Your business is under attack. But, of course, you already knew that. The numbers don’t lie: According to the Cyberthreat Defense Report, 81 percent of respondents said their networks were breached last year. Even worse, a record 62 percent were compromised by ransomware. And most paid the ransom! But that’s just the human side of… Read more »
Read the ArticleMost likely, your data is growing by leaps and bounds. And, while most enterprises are adopting a cloud or multi-cloud strategy to some degree, Gartner states that by 2025 85 percent of infrastructure strategies will integrate on-premises, colocation, cloud, and edge delivery options. It’s important to note that the first item on that list is… Read more »
Read the ArticleDowntime is a business killer. The global downtime spurred by COVID-19 led to nearly 100K US businesses closing their doors for good, proof of how quickly businesses fail when there is a sudden shift in the marketplace. That’s why every business continuity plan must be focused on maximizing a business’s uptime, regardless of the issues… Read more »
Read the ArticleSmall businesses are often forgotten when people talk about companies being more resilient. That’s a big mistake. While big businesses likely have the resources to recover from a disaster, for small businesses that’s often not the case. In fact, according to FEMA, 40 percent of small businesses never reopen after a disaster, and 90% fail… Read more »
Read the ArticleThe average ransom demand of ransomware is around $84,000 according to Emsisoft. While it’s a cost many enterprises could pay if forced to, it’s also enough to have a huge impact on a small or medium-sized business. Add to that the fact that ransomware causes expensive downtime, which according to Gartner, can cost up to… Read more »
Read the ArticleAccording to IDC, people now create and generate more than 1.8 zettabytes of data per year, so there’s plenty of data to lose. Yet, there are still huge numbers of businesses and individuals that don’t back up their data regularly. How many? Nearly 30% of consumers have never backed up their data, and of those… Read more »
Read the ArticleLet’s say you’re hit with ransomware. You’re concerned, but you feel comfortable knowing that you’ve been taking local backups. You’re confident you can restore a clean backup taken before the infection and get the affected systems back online. No worries. But you start to panic when you realize you made a mistake. As you set… Read more »
Read the ArticleThis is the fourth of four posts where we take a close look into the elements that have put DRaaS solutions at the top of most businesses’ lists for data protection. Failback is the Follow-On to Failover While failover is the process of switching to a backup source, failback is the process of restoring your… Read more »
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