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Everything you need to know about Cloud Backup (part 1)

Data Deposit Box first opened its doors in the year 2002 with the simple idea that all PCs should have backup (back then iPhones and tablets didn’t exist). 12 years and 60,000+ business customers later Data Deposit Box has gained an unparalleled…
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Finding Secure Data Backup in Turbulent Times

As the internet advances and improves, the convenience of the cloud continues to be utilized for any number of purposes including computer backup storage. However, along with these positive advancements, people who seek to abuse other people’s…
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Reasons to Move Business-Critical Applications to Virtual Machines

Moving applications and data to virtual machines – i.e. virtualizing these applications – is a major change for businesses. If anything were to go wrong with business-critical applications, a company would have a lot to worry about. Lack…
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Virtual Machine Backup Strategies

Virtualization can offer significant benefits for businesses with large amounts of data. This IT strategy involves creating a virtual machine with operating system-like capabilities to store and run large applications. This effectively separates…
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KineticD & Security: Why your backups were not affected by Heartbleed.

As you may be aware, a major vulnerability code named Heartbleed recently been discovered for OpenSSL, the popular encryption software that powers two thirds (2/3) of the Internet. Since KineticD only relied on OpenSSL for our marketing portals,…
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Cloud Backup Should Be Like an Insurance Policy with All Primary Restores Coming from Local Backup

Data is quickly being recognized as the lifeblood of business. For many, it’s their most valuable business asset. Customers are often more willing to give you their money than they are to give you their personal data. That alone speaks to…
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Advantages of Using a Hosted Cloud-based Backup System Instead of Building Your Own

Unless you’re in the IT business, the job of managing your own server is more of a tactical nightmare than a comforting dream. Even if you have a dedicated IT staff on hand, do your really want them focused on the busy work of data backup…

KineticD Online Data Backup Expert Tips: Choosing the Right Online Backup Service for Your Business

With the popularity of backing up your data online increasing more and more everyday, it is not at all surprising to see the emergence of so many new online backup companies, all eager to capitalize on this highly lucrative rise in public demand.…

Five factors to Consider When Choosing an Offsite Cloud Backup Service Provider

You’re probably wondering what to look for if you’re a small or medium-sized business looking to make the switch to an offsite cloud backup model. To determine if cloud backup is the right solution for your small business, consider these…

The Intimate Relationship of Data Deduplication and Encryption

Most people can easily associate compression and deduplication in their mind, after all they have 2 common goals: 1.To reduce bandwidth going from the client to the backup server 2. To reduce storage space once the data resides on the backup…