It’s every IT administrator’s worst nightmare: a critical server goes down on a Sunday morning. Thanasi Ziros at Beyond Medical USA, a provider of medical devices and supplies, noticed an abnormal console warning on one of the company’s five servers, and restarted it to clear the problem. That made matters worse: when he couldn’t even [...]

We’ve been growing fast, and this has required us to upgrade our infrastructure to support this growth. We’re happy to announce that we’ve standardized on NEC D-Series SAN Storage, which offers us enterprise-class technology, strong encryption, full redundancy, and the ability to scale with our growth.
Here’s the low-down…
Challenges

Unprecedented data growth
Various complex storage systems
Rising operational costs

Solution

NEC [...]

You’ve probably seen a few of the numerous online backup services aimed at consumers and casual users. They’re fine for people who want a quick and easy way to ensure that their important files are backed-up offsite.
But what most people don’t realize is that, in many cases, if you delete a file from your computer, [...]

If you’re using tape backup you really should read this. Maybe you’re sticking with tape because you think online backup is pricey (it isn’t). Maybe you like the idea of having all your data on-premise (you shouldn’t). Or maybe you relish the daily/weekly/monthly juggling of tapes, and rather like the way they can double as [...]

The data you backup has varying operational value.
So why don’t most backup vendors offer you flexible pricing?
Long ago, before the dawn of time and the internet, we treated all data as equal. On that basis, all data was backed up to one type of storage medium, and there it stayed. Since then, most businesses have [...]

We’ve got some good news for all our customers as well as any small-business owner who’s concerned about their online backup plan. Storage Guardian has made the move to Asigra version 10, which gives our customers and channel partners an even more potent online backup solution.
New features include:
• New client software to [...]

Storage Guardian and ASCII Group invite VARs, MSPs and solutions providers to learn how to create long-term relationships and multi-year annuity revenue streams for their business. Attend this information-rich seminar to learn how to successfully deploy enterprise-grade cloud online backup services to SMBs, and to understand why these services are more appropriate for business customers [...]

If you’re a small business (or an MSP or VAR who works with SMB customers), you might be planning to migrate a physical installation of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 to a virtual model. Before you do, make sure you check the costs associated with switching the license of your backup software.
We’ve been hearing that some [...]

Storage Guardian: Is a 30-Day Backup Retention Strategy Sufficient?
A major difference between consumer-grade and enterprise-grade online backup is how long data is retained. This is especially important when that data is an email. The latest online backup software from Storage Guardian can recover individual email messages from months or even years ago. Here’s how.

Small and medium-sized businesses are currently facing a ‘data tsunami’ forced on them by regulatory preservation and compliance rules that dictate how they must manage electronically stored information. What’s the best strategy for managing this complex problem?
The paperless office will probably never happen. But while paper still clutters our desks, it’s the electronic paper trail [...]