Choosing a Cloud Service Provider

In this final instalment of our Cloud Backup article series, we guide you through the process of choosing a cloud service provider. When choosing a cloud service provider, the reliability and capability of the cloud service provider are crucial. A recent study by IT industry association CompTIA found that very few companies conduct a comprehensive … Read more

The difference between Cloud Backup and Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery (BCDR)

Cloud backup has been discussed in detail in a previous post and can succinctly be described as backing up data to a remote, cloud-based server. As a form of cloud storage, cloud backup data is stored in, and accessible from multiple distributed and connected resources that comprise a cloud. Conversely, business continuity and disaster recovery are intertwined … Read more

Five Advantages of moving to Cloud Backup

Businesses are increasingly moving to cloud backup, which makes a cloud backup platform that will ensure the safety and protection of your data non-negotiable. Failing to do so can result in your organization losing critical data through natural disasters or malware. Below we have listed some of the advantages and benefits of using cloud backup: 1. It … Read more

5 reasons why its crucial to backup Office 365

The number of businesses moving from on-premise Exchange to Office 365 has increased significantly over the last couple of years. Email backup has not only become an essential part of IT, but one of the most important ways to ensure business continuity. It is unfortunately also one of the most neglected business practices. To understand … Read more

Different types of Cloud Backup

Cloud backup is the future for many organisations. Large and small business enterprises alike are turning to cloud backup (either private or public or a blended infrastructure) because it combines the best of all worlds: public cloud, private cloud and dedicated servers collaborating in any combination. In this second instalment of our article series, Why … Read more

Why the world is moving to Cloud Backup

Organisations of all sizes struggle with storing, protecting and managing large amounts of data. Traditional storage platforms such as hard disks, flash drives and other types of physical storage devices have long lost their sheen and people are increasingly looking for more advanced options of cloud storage for their files and data. Technology is further … Read more

Case Study: Avanta Insurance Brokers satisfied with Stage2Data’s Cloud Hosting and Managed Backup Service

“Since moving our infrastructure from onsite to Stage2Data’s Cloud hosting and backup services we would never look back. Their service and support over the years has been phenomenal.” Summary Avanta Insurance Inc. is an independent insurance broker, with a history going back to 1968. With their head offices located in Toronto, Canada, and having been … Read more

Looking back on the top 10 Data Security Breaches in 2018

Companies informing their customers that their data may have been compromised and or their personal information affected seem to have been the prevailing state of affairs during 2018. The personal information of millions of people around the world was compromised during these data security breaches. Some of the biggest victims of these breaches include Facebook, … Read more

Five best practices to ensure ransomware does not harm your business

Software viruses remain one of the leading threats to both businesses and individuals. Dealing with the consequences of any malware attack is an enormous challenge and even more so in the event of a ransomware attack, as the latter is often impossible to resolve. What is ransomware?  Ransomware is a type of malware or malicious … Read more

What is the difference between Cloud Backup and Cloud Storage?

The concept of cloud space is still relatively unclear and confusion still exists about what exactly the “cloud” is and how different services interact with it. Adding to this confusion, cloud storage services are often the backend for backup and sync services as well as stand-alone services. In an attempt to settle the confusion, we … Read more