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• Create an effective data backup strategy from scratch

  You can't reliably protect your organization's valuable data without having a solid data backup plan in place. Here's what to include when you start building your strategy. Continue Reading

• Top 10 backup tips for your natural disaster recovery plan checklist

  Your natural disaster recovery plan checklist needs the right data backup procedures. Here are 10 guidelines that can help save your data in the event of a disaster. Continue Reading

• SaaS data backup challenges and best practices

  The protection offered by a SaaS provider for your important customer data can be minimal, so it's crucial for organizations to back up SaaS data on their own. Continue Reading

• PowerShell backup scripts: What are 3 essential best practices?

  There are some strong PowerShell scripts that can provide backup capabilities. It's important, though, to be mindful of PowerShell's quirks so you get the best data protection. Continue Reading

• data protection

  Data protection is the process of safeguarding important information from corruption, compromise or loss. Continue Reading

• Definitions to Get Started

  • data protection
  • Incremental Backup
  • Differential Backup
  • What is Cloud Backup and How Does it Work?

  • Cloud-to-Cloud Backup (C2C Backup)
  • Carbonite
  • flat backup
  • data retention policy

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• Multi-cloud backup and recovery best practices and offerings

  Multi-cloud data protection is a key element to include in a backup strategy. We provide tips for backup and recovery in multiple clouds and info on some of the leading providers.Continue Reading

• What are Google G Suite backup best practices?

  Is your Google data protected? Make sure you are backing up G Suite files, because Google doesn't provide the comprehensive protection you'll need to be safe.Continue Reading

• A data protection and backup podcast primer: Tips, trends, products

  Backup and recovery are important areas of focus. Take the time to peruse our collection of podcasts that detail key segments of the market and the big risks to your data.Continue Reading

• Incremental Backup

  An incremental backup is a type of backup that only copies data that has been changed or created since the previous backup activity was conducted.Continue Reading

• How can I integrate cybersecurity and backup planning?

  Your organization should integrate its cybersecurity and backup processes. It's easy for a cyberattack to affect backups, unfortunately, so be proactive about it.Continue Reading

• How to protect data in the cloud

  Take a look at three backup methods -- on premises, cloud to local and cloud to cloud -- and find out the pros, cons and cost of each.Continue Reading

• 6 best practices for choosing a cloud backup provider

  Learn six criteria for choosing the best cloud backup vendor for your organization. Key among these is knowing your unique needs.Continue Reading

• The 7 critical backup strategy best practices to keep data safe

  This comprehensive guide explains backup basics, the issues affecting risk, and the seven critical backup strategies you need to keep data safe.Continue Reading

• Differential Backup

  A differential backup is a type of data backup method that copies all of the files that have changed since the last full backup was performed.Continue Reading

• Full vs. incremental vs. differential: Comparing types of backup

  Evaluate full vs. incremental vs. differential backup, as well as newer types of backup, in synthetic and incremental-forever, to determine what's best for your organization.Continue Reading