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25 Feb 2009Great backup solution for laptops
I haven't mentioned one of my favorite products lately but it deserves repeating. It's Acronis TrueImage Echo Workstation and it's a great way to backup those laptops that no one seems to be backing up. Seriously, from what I can tell in my work, if users aren't backing up their own laptops then no one is doing it. What a shame...what a gaping business continuity hole. [FYI: Acronis makes server ...
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12 Jan 2009
My latest security content
Welcome to the first real (i.e. productive) week back in the New Year. These have been stacking up a bit while I've been out fighting this sinus junk that everyone seems to have. So here you go.First off, here's an article I wrote for SearchSoftwareQuality.com:Five predictions for Web security trends and changes for 2009And here's an article I wrote for SearchEnterpriseDesktop.com:Building credibility and getting others on your sideFinally, here's a ...
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10 Dec 2008
Interesting new technology from Maxell
Maxell has a new technology that can analyze tape cartridges to determine if they're in good enough condition to use (and rely on) for backups. Pretty neat.Maybe this can help fill the "lack of backup testing" gap pervasive across most businesses. That is if anyone's even paying attention to their backups out there. Apparently they're not....
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10 Dec 2008
But I thought everyone had their backups under control?
Apparently there are lots of SMBs losing lots of important data...all due to lax backup policies and processes. Just look at the crazy stats in this recent post on SearchSMBStorage.com. Backups are about as basic as it gets. Talk about stupid security.It's funny - ask any network admin for his backup policy/procedure documentation and he'll have it to you in a minute flat. Apparently there's still a big disconnect somewhere.Management...where ...
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11 Nov 2008
My latest security content
Here's an article I wrote for SearchDataBackup.com:Ten ways you can make your data backups more secureHere's one I wrote for Security Technology & Design magazine:Ten Ways to Protect Your Web servers...noticing a trend!?Be sure to check out www.principlelogic.com/resources.html for all of my information security articles, podcast interviews, webcasts, screencasts and more....
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18 Mar 2008
Ever wonder how real-time imaging software works?
I use Acronis TrueImage Echo for my backups. It's a really handy way of performing live backups and I hear from a lot of folks how they love it. If you've ever wondered how the software is actually able to make backups of the live Windows system without having to reboot into a DOS-like interface, here's how it's done. This is from Acronis support engineer Michael Lee - re-printed with ...
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12 Jan 2008
Solid backup/imaging tool worth checking out
If you're tired of the same old complex backup software or you have some select systems you can't afford to take the time to completely rebuild after a drive crash, theft/loss, etc. check out Acronis True Image. It's an imaging program like the original Ghost application from the '90s but can also perform select data backups. They have a version for Windows Servers, Linux, and SQL Server as well. The ...
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