This research report discusses the significant reduction in cost and the added data protection that Microsoft 365 backup solutions can bring to an organization through their automation. According to recent case studies, vendor reports, and analyst evaluations from 2023-2025, automated backup technologies provide a 30% savings as the result of better efficiency, faster restores, and more optimal resource utilization across the board. Continue reading
Recovery Point Objective – RPO
You recently learned about RTO – one of the key points of any backup and disaster recovery strategy. In this article, you will learn about the Recovery Point Objective (most commonly referred as RPO ) which stands for data loss in cases of disaster, and how it influences backup and recovery strategies. Continue reading
Two Step Protect from Data Breaches
In this article, you will learn about some recent data leaks and how to protect from data breaches and keep your sensitive data safe by implementing encryption and IAM policy best practices.
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Free Data Recovery Software
This article provides an overview of free data recovery tools and explains what each one can do to help you recover data after a data loss. Continue reading
Real-Life Disaster Recovery Scenarios
What would you do if a disaster strikes? Flood, fire, tornado, a devastating ransomware attack. These all are real-life issues, that any business can face.
We have asked Steve Putnam to tell us about the real-life disaster recovery examples, they have in mind, for the possible disaster striking one of their clients. Read on to learn what Steve Putnam shared with us.
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What is RTO?
The Recovery Time Objective (RTO) answers to “How quickly do we need to recover after a failure?”. So, what is RTO really? It's the maximum downtime for a system, application, or service. Continue reading
Backup vs Disaster Recovery Explained
Backup vs disaster recovery can be sometimes confusing: if you tell someone that your computer crashed, the first question you usually hear in response is: “Did you back up your files?” That’s the right question to ask if you’re talking only about personal data or a single computer. When your PC crashes, having a data backup available is usually all you need to restore your normal routine.
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Upload to S3 Glacier with Amazon S3 Lifecycle Rules
There is a number of storage classes for every need and budget in Amazon Web Services cloud storage. The cheapest method to store the backup for a long time is Amazon Glacier. However, there are two different ways to upload files to that storage: direct and using the AWS Glacier lifecycle policy. In this article, we will demonstrate why the lifecycle policy method is more practical.
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MSP360 Backup Review by Lawrence Systems
Once you watch Lawrence Systems/PC Pickup YouTube channel you will be absolutely in love with these guys. These guys are true enthusiasts of their trade and do an extremely good job at what they do. Lawrence Technology Services with its CEO Thomas Lawrence is helping people find the best IT business solution for their individual needs. Continue reading
Amazon S3 Glacier Flexible Retrieval Pricing Explained
Amazon S3 Glacier is a low-cost cloud storage for data archiving. In fact, S3 Glacier seems so cheap that many users chose it for storing all their backups. That may be costly, though. Why?
Because Amazon Glacier is as cheap for data storage as it’s expensive for restore. This article explains the pricing for AWS’s least expensive storage class. Continue reading
How to Choose Between BaaS and DRaaS?
Backup as a Service (BaaS) and Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS/RaaS) represent two major models ensuring high availability for the enterprise. All companies want to protect their production data against such disasters as fire, flood or human faults. And, when a disaster happens, these companies want to minimize their losses and restore data as soon as possible.
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Direct Upload to Amazon S3 Glacier vs Upload Through Amazon S3
Amazon S3 Glacier is a cloud service dedicated to storing archived data that is not likely to be retrieved often. In other words, it is designed for infrequently accessed data. Glacier has a high latency of data retrieval but offers low pricing and high safety for stored archives. In this article, we are going to explain Glacier’s data uploading nuances.
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