Chances are, of all the things you use your computer for, email is the biggest. I read one statistic that said 70% of your business information is in your email. Even if it’s an exaggeration, it’s easily one of the most important pieces of your business! But having…
As businesses store and create data, it becomes more and more likely to disappear. Even more annoyingly, it seems that backup solutions that used to work fine, are not working so well any more. While this is nothing new (remember Zip Drives?), it DOES mean that it’s a…
So you keep hearing about managed services. You might have even talked to your IT company about it. But do you REALLY need it? Not every business does, you know. Here are a few flags that having managed services might not be a good fit.
A few weeks ago, I asked if your backup solution was sufficient and David shared a bit about “unrecoverable read errors.” There was another piece of the story that I wanted to share, though. What is RAID5? Without getting into a lot of technical gobledygook, RAID 5 is…
Another Microsoft Product is reaching the end of it’s life. Instead of it being Windows XP, this time it’s Microsoft Server 2003. As of July 2015, Microsoft will no longer be providing support. Are you ready?
I can hear you saying it “I only check my email, do some banking and read the New York Times, the free virus protection I have on my computer should work just fine!” I’m here to tell you, YOUR WRONG.Why?An article on Arstechnica explains “..visitors to The New York…
You’ve heard it a million times — back up your data. Well you have thousands of files. You may even have terabytes of data. So what do you really NEED to back up? Unfortunately, it greatly depends upon your business, but there are 5 essential business documents that…
In November, we talked about how crucial having back-up’s of your data will be in the event of a disaster. This month, we will be talking about how to make write and distribute your game plan in case of emergency. Write Your Plan Out You should have your data backed…
Now that we know WHO will be helping your business recover, its good to have a plan about what needs to be done first. Communication Whether its theft or fire, it’s essential to communicate what is going on to your employees. If you only have a few employees, just…
So last month I shared about 3 things to consider when working to build your business from a disaster. And I almost feel like I put the horse in front of the cart. But not really. Once you have considered what items you need, you can figure out how much money you need…