How MSPs and SMBs Ensure Fast and Reliable Recovery After Data Loss
by Nathan.Fouarge on Apr 7, 2025, 1:55:07 PM
When it comes to data loss, what usually makes the headlines? Data breaches and ransomware, of course. But surprisingly, these are far from the most prominent reasons for data loss, regardless of the size of your organization.
10 Top Data Backup Questions from MSPs Answered (2025 Edition)
by Nathan.Fouarge on Feb 12, 2025, 10:00:00 AM
For this blog post, we've compiled the most common backup and recovery questions we hear from MSPs and provided clear answers to help you optimize data protection for your small business customers. Whether you're fine-tuning an existing strategy or starting from scratch, this Q&A …
The Ultimate MSP Backup Checklist
by Josefine Fouarge on Jan 23, 2025, 9:43:19 AM
Managed Service Providers (MSPs) have a huge responsibility to protect their customers' data from an ever-growing list of threats. Whether it's a ransomware attack, hardware failure, or accidental deletion, data loss can be catastrophic for businesses of all sizes. The stakes are espe …
Incremental Forever Backup: Addressing Modern Backup Challenges
by Nathan.Fouarge on Dec 16, 2024, 1:31:49 PM
How Incremental Forever backup outperforms differential or incremental backup strategies Backup technology has been a staple in IT for decades, providing businesses with a safety net against data loss. Yet, the fundamental methods - full, incremental, and differential backups - haven’ …
Maximize Storage, Minimize Risk: Data Retention Best Practices
by Bridget.Giacinto on Aug 9, 2024, 2:00:00 PM
The amount of data stored globally is doubling every four years1, with no signs of slowing down. However, 52% of this data has no business, legal, or regulatory value, meaning it’s useless and not critical to business operations.2 The problem is that this "useless" data, along with it …
Top 3 Data Loss CauseS and 9 Ways to Prevent Them
by Giovanni Ramirez on Jul 24, 2024, 9:47:31 AM
Don't suffer when data loss can be prevented. Whether you work for yourself or run a small or medium business, your data is fundamental to keeping everything operating smoothly. Data loss can have a big impact—particularly if you work in an industry where you hold sensitive client inf …
Essential Guide to NAS as Backup Storage for SMBs
by Adam Stuflick on Jul 12, 2024, 2:09:06 PM
81% of businesses use some form of storage array (e.g., SAN, NAS). Source: Spiceworks NAS, or Network Attached Storage, is popular among small and medium-sized businesses. These devices are designed to fit seamlessly into existing network environments, allowing multiple users and syst …
5 Helpful Tactics for Better Backup (and Restore)
by Nathan.Fouarge on Jun 19, 2024, 10:06:00 AM
In today's fast-paced digital landscape, data is at the heart of everything we do. From customer records and financials to medical images and project files, nearly every process in a modern business depends on having data available, intact, and accessible when you need it.
Demystifying HIPAA Compliance for Medical Practices and Dentists
by Josefine Fouarge on May 9, 2024, 7:00:00 AM
As a healthcare professional, you understand the critical role that data plays in your practice. From patient records and Protected Health Information (PHI) to appointment schedules, your data is the lifeblood of your business. And if something happens to that data - a file is lost, o …
How Ransomware Has Changed the Way We Think About Backup
by Nathan.Fouarge on Apr 17, 2024, 11:57:52 AM
Backup used to be a way to get your data back when a hard drive failed or a system outlived its purpose. That is, in most cases, you could restore data from a backup made a day or two earlier with little or no data loss. This led to backup strategies that, for example, set retention t …
