On a daily basis I deal with businesses who may have limited internal IT resources or who have outsourced their IT to a 3rd IT service contractor.
One of the many problems these businesses face when it comes to safe guarding their critical data is knowing what options are available to them but also how can a backup solution be implemented at very little cost. Not many people give thought to the after sales support, in other words, who needs to be contacted when things go wrong? Will it cost the business extra to contact someone?
Automated Online Backup That’s Easy To Use
HSBC fined £3m after losing clients’ confidential information – twice
On my way back from a recent business meeting in London my eye was drawn to a newspaper article stating that the Financial Services Authority Board had imposed its greatest fine ever on the bank for losing critical customer information.
Data recovery systems “flawed”
Less than 30% of Irish companies able to restore data from backups! I saw a very interesting piece in the Business supplement in the Irish Times on Friday which said that “many Irish companies are leaving themselves open to disruption or lost revenue due to poor disaster –recovery techniques”.
Connected Online Backup For Mac Users
If you are Mac user then you are probably well aware of the Macworld exhibition that just recently passed. A lot of companies were in attendance announcing all sorts of new product releases for Mac users, including our partner Iron Mountain Digital.
Data Backup Discounts For ICAI Members
C Infinity – Ireland’s top secure online backup and hosted managed services provider are pleased to announce that the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland (ICAI) have chosen C Infinity online backup for their Affinity Program. All ICAI members will get a 20% Discount on their online backup.
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Outlook PST File Backups With Connected Online
I previously mentioned the different methods of creating backups of your MS Outlook PST and for the most part its a manual process. You can still use Microsoft’s Outlook plugin to create an automated copy of the PST file but it still requires a safe offsite backup.
Reduce Outlook PST File Size Before Performing Backup
Without a doubt the most popular email client used in a small business is Microsoft Outlook. As it plays a key role in our daily business tasks it becomes essential that regular backups are performed.
There are lots of different methods in making sure MS Outlook is regularly backed but with most tasks it’s a manual process. On this post I will discuss how to backup Microsoft Outlook using our internet backup solution, Connected.
How Do You Perform Database Backups?
I’ll assume that if your business uses a database application that you perform daily/nightly backups of the core database to protect your business. For now I won’t assume how you perform those database backups but let me show you what I see on a regular basis.
As part of our data services we provide free on-site consultation and one common trend I’ve noticed is the hoops people need to jump through just to perform a nightly backup of their database.
More Laptops And Data Go Missing
There is yet another report of a laptop going missing with sensitive data on it. A laptop was stolen from the home of a HSE employee. Recent reports include the Bank of Ireland and other HSE incidents where personal data of their customers has been compromised. This damages the reputation of these organisations, their credibility when it comes to security, gets the Data Protection Commissioner very interested in their operations and damages their customers.
Irish SMEs Warned on Risks of Computer Data Loss
Ireland’s small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are exposed to increasingly high risks due to inadequate and unreliable backup of computer data. This was stated by Caitríona Lynch, managing director of C Infinity at the launch of LiveVault, a secure online backup and recovery solution aimed specifically at SMEs.
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