Winter Disaster For Your Data?
Posted by Jake Cohen

Posted on December 26, 2017August 17, 2018 by admin

With winter here, the possible threat of a major blizzard or winter disaster could occur and business still needs to run as usual. Customers need to be kept happy and it is critical to keep data safe. Here are 5 easy steps you can take this winter season to get your office prepared for this winter’s worst. 1. Be ready for power outages. A power outage can hurt your business in more ways than you think. Besides employee downtime, it takes time to safely get everything back up and running. Then you need to make sure no critical files have been damaged or lost. Auto save features can help minimize lost files in a sudden power outage. 2. Keep lines of communication open. Customer frustration due to production delays and not being able to reach key people at your company can be very costly in terms of both revenues and your company’s reputation. Here are three ways to make sure calls to your office don’t get bobbled when a storm rolls in: Create a new au...

10 Ways To Prevent Data Disaster
Posted by Jake Cohen

Posted on November 27, 2017February 5, 2018 by admin

In less than 60 seconds, you are about to learn 10 things that could save you days, weeks of downtime. Not to mention the undue stress on your company, and potentially thousands of dollars lost, due to a data disaster… Use this article as your checklist to assure that your business has the right plan in place to get back up and running quickly if and when disaster strikes. Simply thinking in advance what needs to happen when things go south and documenting it, can go a long way toward getting your network back up and running quickly if it something were to happen. Outline the types of disasters that could happen, and a step-by-step recovery process. Be sure to include a budget, what to do, who should do it and how. Store printed copies along with key contact information and login details for essential credentials. Hire a trusted professional to help you. Trying to recover data after a disaster without professional help is business suicide. One wrong step can result in weeks o...

Are Your Backups Safe?
Posted by Jake Cohen

Posted on October 23, 2017November 2, 2017 by admin

It's only natural that when you hear of a disaster you think it couldn’t happen to you. That’s why, even though we’re told constantly that we should diligently maintain a working backup recovery system because all our company’s data could be lost in an instant, we tend to brush off the advice. Yet, disasters do happen when you least expect them, and they can happen to anyone. So to illustrate the importance of staying on top of your data recovery system, here are three tales of “data gone wrong.” After all, there’s nothing quite like a good horror story to inspire action! Toy Story 2: Gone! One morning in 1998, the animators at Pixar Studios working on Toy Story 2 noticed that Woody’s hat started disappearing. Then his boots… Then all of Woody – gone! Other characters started disappearing too. A rogue command in their system had started wiping out data. No problem, the team thought, as they pulled out the backups. Unfortunately, the backups were bad and only had data from 10 month...

Which Type of Cloud Is Right For You?
Posted by Jake Cohen

Posted on September 21, 2017September 29, 2017 by admin

Secure data backup, greater reliability, better resource and growth management options, and improved collaboration are just a few of the reasons to take full advantage of cloud computing today. Yet understanding the choices you have can help you avoid some very costly mistakes you could wind up seriously regretting later. To help you move forward with confidence, here are some important points to consider. Not all cloud models are the same. A cloud environment that works for a dental practice with a half dozen locations may not be entirely suitable for a new law firm with just a single office. In determining what the best cloud model is for your organization, it’s important to know how cloud services are structured. Basically, there are three types of cloud: public, private and hybrid. Public Cloud Services Offer Flexibility And Lower Cost A public cloud comprises a collection of data storage and software services that can be accessed on an as-needed monthly basis, some...

Could One Tiny Leak Wipe Out Your Entire Company?
Posted by Jake Cohen

Posted on September 1, 2017 by admin

Michael Daugherty’s up-and-coming $4 million medical-testing company was doing very well. His Atlanta-based LabMD had about 30 employees and tested blood, urine and tissue samples for urologists. Life was good for Michael, a successful businessman from Detroit. Then, one Tuesday afternoon in May 2008, the phone call came that changed his life. His general manager came in to tell Daugherty about a call he’d just fielded from a man claiming to have nabbed a file full of LabMD patient documents. For a medical business that must comply with strict federal rules on privacy, this was bad. A hacker easily found and downloaded LabMD’s patient records. The fate of Michael’s business was drastically changed. What followed was a nightmarish downward spiral for LabMD. Not one to go down without a fight, Michael found himself mired in an escalating number of multiple lawsuits and legal battles with the Federal Trade Commission and other regulators investigating the leak. Finall...