We will not try to get down to the molecular level. The main intention of this article is to shed some light on deduplication-relevant pros and cons and to broaden view of this topic. In computing, the simplest and the most effective definition (by Wikipedia) of Data Deduplication goes as “a specialized data compression […]
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SCADA (Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition) Systems control the automation in many industries such as Power, Water, Manufacturing, Energy, Mass Transit and more. SCADA systems are computer based, and so even the best system will fail at some point for reasons such as: Hardware Failures (disk failure, power surges, aged equipment, etc). Software Failures (viruses,
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Although you may have implemented the best cyber-crime defenses and have a great IT team, there can still be holes in the infrastructure that cyber-criminals can manipulate to get access to your valuable data. This is why businesses run a penetration (pen) test. What is a Pen Test? It is a test to
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Phishing uses social engineering techniques in an attempt to convince a user to give up their private information. They gain access to usernames, passwords, credit card number and other sensitive information. Cybercriminals will pose as a legitimate person or company. Email may include links to a real website. These websites, companies and individuals are fake
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Former StorageCraft Country Partner, Richard Giddey has been actively offering backup and disaster recovery software to IT partners and MSP firms since launching ActiveImage Australia. The growing traction MSPs are gathering in Australia is definitely a strong partner opportunity for ActiveImage. We are committed to growing our business through the channel. ActiveImage offers faster speed, better reliability and
Deduplication has been around for some time now, but may still not be fully understood for its variety of properties. The technology, sometimes referred to as data deduping or data dedupe, is essentially a method of space-saving and works by dividing data into segments or chunks. These segments are then evaluated for their similarities and
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When looking for the best backup option for your business, you may come across something known as the 3-2-1 rule. This rule outlines three key steps that should be taken to ensure sufficient backup precautions for your business. What does 3-2-1 stand for? The rule states that a business should have 3 copies of its
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More and more businesses are using the Cloud as a work space, and although the Public Cloud is not lacking in benefits, one can not say it is the Fort Knox of platforms when it comes to data protection. It is easy to see the appeal of using the Cloud to store and manage data
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Everyone knows backing up company information is crucial to the companies continuity, and it can be convenient to have a local backup on hand to restore the system once an attack or failure has happened. However, one backup is not enough, especially if it is an onsite backup. Having an offsite backups might be the
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Managed Service Providers (MSPs) are continuously competing and trying to improve their products and appeal as new technology and cyber attacks threaten their position. Generally MSPs are the most happy when they are growing, increasing their offerings and run smoothly and efficiently, because a continuous flow of business and happy customers equal happy MSPs. However,
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