3 HIPAA backup requirements you need to address
by Bridget.Giacinto on Oct 20, 2015, 4:23:42 AM
If you are in the health care sector, you know the pressure of meeting industry regulations in order to keep patient data safe. In particular, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act has established numerous rules for information security and is constantly evolving to …
Local vs. the cloud: Which data backup model is right for SMBs?
by Bridget.Giacinto on Oct 19, 2015, 5:20:44 AM
Information is king across every industry, but how well are organizations protecting their vital records? Whether a cyberattack hits the network or a fire burns down the office, essential documents must be preserved for business continuity and recovery. However, with the number of opt …
Disaster Recovery Planning for Small Businesses
by Bridget.Giacinto on Oct 2, 2015, 10:23:30 AM
Natural disasters, mishaps, viruses, and user errors happen more often than you would think. Regardless of how it happens, these types of disasters can shut down your business for good if you are not prepared. 74% of organizations have experienced data loss at the workplace, and while …
How to Create an Image Backup for Full System Disaster Recovery
by Bridget.Giacinto on Jul 13, 2015, 4:35:42 PM
Disaster recovery planning should be a part of your overall backup plan. You don't want to be kicking yourself for waiting until after your hard drive crashes or some other disaster strikes to finally learn how to create a backup of your entire system. Instead of taking days to manual …
Reduce Storage Costs with Windows Server 2012 Data Deduplication
by Bridget.Giacinto on Jun 4, 2015, 3:52:24 PM
Data is growing exponentially and along with it, the storage requirements to house that data. Data duplication, (means of reducing redundant data) is one way companies are reducing their raw data size and thus their storage costs. Repeated, duplicate data is a problem that all compani …
Understanding HIPAA Compliance
by Bridget.Giacinto on May 12, 2015, 11:32:10 AM
Before the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was created, there was no widely accepted standard for protecting health information. HIPAA, along with its Privacy and Security Rules, was introduced to improve how the healthcare industry accesses, shares, and pr …
World Backup Day Infographic
by Bridget.Giacinto on Mar 26, 2015, 2:21:41 PM
While World Backup Day is officially March 31, 2015, Cloudwards.net offers an insightful infographic on why every day is world backup day. Why? Because one backup per year is just not enough. Especially when you consider these facts about data loss:
Small Business Backup Infographic
by Bridget.Giacinto on Mar 3, 2015, 9:52:17 AM
FACT: Only 35% of small businesses have a comprehensive disaster recovery plan in place. With so many options available for data protection, why are so many small businesses falling short when it comes to fully protecting their data?
How to do a Bare Metal Restore after a Hard Drive Failure
by Bridget.Giacinto on Sep 30, 2014, 2:15:00 PM
The reality is, that hard drives fail and if you do not perform a backup of your hard drive, you could lose your data. A bare metal restore will allow you to restore your hard drive data to a "bare-metal" system, which does not have any software or operating system installed on it. Th …
