Any business that loses customer records, financial data or even a day’s worth of orders will experience some degree of productivity loss and may also face potential non-compliance penalties, missed sales opportunities, damage to reputation, and weakened customer confidence. Here’s how to protect your business.
...read moreIf you don’t want to risk having your sensitive business data leaked, you need to take a serious look at how your company disposes of old PC’s, hard drives, servers and other storage devices.
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Whether or not your company embraces the bring-your-own-device approach, don’t ignore the data integrity and retention implications of all the personal smartphones and tablets showing up in the workplace.
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There are many easy and cost effective ways to store and access data from multiple devices in public and private storage clouds, but small businesses still need to remain diligent and follow basic data backup practices if they want to keep their data safe and accessible.
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Email dominates communication in today’s business environment, and many contain vital pieces of information that assist in tracking key events, employee behavior and information exchanges, making it important that SMBs understand and comply with regulations surrounding using email as formal records.
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Marketing has succeeded in spreading the word about cloud computing, but very few people can explain what the cloud actually represents or what it means to them. Here’s the questions you should be asking your service provider, to ward off any grey clouds on the horizon.
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Information management, data recovery, and legal technology provider Kroll Ontrack has announced its annual Top 10 Data Disasters for 2011.
From human error to natural disaster, this annual list of real data loss situations reveals data loss is often inevitable, but not necessarily permanent.
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If you’re taking off for a well-earned rest this holiday season, here are some ways to avoid a total nightmare in managing your data wherever in the world your travels may take you.
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If you’re planning to deploy new IT gear this summer, have you thought about how best to recycle your current electronic devices, to protect critical business and personal data?
...read moreAdrian Briscoe blogs about protecting your business data over the warm summer months.
“The new calendar year typically begins with a significant spike in data loss incidents due to extreme seasonal weather and a lack of sufficient backups. Indeed, the cyclone and bushfire season can be as destructive to computer data as it is to property.”
...read moreAdrian Briscoe looks at the many reasons to update your information management strategy.
“A reliable information management strategy can both maximise accessibility and minimise risk, reducing potential headaches as businesses of all sizes face compliance, security and legal business requirements.”
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For most small to medium enterprises (SMEs), the computer system is a lifeline. It contains your history, your present business and helps you to plan for your future. Yet despite its importance, a growing number of SMEs are neglecting to take the necessary steps to protect their data.
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