The Top 5 Worst Technology Habits to Break in 2012

5 Jan
Your computer support provider should urge you to break these bad habits!

Admit it; some of you have some bad habits when it comes to maintaining the security and “health” of the high-tech tools you dearly depend on. Since it’s a fresh, new year, we thought it would be appropriate to point out the top 5 bad habits you should work on fixing in 2012. 1. Not backing up your data. Funny how most people start their confession of not backing up their data with the words, “I know it’s bad, but…” If you know, then why are you still doing it? There’s absolutely no good reason to let this one continue.  Your IT support provider … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Backup and Disaster Recovery, Is Your Current IT Support Looking After You Properly?, Maintenance, Security, Spam, Spyware, TAG Blog, Viruses

Disaster Recovery: The Most Critical Part to Data Backups That Most Companies Overlook

19 Oct
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You’ll recall a few months back tornados ripped through Joplin, MO and Tuscaloosa, Alabama causing massive devastation. The fortunate ones only had to suffer through minor interruptions of utility services, with others paying a far steeper price. In fact, a fellow member of my Managed IT Services master mind group that meets in Nashville on a quarterly basis had his office in Joplin reduced to a pile of rubble.  That was his office in the photo.  Thankfully as a computer support provider he practiced what he preached and was prepared for such a disaster.  … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Backup and Disaster Recovery, TAG Blog

4 Questions About Your Company’s Backups that You AND Your IT Support SHOULD Know The Answers To

2 Jun
backup services toronto, disaster recovery plan, managed IT services, IT support

     The old saying, “Pack your own parachute,” comes to mind when I think of data backups or, more specifically, data RECOVERY. However, how many people actually know how to pack their proverbial data backup “parachute” and instead rely on someone else – be it an employee or vendor?      If that’s you, read on. Since the absolute WORST time to check your backups is AFTER a data disaster, all company owners ought to know the answers to the following questions NOW so they can, with their IT support provider, create a disaster recovery plan so … [Read more...]

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The Top 5 Worst Technology Habits to Break in 2011

31 Jan

Admit it; some of you have some bad habits when it comes to maintaining the security and “health” of the high-tech tools you dearly depend on. Since it’s a fresh, new year, I thought it would be appropriate to point out the top 5 bad habits you should work on fixing in 2011. 1. Not backing up your data.  Funny how most people start their confession of not backing up their data with the words, “I know it’s bad, but…” If you know, then why are you still doing it? There’s absolutely no good reason to let this one continue.  2. Relying on tape … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Backup and Disaster Recovery, Is Your Current IT Support Looking After You Properly?, Maintenance, Managed Services, Security, Viruses

The Enemy Within: The Biggest Threat to Your Company’s Critical Confidential Data Revealed

13 Sep
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If you ask most business owners what’s the biggest threat to their company’s network and data, they might say, “viruses, hackers and cyber criminals,” or perhaps “faulty hardware, software and system failures”. But research is showing a much different reality. According to a recent study published by Computer Economics, (a research and metrics company for IT managers) employee sabotage – whether it be for financial gain, retribution or some other motivation – accounts for a bigger threat than viruses, hackers, hardware failures and natural … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Backup and Disaster Recovery, Security, TAG Blog

If your server crashed and ALL your data was erased, how long would it take before your business was back up and running as usual?

10 Jan

If you aren’t sure, or if you think it would only be a short period of time, read on. Below are 3 common, costly misunderstandings most business owners have about their data backup that give them a false sense of security: Misunderstanding #1: Believing That Tape Backups Are A Reliable Way To Secure Your Data. Wrong! Tape backups have an average failure rate of 100% (no, that’s not a typo). What makes this even worse is that tape backups will APPEAR to be working, giving you a false sense of security. Misunderstanding #2: Backing Up Your Data Will Allow You … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Backup and Disaster Recovery
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