Author Archives: Mark Ridley

Private Cloud vs Public Cloud – What you Need to Know

Contrary to what people believe, the cloud is made up of computer servers but they are hosted in a data centre, usually managed by a third party. … Read More

How Cheap is the Cloud? Pure Myth or Simply Convenience

There is a whole host of common misconceptions surrounding the cloud and its effectiveness, with low cloud costs often being argued as one of the core benefits of cloud deployment. But is it as cheap as everyone keeps saying? It’s … Read MoreRead More

How much should you be spending on Backup & Disaster Recovery?

Do you know how much you should be spending on backup and disaster recovery? It is possible that you may be seriously overspending on a service that could be provided in a more cost-effectively manner, whilst also being superior to … Read MoreRead More

6 GDPR implications on data backup and disaster recovery

The date May 25th 2018 has been etched into the brains of CIOs and business leaders across the European Union. If that date has no significance to you, then where have you been?  It of course signals the beginning of … Read More

7 best practices for vSphere application backups

We are living in the age of digital transformation which has triggered the rise and the maturity of virtualisation technology and new backup approaches. Virtual machines (VM) depend on a single physical machine in order to run multiple systems; therefore … Read More

Backup Systems are Cyber Essentials Accredited as Security Concerns Rise

Last week the dangerous ransomware, ‘Wanna Cry’, hit hundreds of thousands of victims wreaking havoc in computer systems across the globe. The victims from over 100 countries included the British NHS, FedEx in the US, Spanish Telecoms giant Telefonica, Germany’s … Read MoreRead More