Magnetic Tape - Data recovery in practice
Digital magnetic tapes are still widely in use for storing data. Many companies have used them successfully for decades and look to tape as a solution for the ever growing (Big) Data. The advantages...
Artificial Intelligence: Is it a reality?
There are companies out there working fast and furious to develop artificial intelligence in computers and what will that mean for our human society? Will developers develop themselves out of a job?...
Backup Tapes - Are you sitting on a ticking time bomb?
When delving into the tricky field of tapes, it’s first important to understand the purpose they serve. In the simplest terms, backup tapes are created for business continuity purposes, a means of...
Establishing an Effective Email Retention Policy
Despite the new collaborative communication tools on the market that combine unified messaging, video and/or other social media instruments, emails are still number one for both private users and...
Important Things to Consider when Upgrading to Office 365
Cloud services are becoming increasingly common among businesses of all shapes and sizes, allowing for increased productivity while reducing on-premises infrastructure costs. As a result, Microsoft...
Encryption – the oldest (?) discipline in the world
Contrary to what might be expected, information safety is as old as humanity itself. Before encryption, even the first primates to develop the ability to speak must have realized how important it was...
5 Questions to Ask When Switching to Cloud Data Storage
Moving data from on-premise storage solutions to cloud based storage is an IT decision that's increasingly tempting to many small businesses. The technology can offer a wide range of benefits, from...