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 …
How to Backup Your Computer?
by Bridget.Giacinto on Jun 6, 2014 9:35:49 AM
No one wants to lose their data, so my goal is not to give you all the reasons why you need to back up your computer, because you already know you should. Instead, I want to focus on how to backup your computer and what you need to do in order to keep your files protected. Ultimately …
Top 8 Computer Tips and Tricks | How to Protect Your Computer
by Bridget.Giacinto on May 20, 2014 10:30:11 AM
We can all acknowledge that keeping your computer safe and your identity protected from hackers is important, but in practice what can actually be done to keep your computer data safe? By simply following a few preventative steps you can make your online experience truly secure and ke …
Top 10 Backup Software Questions to Ask
by Bridget.Giacinto on May 19, 2014 9:05:23 AM
Shopping for the right backup software solution for your company can feel like a daunting task, especially if you don’t know what questions to ask. We have compiled a list of the top 10 backup software questions to ask software vendors to help you make the best choice for your specifi …
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 …
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 …
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 …