A little while back I installed Mozy, the much touted online backup service. I thought I had found the perfect automatic data backup system, and even gave it a favorable review earlier this year.Read the rest of this entry »
A recent poll of Remote Backup Service Providers showed that Online Backup Services help keep customers loyal, and bring in new business.
The poll was conducted by Remote Backup Systems, the industry leader in the development and support of complete-solution online backup software for commercial Online Backup Services. The companies polled offer online backup as part of a package of services like consulting, web development, Internet services, and computer repair.
Publisher’s Note: RBackup Remote Backup does both Backup and Archiving using pDLM. – Faced with limited budgets and the desire to simplify operations, some IT executives believe that if they have a reliable backup procedure, it will also fulfill their archiving needs. But with new organization standards for accessing data and with legal and regulatory compliance mandates, IT executives expose themselves to greater costs and management risks by relying on this erroneous assumption. [more...]
The loss of unencrypted storage media from an Iron Mountain Inc. vehicle last month renewed calls for IT managers to better protect data stored off site. The Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance (LOFSA) said the unencrypted data lost from the vehicle of its contractor on Sept. 19 included the names, birth dates and Social Security numbers of thousands of state residents. [more...]
MEMPHIS, Tenn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Remote Backup Systems Inc. (RBS), the originator of remote online backup technology, today expanded its portfolio of online backup solutions with the introduction of SiteShelter™, an automated, scheduled utility that backs up, mirrors, monitors, and even repairs web and FTP sites.
New Poll Sponsored by Seagate(R) Finds Consumers Are Taking Unnecessary Risks With Their Digital Assets
October 22, 2007: 07:59 AM EST
SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif., Oct. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — A worldwide consumer survey of adult computer users sponsored by Seagate Technology finds that the US population is well behind the rest of the world when it comes to taking the proper steps to back up their digital files.
A driver for Iron Mountain Inc. lost backup tapes containing data on thousands of college students and their parents, resulting in another loss of data for the offsite storage company, which has been involved in high-profile security breaches in recent years.
Mozy Acquisition by EMC Signals Changes in Remote Backup Industry
October 19, 2007
By Rob Cosgrove
CEO, Remote Backup Systems, Inc.
http://remote-backup.com
I’ve just returned from Storage Networking World Fall 2007 in Dallas, TX where much of the buzz was about Mozy’s acquisition by EMC for a whopping $76M. This huge deal took almost everyone by surprise. I spoke with many industry analysts who were scratching their Treos over this one.
COLUMBUS, OH - A supervisor for the state’s massive new online financial system will lose a week of vacation over the theft of a computer backup device carrying the Social Security numbers of thousands of Ohioans and other sensitive data, officials said.
Read the entire article in the Cincinnati Post…
Just as HIPAA is GREAT for RBS Providers who are now helping thousands of healthcare providers comply through proper backups, the new RCP requirements could be far better news.
Here’s a article from ComputerWorld Security…
by Rob Cosgrove