Offsite backup, also known as remote backup, is the process of backing up important computer data and files to a server or other storage device located in a separate physical location. Typically, offsite backup or remote backup software is installed on the resource which houses the original data store. Files are selected, a schedule is […]
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Remote Backup Systems Releases Public Beta of RBackup® v10(Memphis, TN April 22, 2008) Remote Backup Systems Inc. (RBS), the originator of online backup technology, today announced the release of the Public Beta of version 10 of its award-winning RBackup® Online Backup Software. VARs and MSPs use RBackup to offer Online Backup Services to their customers, […]
Read MoreKickstart News (kickstartnews.com) recently completed in-depth testing of RBackup, and a review of its place in the Remote Backup business. “Remote Backup Systems and the RBackup Remote Backup Software offer an easy and robust way to get into the remote data backup business using a set of products which are both highly configurable for the […]
Read MoreBy Chris Preimesberger – A new study confirms what a great many people in IT already suspected: Companies of all sizes are vulnerable to costly and damaging e-mail outages because they trust their messaging infrastructure to a single server and do not have an adequate backup and recovery plan in case of a disaster. ApplicationContinuity.org surveyed 434 […]
Read MoreBy JIM SALTER, AP Business Writer ST. LOUIS – Charter Communications officials believe a software error during routine maintenance caused the company to delete the contents of 14,000 customer e-mail accounts. There is no way to retrieve the messages, photos and other attachments that were erased from inboxes and archive folders across the country on […]
Read MoreBy Mary Jander, Byte and Switch An unencrypted backup tape missing from an Iron Mountain storage facility has forced a major credit card company that specializes in online credit protection to contact hundreds of thousands of customers.
Read MoreBy Grayson Kamm, First Coast News JACKSONVILLE, FL — The target may be high-tech, but the emotion involved is as old as humanity. Spite, anger, and revenge. Police say that’s what filled a woman’s heart after she picked up the classified ads. When Marie Cooley came across a job that looked like hers in the […]
Read MoreIt took GE Money two months to reconstruct the missing tape and identify the people whose information was lost. Since December, the company has been notifying consumers in batches of several thousand and telling them to phone a call center set up to deal with the breach. The notification is expected to be completed next […]
Read MoreFRAMINGHAM, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Fueled by a combination of factors, including the tremendous growth in digital data generated by individuals and small businesses, the worldwide online backup services market is poised for growth. IDC estimates revenue for this emerging market to reach $715 million by 2011, representing a 33.3% compound annual growth (CAGR) between 2006 and 2011. […]
Read MoreFrom the Associated Press The loss or theft of personal data such as credit-card and Social Security numbers soared to unprecedented levels in 2007, and the trend isn’t expected to turn around soon as hackers stay a step ahead of security and laptops disappear with sensitive information. And while companies, government agencies, schools and other […]
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