October, as you'll probably know, is the unofficial 'silly season' for IT gatherings in the UK.
It's around this time each year, vendors, exhibition companies and industry bodies go all out competing for the attention of the IT support companies and MSP's they'd like at their events.
Configuring any Web service to work over HTTP using SSL is a good idea.
We certainly recommend it for BackupAssist's Multi-site Manager (BAMM) and in this post I'll show you how to create an SSL certificate you can then bind this kind of service to.
Selecting backup software is an important decision. You need to compare your data protection needs against the features provided, and make a careful evaluation of what backup solution provides the best value.
In this post we explore some of the key requirements, and how both Acronis and BackupAssist support them.
If you have ever suspected that a slow performing server is down to slow access to a hard drive you may have started searching the web for a tool to help diagnose the root of the problem.
What you might not know is that Windows has a very handy built-in tool for doing just that and can provide some excellent real-time statistics.
Which backup software is best for your business? It’s a question that leads to many more.
What can the software back up? What restore options does it have? Can it perform a system recovery? What is the support like? How much does it cost?
In this post I look at the features required for a comprehensive backup solution, and compare Symantec Backup Exec and BackupAssist’s support for those features.
Are you an IT support company? Currently managing more than two BackupAssist customer installations?
We'd love your help in making this much-requested new feature the best it can possibly can be...
The Aussie developers over at BackupAssist have been hard at work on the latest major release of their popular backup software for small businesses, and I'm pleased to be letting you know it's now available for download.
This release is packed with new features and in this post we'll pick out both the highlights and a couple of important notes you should be aware of.
You've probably picked up in the IT press that the developers of TrueCrypt, currently integrated within BackupAssist, are no longer actively developing the software.
A recent independent audit published by iSEC has not identified any security flaws in TrueCrypt, however at some point in the future, it's likely vulnerabilities may creep into it.
DISCLAIMER: We're not suggesting you need to switch away immediately and ultimately fully expect to see a new encryption application integrated into BackupAssist.
However....I like to tinker...
Miss last week's live BackupAssist webinar? Fear not as we're now uploading recordings of all public webinars to our YouTube channel where you're free to view them at your leisure. In this last session, technical...
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