Do You Need a Cloud Drive Backup?
Many businesses are using cloud based drives these days (think box.com or Microsoft's One Drive or Google Drive). For small business and non profits they are an ideal way to store data so that it can be shared by a distributed work force. Just because it is in the...
What Do We Mean; Hybrid Backup?
The CloudPockets backup service can be a Hybrid Backup. What does that mean? What's the difference between a Cloud Backup and a Hybrid Backup, and does it make any difference to you? As the saying goes; "There are backups - and then there are backups!" Many companies...
Are You Keeping Your Data In Canada Yet?
We heard a lot about President Trump's executive order shutting out foreign nationals from certain countries from the US and causing panic and disruption at airports. However did you know that the executive order also included a section on privacy policies that...
The 3-2-1 Backup Rule – How To Implement It
Do you know the 3-2-1 backup rule? It is a fundamental principle for protecting your data. Following the 3-2-1 backup rule will ensure you have good backup copies of your data to go to when a failure occurs in your organization.Learn it and plan for it up front and...
How To Organize Files And Folders For Backup
If you organize files and folders it not only helps the company more easily find their files, it makes backups easier. How will you know what important files need to be backed up? You need a plan, a method to ensure your business files are backed up. Here's what we...
What Is A Seed Load And Why You Need One
You've decided to start backing up to the cloud, good for you! However your company has been around for a while and you have a lot of data to backup. How do you get 500Gb or more up to the cloud backup server using your current Internet bandwidth restrictions?...
Non Profit Cloud Backup Guide
This Non Profit Cloud Backup guide is for Canadian organizations thinking about backing up to the cloud. We answer the questions you may have about cloud backups and explain the features.We explain the 3-2-1 rule and why you need it.We will show you why cloud backup...
Should You Backup Everything?
You would automatically think you should backup everything, but should you? Just as you should think and plan what it is you want to backup, you also need to give thought to what you don't need to backup. Backing up what you don't need wastes time and backup disk...
How To Backup Google Drive
Google Drive is a well known cloud drive service that allows you to store documents and data in the cloud. It is used more and more by small businesses as a way to collaborate and to share documents and data with people worldwide. For all its robustness though, it has...
How To Avoid The Pain Of Computer Failure
I got a message last week from a contact in LinkedIn anxiously asking for help. Their laptop had died. Well, not just died, it burned! They sent me a picture. You can see the battery at the top that has melted, and the white stuff – well that’s Fire Extinguisher power...
Ransomware Survey Confirms What We Suspect
Another ransomware survey that tells us that businesses haven't got the message yet. Small business still think it won't happen to them, so they're not ready when it does. As the article quotes; "Every business is potentially a target. If you have a computer, you're a...
What Do We Mean; Hybrid Backup?
The CloudPockets backup service can be a Hybrid Backup. What does that mean? What's the difference between a Cloud Backup and a Hybrid Backup, and does it make any difference to you? As the saying goes; "There are backups - and then there are backups!" Many companies...
The Ransomware Solution
Yet another news story this morning about a school hit with Ransomware and paying the $28,000 extortion fee. It's not a matter of pay the ransom or lose files. A ransomware solution exists, right now, that will protect you and cost less than paying the extortion. This...
Ransomware Story: Recovered Without Paying
It's the phone call you don't want to get. It's something that companies and organizations say; "We're careful, that won't happen to us". You don't really plan for it but it's more and more likely to occur: Ransomware. Ransomware doesn't just hit large organizations...
95% of Companies have used their Disaster Recovery plan
A June 2016 survey reveals that a whopping 95% of respondents had to use their Disaster Recovery Plan in the past twelve months! The survey reached out to 250 UK decision makers to see how they approach and leverage their DR plans. Here's the rub: over 50% faced...
What Is A Seed Load And Why You Need One
You've decided to start backing up to the cloud, good for you! However your company has been around for a while and you have a lot of data to backup. How do you get 500Gb or more up to the cloud backup server using your current Internet bandwidth restrictions?...
Non Profit Cloud Backup Guide
This Non Profit Cloud Backup guide is for Canadian organizations thinking about backing up to the cloud. We answer the questions you may have about cloud backups and explain the features.We explain the 3-2-1 rule and why you need it.We will show you why cloud backup...
Should You Backup Everything?
You would automatically think you should backup everything, but should you? Just as you should think and plan what it is you want to backup, you also need to give thought to what you don't need to backup. Backing up what you don't need wastes time and backup disk...
Best Way To Remove Ransomware
96% of US companies are not confident in their ability to remove ransomware. Eighty percent have suffered a cyber attack last year, over 1/3 lost revenue,and 20% had to stop business completely. Ransomware is scary and the chance of getting attacked is increasing....
When Is The Best Time To Backup?
Life is busy, but backups need to occur, when is the best time to backup?Morning? Evening? Overnight? It depends on what device you are backing up, whether it is corporate or personal, and what the general schedule of usage is for that device. Here's some thoughts on...