Managecast Cloud Backup and Disaster Recovery Blog

Several years ago your main, and usually only option for disaster recovery was to take backup media and perform a restore onto new hardware. This means copying a large amount of data from backup media back to a server. We call this "Backup Recovery" or "Standard Recovery".  It's the process most people are used to and the standard method for decades. As data volumes have exponentially expanded, combined with an "always on" culture of today's…

I have heard this question many times, so I understand the concern of conscientious IT admins who want to know if they are truly protected from a ransomware infection if using cloud backup.   After all, backups are the last line of defense against ransomware and other malware. I understand there are some who really insist on the "air gap" that tape, or other portable media provides. Feel free to augment your data protection methods and implement…

Until the last few years companies wanting quick fail-over to a remote site faced huge costs, time and complexity.  Consequently, only very large companies with deep pockets could afford to implement offsite disaster recovery. Today, the technology and the internet have enabled highly cost effective methods to provide DR services to organizations that traditionally have not been able to afford such capabilities in the past.  In combination, today's consumers expect the services they use to always…