Absolute Best Practices for Windows Server Backup
by Bridget.Giacinto on May 1, 2014 3:33:27 PM
Backing up your business server is not only something that you should learn how to do, but something that you’ll want to learn to do efficiently in order to save yourself time, energy, and maybe even a little frustration. The best backup software the technological world has to offer w …
Top 5 Reasons to Use NAS Backup Solutions for SMBs
by Bridget.Giacinto on Apr 23, 2014 7:24:00 PM
Network Attached Storage (NAS) boxes are commonly used to add shared storage to small business network infrastructure. NAS backup is cost-effective, convenient, and user-friendly. Directly Attached Storage (DAS) infrastructure is also cost-effective and convenient. However, there are …
Heartbleed Bug Leaves Unpatched Servers Vulnerable to Attack
by Bridget.Giacinto on Apr 17, 2014 9:30:12 AM
The Heartbleed Bug, a newly discovered security bug, poses a major vulnerability to the security of information on the internet. This vulnerability found on OpenSSL software could allow hackers to access the memory of unpatched servers. Since hundreds of thousands of web servers use O …
Why Should I Look at Virtualization for My Small Business?
by Nathan.Fouarge on Apr 15, 2014 9:56:23 AM
Virtualization is one of those hot buzzwords that everyone talks about, but how does it really fit into the small business world? When you mention virtualization most people think about huge large racks for servers virtualizing hundreds of virtual machines. They really do not think ab …
How to Quickly Remove Duplicate Files
by Bridget.Giacinto on Apr 15, 2014 8:53:38 AM
It seems like every time I plug my camera (or iPhone for that matter) into my computer I create a new folder with yet another duplicate copy of my pictures. I know I'm given the option to delete all of the files from my camera after copying them to my computer, but for some reason I n …
How Do You Define Perfection: NovaBACKUP Compares Itself to Veeam
by Mike Andrews on Apr 14, 2014 3:49:48 PM
It’s very difficult to rate yourself, but if I had to do so, I definitely would not rate myself a perfect “10” on a scale of 1 to 10…But looks aside, I believe that I’m a pretty good father to my kids, husband to my wife and contributor to my team at NovaBACKUP and society in general. …
Lifting the Burden of HIPAA Compliance
by Bridget.Giacinto on Apr 11, 2014 9:13:21 AM
HIPPA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) was enacted by the United States Congress and signed by President Bill Clinton in 1996 as a way to establish universal standards by which all patient data in the healthcare industry is protected. Achieving HIPAA compliance is …
How Net Neutrality Could Change the Internet and Data Access
by Bridget.Giacinto on Apr 9, 2014 8:14:17 AM
If you haven’t heard all of the talk about "Net Neutrality" you probably don’t realize that it has the ability to completely change how we surf the web and our ability to freely access data online. Net Neutrality, also known as Network Neutrality, refers to the overall openness of the …
What is a Bare Metal Restore?
by Bridget.Giacinto on Apr 7, 2014 9:29:33 AM
Bare metal restore refers to rebuilding a system from a bare metal state (without any OS) in the event of a catastrophe. This type of restore requires you to rebuild your entire system from scratch, including the operating system, software applications, files, settings and system pref …
Study Discusses Converged Approach to Backup Software
by Bridget.Giacinto on Apr 4, 2014 9:41:25 AM
A recent Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) study on different approaches to backup of data suggests that more and more users are opting for a converged approach to backing up and archiving data, according to senior analyst and lead researcher Jason Buffington. A survey was administered …