Have you ever been frustrated with the lacklustre search abilities of Microsoft Outlook? Despite Microsoft’s continued promises of “the new improved search engine” it’s still less than stellar. And of course it can only search the time period you have configured to download offline. It won’t find an e-mail from years ago – to do
Before I answer this question, we first need to discuss the types of “real-life” restores that you may need to perform: 3 types of restores To perform a file or folder restore, the backupset (i.e. all the backup images) just needs to be intact. Likewise, to perform an ‘in-place’ bare-metal full system restore, again the
This article is about how to perform restores of your server. Because this is a fairly “tech” area, unfortunately it is hard to avoid using some tech terminology. HIR / redeploy So, what does “HIR” stand for? HIR = Hardware Independent Restore Some vendors also refer to this feature as “redeploy”. In both cases, what
The short answer is yes, and the long answer is more complicated. In particular we are talking about OneDrive and SharePoint. Both products have built-in versioning, which in my experience works well. So if your files are all encrypted but OneDrive keeps old versions of your documents, why would I need a third-party backup? There
With high-profile cyber-security breaches continually in the news, it’s common for small and medium-sized companies to be left wondering how exposed their business is to a ransomware attack. The unfortunate reality for many is that they are significantly ill-equipped, and could easily fall prey to an attack that would make an ATO audit feel like
I’ve been covering a lot on ransomware lately. There’s a reason. It’s the fastest growing form of malware. Simply put – it’s easier for the “baddies” to make money from ransomware than any other form of scam. The ultimate defense against ransomware is your backup. By ultimate I don’t mean to imply their won’t be consequences (and
