COVID-19 has resulted in majority of employees working from home. But here’s the problem, by working from home, employees are now no longer connected directly to the infrastructure put in place at their physical office. This includes things like firewalls, servers/printers, and on-premises backup and recovery systems, etc. The list goes on. I mean, let’s face it. In an office environment, it’s easier to secure any transmission of data, as everyone is in a controlled environme

Living in Singapore might be a blessing in disguise – the most “disaster” we face might probably be a cyber attack, flood, power outage, road closure, or even the recent COVID-19 outbreak! However, I am sure if you watch the news, you will be shocked by the catastrophes around the world from wild fires to even hurricanes and tsunamis. So let’s face it. Disasters happen, whether we like it or not. And when it strikes, your business needs to be ready to implement its business c

I am relentless. I’m always pounding people to back up. And I will continue to do so! Because, if you care about it, then back it up! Simple as that. So let’s talk. (Yes, I’m talking to you, my non-technical friend.) You’re not a techie, I get that. Can’t be bothered, I get that. Very busy, I get that. But let me just say this – you are going to be busier if you lose access to your enterprise file sharing account, or lose your laptop on the train. Ok, so I’ve backed up my dat

Remember when you were working on a document and suddenly, the computer crashed. It could be due to a multitude of reasons – the power supply may be cut off, a glitch in the Operating System or the internal hard disk storing your computer’s information became corrupted, etc. One thing for certain is that the information in that document is now lost because of an unpredictable event. Now, imagine that you represent a Business and the document that you were working on was a Pro

When we look at Data Backups, we would normally believe that it is a form of Business Continuity Planning where firms secure their data. In fact, companies could just subscribe to services that solely provide backup services for contingency situations, thinking that it would cover all their needs. But this confusion could lead to disastrous results for your firm in times of crisis. So, this begs the question: What is the difference between Backups and Business Continuity? So…