#Data Recovery
Why you should back up your data
Sadly, you never know when a natural disaster such as fire, flooding or an earthquake is going to strike. Consider the Queensland floods way back in 2011. Not only did hundreds of homeowners lose their prized possessions, but hundreds of business owners were also affected too. It’s far easier to start again once your business […]
Do you have a disaster contingency plan?
While you can’t always predict disaster, you can prepare for any contingency by making sure all your business systems and data are safe.
How the rise of Apple is changing data recovery
The rise of Apple devices in the consumer world is now being mirrored in business, with employees increasingly likely to bring in their own devices to access corporate information. So how should organisations address the growing trends of self-selected access devices and the increasing preponderance of Apple in work?
Advice for avoiding a data disaster
For any business, no matter how large or small, the risk of losing business data is real, whether through a man-made or natural disaster, and it’s a reality that could strike at any moment. Here’s some expert advice for protecting your data.
SMBs still failing when it comes to offsite data backup
Local SMBs are feeling more confident than ever about their ability to back-up and recover data after a disaster, but one-third still aren’t employing an offsite back-up strategy, despite experiencing a year marred by flooding and cyclones.
Top 10 data disaster stories of 2011
Information management, data recovery, and legal technology provider Kroll Ontrack has announced its annual Top 10 Data Disasters for 2011. From human error to natural disaster, this annual list of real data loss situations reveals data loss is often inevitable, but not necessarily permanent.
Avoid common data nightmares these holidays
If you’re taking off for a well-earned rest this holiday season, here are some ways to avoid a total nightmare in managing your data wherever in the world your travels may take you.
Spring cleaning your devices? Make sure your data is erased
If you’re planning to deploy new IT gear this summer, have you thought about how best to recycle your current electronic devices, to protect critical business and personal data?
Keep your data cool this summer
Adrian Briscoe blogs about protecting your business data over the warm summer months. “The new calendar year typically begins with a significant spike in data loss incidents due to extreme seasonal weather and a lack of sufficient backups. Indeed, the cyclone and bushfire season can be as destructive to computer data as it is to property.”
Planning for and surviving a data disaster
Do you have a plan for surviving a data disaster in your business? If not, Kroll Ontrack’s Adrian Briscoe has this advice.
Data protection tips for SMBs
With cyclones, floods and earthquakes affecting large parts of Australia and New Zealand over the past 18 months, Acronis suggests SMBs look to imaging, virtualisation and Cloud services to maintain continuity and customer service in the wake of a natural disaster.
A day in the life of a data recovery expert
Forgot to schedule that important backup and lost all your data? Find out how the person you call when it goes pear shaped spends their day in this diary of a data recovery expert by Adrian Briscoe, General Manager – Asia Pacific, Kroll Ontrack
Data backup facts & options
If your business were to become victim to a disaster, would you be able to continue serving your customers? Business data backup is an often ignored essential. So here’s all the data backup information you need to arm your business. Data backups. It’s a topic that may seem boring or blatantly obvious, but it is […]