The first public release of RBackup Online Backup was in February 1987. The product has been in constant development and fully supported since, and is the most mature Online Backup product in the world, containing most (if not all) of the features of your current solution, and more.

  It’s a good day for proponents of an open internet: the Federal Communications Commission just approved its long-awaited network neutrality plan, which reclassifies broadband internet as a Title II public utility and gives the agency more regulatory power in the process. via FCC approves net neutrality rules, reclassifies broadband as a utility.

From Rob: I checked into this and it looks legit, and pretty cool. It has a built-in remote control function. I’ll download a demo later. ServiceDesk Plus – MSP, the helpdesk software trusted by thousands of Managed Service Providers like you now offers its Standard Edition for free! http://www.manageengine.com/products/service-desk-msp/free-it-help-desk-sdp-msp.html  

If you’re looking to expand your networking skills, these courses offer instruction on SDN, cloud networking, network optimization, and other topics for free. What’s better than that? via 8 Free Online Networking Classes – Network Computing.

Backup vendor Vembu’s has faced hostility from its customer base of managed service providers following a change to its channel model and publication of a white paper in which it said “MSPs are dead”. Read more: http://www.crn.com.au/News/399577,backlash-over-backup-vendors-msps-are-dead-move.aspx#ixzz3Q90ayn6j  

Partners of Online Backup Software company Remote Backup Systems can activate their Hotsites now. All partners with active maintenance subscriptions can log into the RBS Partner Portal at http://portal.remote-backup.com to activate their hotsites in advance of the storm bearing down on the northeastern USA.

American Express has posted this article on saving time. It’s a really short read with some great ideas. Time is money for small business owners, who can easily get bogged down trying to take on too many tasks at once. Instead, small business owners should maximize their valuable resources by focusing on the tasks that […]

This morning’s earthquake in Napa, Northern California, caused utility and Internet outages in the area. Remote Backup Systems' free emergency hot sites for our Online Backup Partners are available now.

A new small business survey conducted by Seagate Australia has painted a pretty bleak picture of the nation’s backup practices — or lack thereof. According to Seagate’s research, nearly half of small businesses have lost work due to not backing up effectively, resulting in revenue losses of up to 10 percent. The following infographic maps […]

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  Today RBS released the latest RBackup, version 11.10.004. This release contains updates to database agents, some exciting new features, enhancements to the Full Image Backup agent, a new Portal Connector that can back up your RBS Server to the Partner’s Portal, and an enhancement to the RBackup Client software to support Portal’s new Hot […]