Backup

Why Having a Comprehensive DR System is So Important

Why Having a Comprehensive DR System is So Important

Imagine waking up one day and finding your phone completely wiped—no contacts, no photos, no texts. Feels like a nightmare, right? Now, picture that happening to an entire business. All the files, data, and systems—gone. Scary stuff. That’s exactly why businesses need a Disaster Recovery (DR) plan. It’s like having a safety net to help you get back on your...

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Don’t Let the Gingerbread House That Is Your Data Backup Crumble

Don’t Let the Gingerbread House That Is Your Data Backup Crumble

Over the next week or so, countless gingerbread houses will be created and then consequently destroyed. During that initial creative process, you’ll get to see careful preparation and precision, which should yield a longer-lasting, more sustainable product. You can apply a similar philosophy to handling your business’ data; with the right structures in place (like the 3-2-1 rule for data...

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Tip of the Month: Backing Up Your Mobile Data

Tip of the Month: Backing Up Your Mobile Data

Imagine losing your phone or having it break. Now, think about all the stuff on it: photos, texts, contacts, apps, and settings. Losing that can not only be super frustrating, it could be damaging to your reputation, your career, or even your safety. Let’s just focus on the data for the time being. If you have your mobile data backed...

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What Does a Decent Data Backup Include?

What Does a Decent Data Backup Include?

If you are a subscriber and frequent reader of this newsletter, you’re probably familiar with our campaign to educate business owners, managers, and even your average worker on the importance of backing up data. In this month’s newsletter we’ll describe incremental backup and how it works as the best scenario for small business data redundancy. (more…)

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Your Cyber Insurance Policy is About to Become Useless (And Your IT Provider Knows Why)

Your Cyber Insurance Policy is About to Become Useless (And Your IT Provider Knows Why)

  • By Rafiq Masri
  • October 15, 2025
  • Business

If you are one of those business owners that has gone out of their way to pay cybersecurity insurance premiums, you probably think that they will shield you from situations that could put your business at risk. What if, however, you are just paying for the paperwork? Picture this scenario: You suffer a ransomware attack, your business has to shut...

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Your Business Should Have These 3 Types of Data Backed Up

Your Business Should Have These 3 Types of Data Backed Up

  • By Rafiq Masri
  • July 23, 2025
  • IT Blog

Data backup is one of those vital tools your business needs that it’s impossible to get away from. If you don’t have it, your company is at risk of losing countless years of progress, and if you don’t have contingencies in place, even its future could be in question. Here are three vital types of data that your business needs...

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3 Ways Regular Backups Guarantee Business Continuity

3 Ways Regular Backups Guarantee Business Continuity

How often do you run backups of your business’ data infrastructure? If the answer is “Once a day,” or even “What’s data backup?” we need to talk. In reality, regular backups—when you take multiple backups throughout the workday—are the key to staying ahead of the dangers your business will face over the course of its life. (more…)

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Close the Digital Security Gaps That Can Sink Your Business

Close the Digital Security Gaps That Can Sink Your Business

Cyberthreats are not just a far-off, big-corporation problem. Hackers’ goal is to steal your most valuable information—from customer lists and financial records to employee details; or money. The fallout from such an attack can be devastating, impacting not just your finances but the hard-earned trust you've built with your customers. (more…)

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Three Technology Mistakes You Need to Avoid

Three Technology Mistakes You Need to Avoid

Technology should make running your business easier, right? Sometimes it’s simple and it does, other times, not so much and certain habits can actually cause big problems. In today’s blog, we'll look at three common technology mistakes that could be slowing you down or putting you at risk. (more…)

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Mastering the Art of the 3-2-1 Backup Rule

Mastering the Art of the 3-2-1 Backup Rule

Data backup can be a bit nerve-wracking to implement, especially as a small business owner with limited knowledge of business IT solutions. One best practice we like to plug for SMBs is the 3-2-1 backup rule, which sounds more complicated than it really is. Today, we’re exploring the details of this approach and how it can change the way you...

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