Category Archives: Online Backup

Patient data loss forces NHS Trusts to adopt encryption

May 6, 2009

Four NHS trusts have agreed to adopt encryption after being found in breach of the Data Protection Act by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).

With the security of data being of critical importance to all organisations, none more so then in the public health sector, why do we see data loss over and over again in the public eye?

Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust lost the medical treatment details of 741 patients.

Central Lancashire Primary Care Trust lost medical treatment details of 6,360 patients in Her Majesty’s Prison Preston.

Hull & East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust reported the loss of medical treatment details of 2,300 patients.

This is a stark reminder, not only to Trusts but to all organisations, that information is not always handled with adequate security and responsibility.

But what are the other common risks?� The most familiar and unnoted risk is in the transportation of unencrypted data via tape.� The daily tape backup routine, whether it is performed by an IT technician or secretary, carries the responsibility of holding the crown jewels to their organisation in an unencrypted and exposed format.

So what other ways can an organisation backup and protect their critical data? Is there a best practice to avoid data loss and ensure the encryption of data both in and outside the workplace?

Backup Technology can provide best practice for data backup using our market leading Online Backup, Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity solutions which are fully automated and encrypted up to 256 bit AES.

Take the required steps now before your organisation is the next in the press for data loss

The importance of Disaster Recovery Testing

April 29, 2009

Since 2005 Backup Technology have performed tens of thousands of live restores and test restores for our Online Backup customers, it�s a critical part of what we do and it�s important for us to demonstrate the speed and reliability of our recovery process on a regular basis.

For the last year we have also been working with our customers to enable them to carry out complete Disaster Recovery Tests. The key difference is that rather than recovering 3 or 4 key servers, we are able to go much further and restore every server in the network to different hardware to ensure that in a Disaster situation our customers would be able to function with the minimum disruption to their business.

Previously this was never possible as clients did not have the spare hardware onsite to allow them to recover dozens of servers, and they also didn�t have the time to set aside a week to perform the testing.
To address this we developed a method of recovery which is revolutionary as we provide the hardware and also take care of all of the work, so that our customers have to do is log in via a secure VPN to check that everything is fully recovered.

To date we have performed successful recoveries with networks of over 60 servers including domain controllers, multiple operating systems, email servers, database servers and file servers. Technically it can be very challenging trying to recover complex configurations of things like clustered Exchange, but it is hugely rewarding to log in with a customer and go through server by server confirming successful recoveries.

The key benefit for us as a company is that having completed the Disaster Recovery test our clients know that they can fully recover their operations and they have a realistic expectation of the recovery times for each server. Armed with this information it makes a real life DR a far more straightforward process as the panic element is removed as the key procedures that each user on site has to follow is documented and rehashed on at least an annual basis.

For more information on our Disaster Recovery services please visit: http://www.backup-technology.com/disaster-recovery/

Backup Technology – New Website Launched

April 27, 2009

Backup Technology�are pleased to announce the launch of our brand new website www.backup-technology.com�which reflects our position as the market leading Online Backup and Disaster Recovery specialist.

The new�site has many new features including�a new interactive blog which will feature regular posts from members of our team who will talk about best practices and our experience of the industry.

After many months of development, we are delighted to�officially release�the Backup Technology Portal which will be made availaible to all existing customers and resellers over the coming weeks. The portal provides a central point of management for all backup activities to streamline the process of monitoring, whilst giving live updates and information around the clock.

Customers can now raise an online� support case by clicking a single button in the portal, all of the relevent information is then automatically transmitted to our Asigra trained support staff. Once the case has been assigned your account manager will then decide on the best method of resolving your issue either by telephone or a remote session.

We hope that new and existing customers will benefit from usability of the new design, please let us know your comments and feedback below

Why should you opt for Online Backup Technology?

September 18, 2008

Many organisations worldwide are doing away with traditional data backup mediums. They are rapidly switching over to novel backup solutions to safeguard their precious data. Online Backup has become a norm, so to say, with most business organisations that want to protect their vital business and enterprise data.

As a business owner, you would want to know why you should you be opting for Online Backup Technology. Here are the reasons:

As we all know the loss or deletion of critical data could cost any business dearly. Compared to traditional storage devices online backup is reliable and less time consuming.

Online backup has become much more efficient and effective in terms of data storage. This extremely competent medium has redefined the entire process of data storage.

Many online backup providers are offering infallible solutions to a varied set of clientele. Today, as a customer, you can avail a wide variety of services from data recovery and storage providers.

There is major research and development (R & D) activity taking place in this field. Newer, more foolproof technologies and solutions are pushing the bar higher.

What is Online Backup?

September 11, 2008

What is online backup? Why is it so popular? Why are more and more organisations opting for online backup? Is it much safer than traditional data storing devices? Well all these questions pop-up while hiring an online backup agency. No doubt, the business world has realised the immense benefits of online backup.

Online backup is a medium of protecting vital business and enterprise data. Online backup services are far better than unreliable and time consuming traditional backup mediums. In fact, online backup devices are fast replacing traditional modes with fully automated, reliable and scalable secure offsite backups.

Highly secure data centres store critical data and can be restored 24 hours a day. The best part of it all is that support is provided to the various operating systems. Plus as a customer, you get full support for all common email and database formats such as Exchange, Lotus Notes, Groupwise, SQL, Oracle and DB2.

Online backup technology helps even with unlimited growth of your data. Online backup solutions help protect huge data files so you need not worry about the scale of data saving operations.

Online Backup in demand for all the right reasons!

September 10, 2008

With the advent of newer technologies, data storage has become an important issue. In present times many companies the world over depend on various data storing devices. But choosing the right data storage device (or call it medium) is important. Many organisations choose traditional mediums to store data.

Traditional data backup devices are not trustworthy. In the case of a mishap traditional data backup units tend to fail. They do not provide 100% safety to your critical data. As a result, organisations worldwide are going the new age way and adopting online backup services. This unique mode of data storage has helped data-driven businesses.

Online backup devices eliminate the need for individual agents or plugins to be installed on each machine. Online backup services employ varied communication protocols to manage backup tasks. So as a customer your data is routed from a single administrator machine allowing you to protect an unlimited number of machines connected to the local or remote sites. This provides you with all the benefits of a single point of administration in turn saving all trouble of multi-management tools.