Jun

22

State Of Ohio Backup Fiasco

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June 22, 2007 | 2 Comments

I preach the benefits of offsite backups to everyone.  But getting people to that point is usually a multiple step process.  People get overwhelmed by backup and recovery stuff - and I don’t blame them.  Folks will typically take the initial step of doing manual backups.  “That’s great!” I tell them.  But then I usually […]

Jan

16

Interesting Data Protection Techniques

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January 16, 2007 | Leave a Comment

As we get a start to what is hopefully for you a short work week, let’s begin with some interesting ways that you can guard settings and data.  The first one involves a unique backup scheme that utilizes the unused disk space of computers already on your network.  Most small businesses have immense hard drive […]

Nov

9

Why You Should Erase Your Hard Drive

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November 9, 2006 | 1 Comment

In 2003, Simson L Garfinkel and Abhi Shelat published a document entitled “Remembrance of Data Passed: A Study of Disk Sanitization Practices.” The study looked at hard drive sanitization practices, or lack thereof, and what the consequences could be. Disk Sanitization just means that private data on the drive has been removed. Can you imagine […]