A Data Protection Consultant’s Role in Putting Together a Business Continuity Plan

A data protection consultant is often more than a service provider that sells advice. With the expertise and market knowledge that a consultant gathers over the years, they develop an understanding and intuition to be able to really provide sound guidance on what’s right for different organizations. This is what we have been able to …

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Five Practical Considerations When Choosing a Backup and Disaster Recovery System

Most enterprises understand the theory to have backup and disaster recovery systems in place. Theoretical knowledge, however, is one thing and the actual requirements are quite another. Many organizations that invest in backup and disaster recovery systems still find themselves in a bind when crunch time comes and their system fails, rendering their investment in their current …

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The Reason to Disk-Size Data Protection for Your Enterprise

Is there a one size fits all data backup and recovery solution for your users? No. Are some common factors for sizing possible in building a solution. Most certainly. With all of the options available for data protection and recovery, though, it is hard to know which option might be the best for your user-based …

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The Risks of Remote Employees Not Being Part of Your Backup Plans

Most of the time, people can’t consider all of the  ways data can be lost, so they simply don’t think about it! This is especially problematic for a company where data should be protected with employees  working in different places. Out of sight, out of mind. When thinking about data backup plans, it is a great exercise to consider multiple loss …

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Why Backup Appliances are the Right Data Protection Solution

Continual success in business is all about cutting costs and saving where you can. Accomplishing this without compromising the safety, continuity and reputation of your business is a crucial part of this as well. With the wide variety of solutions that are available to all businesses today, it can be hard to know what is …

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Protect Your Business from These Top 3 Disaster Recovery Strategy Mistakes

A disaster recovery strategy has the potential to save your business from an entire list of catastrophes, ranging from natural disasters to sabotage. One would think that a business strategy of such serious value would be among the first priorities for organizations. Yet, one look at the latest industry reports tells us that this is not always the …

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3 Commonly Overlooked Factors In Your Data Recovery Plan

The importance of designing a data recovery plan to recover from contingencies and mishaps that lead to data loss can never be understated. Data is now both the lifeblood and a competitive advantage for most businesses, and a lack of coherent systems and infrastructure to recover from data loss have literally run many companies to the …

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STORServer VAR provides backup appliances to healthcare clients

Not only do healthcare providers generate enormous amounts of data, but retrieving that data for patient care and complying with regulations to retain that data — as well as regulations for data protection — necessitates the correct backup and storage solution. Jeff Pearring of CHATR, a STORServer reseller, says, “This puts a huge strain on …

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Recovery Solutions Still Require Contingency Planning

What happens if data recovery takes longer than you expect? Do you have a Contingency Plan? Data forms the foundation of every modern business and loss of data, whether temporary or permanent, is damaging. The presence of the right data protection plan however will help you minimize this damage or even evade it altogether. A robust …

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