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Backup Technology Press Release.
Leeds, 19th June 2009
Internet Facilitators Ltd (IFL) today announced it has signed contracts with Backup Technology Ltd, the market leading Online Backup and Disaster Recovery specialist, to provide their primary Data Centre location.
The 5 year contract provides Backup Technology with a highly secure dedicated suite accommodating 18 server racks within the high specification [...]

Hundreds of websites operated by the UK government appear to have been hacked to include links and references to illicit websites selling viagra, hardcore pornography, cialis and other dubious products.

The hacked sites, which include primary schools, universities, the DSA, Forestry Commission and various local government websites and forums, have fallen victim to a variety of [...]

Yet another case of data loss has entered the public domain following a Freedom of Information request.
The Ministry of Defence have admitted that computer disks lost at a British Royal Air Force base contained sensitive files on the private lives of senior officers. The extremely personal information had been given by servicemen for an in-depth [...]

Data loss is increasing……
Last year KPMG reported the worst year for data loss since 2005. More worryingly if the same data loss trend continues, the number of cases of data loss globally could rise to over 190 million this year. However, if the ever threatening possibility of data loss isn’t alarming enough how about adding [...]

We are pleased to say that our software partner, Asigra Inc. has today announced certification with Microsoft Hyper V. Here is a couple of snippets from the press release:
“Asigra Inc., a leading Cloud backup and recovery software provider, today announced certification with Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V. Asigra simplifies and automates backup and recovery for [...]

I have landed back in the UK after a hugely successful trip to Chicago where I presented at the 2009 Gartner Business Continuity Summit. The Summit was held in the Sheraton Hotel and Towers in Downtown Chicago.
In recent research, Gartner listed the main drivers for the growth in, and maturity of, BCM programs that we [...]

Four NHS trusts have agreed to adopt encryption after being found in breach of the Data Protection Act by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).
With the security of data being of critical importance to all organisations, none more so then in the public health sector, why do we see data loss over and over again in [...]

My introductory post comes direct from the 2009 Gartner Business Continuity Conference in Chicago. I have been invited to speak about one of our flagship customers, the British Red Cross, to explain how they have protected over 200 sites using our remote backup solution.
http://agendabuilder.gartner.com/bcm2/WebPages/SessionList.aspx?Speaker=701565
You will notice I was considered to be way too good looking [...]

Industry analyst Gartner has advised that Enterprises should not overreact to the worldwide swine flu outbreak and the media attention surrounding it. But they should take this event as a wake-up call and review and test their pandemic response plans.

On 27 April 2009, governments and public health authorities worldwide were preparing for the anticipated spread [...]

Since 2005 Backup Technology have performed tens of thousands of live restores and test restores for our Online Backup customers, it’s a critical part of what we do and it’s important for us to demonstrate the speed and reliability of our recovery process on a regular basis.
For the last year we have also been working [...]