Preparing for and Recovering from a Data Breach Guide for SMBs
by Josefine.Fouarge on Jul 7, 2025 8:30:00 AM
As an SMB, you might be wondering why you should care about data breaches, ransomware, and other cybersecurity issues. After all, SMBs are too small to be of interest to cybercriminals, right? Unfortunately, that’s not true, and this misconception can be costly.
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.
What Is the Difference Between File, Application, and Image Backup?
by Nathan.Fouarge on Nov 21, 2024 11:15:00 AM
When managing backups, it is important to understand your options. Backups come in several forms - file backups, application backups, and Disaster Recovery or image backups - each designed to protect different types of data in different ways. Let's break down the key differences and s …
Bare Metal Restore to Smaller Drive
by Jon Ferraez on Jun 27, 2024 8:00:00 AM
A bare metal restore refers to a technique used to restore an entire system (applications, OS, files) to a blank or "bare metal" hard drive that is free of any applications or operating system. A bare metal restore is often performed by using a disaster recovery image backup created w …
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 …
A New Backup & Disaster Recovery (BDR) Solution
by Sean Curiel on Dec 16, 2021 10:52:27 PM
Hardware, Software, Cloud, and Support Bundle with a Low-Cost Monthly Subscription NovaBACKUP’s BDR Bundle is a turn-key, feature-rich BDR appliance backed by industry-leading software, hardware, and support. The bundle, created in partnership with Buffalo Americas, is designed for ma …
A Practical Guide to RAID Storage
by Bridget.Giacinto on Sep 10, 2020 11:07:00 AM
If uptime and availability are important to your business, you may want to consider using RAID storage as part of your data storage strategy. RAID writes data across multiple disks to provide redundancy. What is RAID Storage? RAID storage is a Redundant Array of Independent or Inexpen …
Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery
by Sean Curiel on Sep 3, 2020 11:28:34 PM
It’s easy to imagine any number of disasters that could create a catastrophic data‑loss scenario—from hardware failure and ransomware to accidental deletion or a site-wide outage. In today’s always‑on environment, it’s not a matter of if – but when. With employees unable to access dat …
6 Reasons Backup Should Be the Core of Your Security Strategy
by Sean Curiel on Aug 6, 2020 8:00:00 AM
We all know that backup is important, and you no doubt already have some kind of backup solution in place. What may be up for debate (at least between vendors) is what technologies are the foundation upon which an organization's security strategy should be built. For small businesses, …
Bare Metal Restore: How & When to Use It
by Bridget.Giacinto on Sep 18, 2018 12:15:00 PM
Bare metal restore is restoring your entire system (PC or server) from scratch with a completely blank hard drive. It refers to the literal “bare metal” hardware, void of any previously installed software or operating system, as the starting point for recovery. A bare metal restore is …
