a state of confusion and we really can never rule out emergencies from our lives, life is full of surprises; some good, some bad. What makes the difference is how readily prepared we are for such... When dealing with data recovery and protection it is vital you remain calm and assess whether you are dealing with a hard drive or other issue. ... If you have quality data recovery systems in place on your computer, you should feel confident in the fact that there is a backup.

What are the Facts about Data Loss? by Lee Morrell
I have been in the data recovery business for many years and have read and heard many “facts” covering the causes, costs and trends of data loss recovery. I have also heard of all the best ways to backup data ensuring total loss of data never happens. ... 30 percent of companies report that they still do not have a disaster recovery program in place and two in three companies feel their data backup and disaster recovery plans have significant vulnerabilities. ... Surveys found that 36 percent of IT departments changed their backup and restore procedures and disaster recovery planning...

Local Vs Remote Data Backup - The Pros And Cons by Niall Roche
Backing up your data should be an essential part of your daily routine. Unfortunately for many businesses this simply isn't the case. The only time data backup crosses their mind is when they have a hard disk crash or a serious spyware or virus infection. ... Most commonly remote file backup services allow you to log into a remote drive and via a web based interface upload all your critical files. ... Remote Data Backup As an emerging industry remote data backup has really taken off. ... Local Data Backup Most companies rely on either DVD, external hard disk or tape drive data backup...

Exchange Disaster Recovery with SANRAD V-Switch Planning Guide by Efrat Aharoni-Levi
Introduction Designing a disaster recovery system requires planning and consideration of the available options that will best fit your company’s needs, SLA and budget. This guide will help you design an Exchange Disaster Recovery plan in conjunction with SANRAD Replication. ... Exchange Disaster Recovery Planning This section discusses both general and Exchange specific considerations that need to be addressed when designing a disaster recovery solution combining SANRAD replication and Microsoft Exchange Server.

Remote Backup as Part of a Disaster Recovery Strategy by Mike Colesante
New technologies and recent storm reports have forced many companies to review disaster recovery plans and data protection policies. Hurricanes striking the Gulf Coast and Eastern seashore have a significant impact on the businesses operating in their path. ... If you want to continue to use tapes as your primary backup, consider using an off-site backup service as a secondary backup solution, just in case your primary backup system fails. ... Many of the organizations affected by this disaster have made changes to their infrastructure and disaster recovery plans.

IT Support: The Crucial Factor For Your Business by Lee Smith
IT Support has become increasingly important over the years. With businesses and industries becoming more and more competitive, your IT and computer network needs to make your business as efficient as possible. When something goes wrong with your network or IT, you need to have a rapid response... Just by asking these simple questions, your data and network wil be in safer hands and your IT and network support should be stress-free, allowing your company and it's staff to cons and centrate on business and not IT and computer issues.