How to Create a Boot Disk for Disaster Recovery
by Bridget.Giacinto on Jun 10, 2014 9:08:34 AM
A boot disk, also know as a boot disc or startup disk, is defined as any digital storage media that contains a small operating system, which allows you to start Windows and execute a utility program, like backup software for example. If your hard disk drive fails, or your operating sy …
How to Create an Image Backup for Disaster Recovery
by Bridget.Giacinto on Jun 10, 2014 9:08:20 AM
Disaster Recovery image backups create a snapshot of your local hard drive, allowing you to recover your entire computer in the event of a hardware failure, not just your files. Image backups do not need to be performed as often as standard file backups. For most PC users, scheduling …
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 …
Not Creating a Disaster Recovery Plan Could Cost You Everything
by Nathan.Fouarge on Mar 13, 2014 10:01:15 AM
Disaster recovery planning is a very large topic, and data backup and recovery is only one part of it. To give you a real-life example of what this means, consider a recent posting on Reddit. A System Admin receives a ticket saying that the power is out in their office in Kiev and tha …
