Category: Backup software
The Symantec Vision Conference is where we are spending our time today, starting with the keynote address by Enrique Salem, president and chief executive officer.
Major themes we expect to hear about include mobile security, the cloud backup question and the next fit with virtualization.
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A bunch of Reddit users have decided to declare March 31 as World Backup Day, using the clever tagline “Don’t be an April Fool.” Of course, you shouldn’t only think about backing up your data on one day of the year, but it provides a welcome reminder that we should all keep reviewing our backup strategies. Hard drive failures (and other calamities) happen. When was the last time you backed up your data?Continue
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Mozy, the popular cloud backup service, today announced the availability of Mozy 2.0 for Windows. The latest version of the client software boasts an improved interface, faster upload speeds and decreased bandwidth usage (Mozy claims that backups are up to 25 percent faster), and a new feature: Mozy2xProtect, which enables users to automatically make backups to local drives in addition to Mozy’s data centers.Continue
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