Online Backup

Data storing service Evernote has admitted that it has lost data relating to over 6000 of its users from around the globe. The data loss occurred after a server failure last month and Evernote used its official blog to publish a statement from CEO Phil Libin, outlining the type and extent of the disaster. Mr [...]

Security experts are warning that businesses cannot rely entirely on data protection platforms which operate on the cloud while neglecting their in-house security, as a combination of the two is believed to be the best solution to the problems of data loss and theft. Security vendor Network Box has published a report into security within [...]

Experts believe that most businesses will be restricted in their move towards cloud computing as a result of the various licenses that govern the way in which the applications they use can be implemented. With some applications licensed only to run on internal systems or private cloud-based platforms, businesses could find themselves drawing up boundaries [...]

UK businesses will increasingly rely on cloud computing solutions to backup their data and operate systems because they represent cheaper options than traditional alternatives, according to the National Outsourcing Association (NOA). Over the next two years, cloud-based providers are expected to experience a growth rate in the region of 78 per cent, with the peak [...]

Businesses that use cloud computing services to backup and store sensitive data are leaving themselves vulnerable because employees and administrators are choosing poor passwords, according to CRYPTOCard. Some of the biggest names in the business, including Microsoft and Facebook, have said that the number of similar passwords used by common customers was putting at risk [...]

A new survey has shown that European businesses are not protecting their data properly, leaving them open to serious problems in the event of downtime and making recovery difficult. The report revealed that 63 per cent of SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises) in France, the UK and Germany are likely to take in excess of [...]

Businesses are unable to property protect and backup their data because of budgetary constraints according to a new survey of over 400 leading UK businesses. Although most businesses understand that proper preparation for disaster to ensure continuity is important, economic pressures are forcing management teams to tighten the purse strings when it comes to data [...]

An outage yesterday meant that over 10 million blogs were left offline for close to 2 hours, costing the wordpress community around 5 million page views. Even WordPress admitted this is the worse outage they have seen in 5 years. Matt Mullenweg wrote; “We are still gathering details, but it appears an unscheduled change to [...]

When we first started using WordPress to power our own website earlier this year we were pleased to see that there were a few plugins available to back up our site but disappointed that none of them offered true online backup. Blogging is big business and if you’ve invested hundreds or thousands of hours writing [...]

A new survey has found that many more small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are becoming interested in cloud computing systems. In 2009 it was found that just 22 per cent of small companies used some form of cloud computing solution, but according to a study carried out on behalf of internet provider Easy Connect, [...]