Why backups are no good when a disaster or cyber attack hits
Backups are a part of our daily lives now. From backing up our phones to storing our treasured family photos on an external hard drive, we are all familiar with the process of backing up important data so that it can be retrieved if there is a problem with the original source. In business too, […]
Business security and remote working during COVID19 and beyond
This week marks the start of the next stage for gradual easing of COVID19 lockdown restrictions. However, remote working looks set to continue for many months. For some businesses, the pandemic has initiated a permanent cultural change, in which remote or flexible working will become the new norm. My concern is that the shift to […]
Cybersecurity Crisis Management: Business Continuity, Remote Working & Disaster Recovery during the Coronavirus Pandemic
We’ve talked a lot about viruses before, in relation to malware and ransomware. But we think this is the first time that a biological virus has had such wide-reaching technological impacts. You may have spent the last week or two rapidly transitioning your business online and setting up your whole workforce (where possible) to work […]
How to protect yourself from Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) insider attacks
Ransomware is evolving. The emergence of open source “Ransomware as a Service” (RaaS) malware packages mean anyone can now be a hacker – and the UK is seeing the fastest growth in these kinds of attacks. What is Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS)? After enjoying a 59% decline in ransomware in 2018, the UK saw ransomware volume jump […]
7 reasons why you shouldn’t move to the cloud
Are you an IT Manager who is struggling to sell in cloud based solutions to your senior management team? Perhaps you’re a business owner who wants to understand more about the cloud. What are the risks and are they outweighed by the benefits? Are you sceptical about it all? We understand and that’s why we […]
The Office 365 backup gaps you didn’t know about
If you’re relying on the native Microsoft backup in Office 365, you’ll really want to read on! Businesses across the globe are now “seeing the light in the cloud” and moving their onsite exchange environments over to Microsoft Office 365. But many of these businesses are then relying on the native backup within MS Office […]
4 biggest challenges for IT Managers today
virtualDCS has recently celebrated its ten year anniversary, and for us it’s been both a time of reflection and a time for looking ahead to what the next ten years might bring in the cloud. We’re really proud of what we’ve achieved so far. What started out as a few conversations in a coffee shop […]
Simple 5-Step Disaster Recovery Planning Process for SMEs
The start of a new year is a great time to review your IT infrastructure and plan ahead for future business challenges. Effective Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery planning are vital to protect against major outages and other disasters. How robust are your Disaster Recovery plan and systems? If you’re reviewing your systems in line […]
Which is the best data management solution? Compare Veeam with Double-Take and Zerto
Choosing an effective, intelligent data management and backup solution is essential for any forward-thinking organisation today. Strategic decisions are increasingly being made based on data. so this data has to be accurate, easily accessible and secure. But data management infrastructure often fails to keep pace with data growth, particularly within small and medium or rapidly […]
Don’t gift wrap your data for hackers this Christmas – invest in an off-site backup solution.
When you think about it, IT managers hold the fate of a business in their hands, after all, data is one of the most important assets to any business. This is why off-site backup is so important. From customer databases, to purchase orders and to invoices, would your place of work still run effectively without […]
