Understand the difference between Backups, Replication and Disaster Recovery

You’ve got backups. Great! Everyone is probably tired of being beat over the head with articles about making sure you have backups. I know I am, but here I am writing one because there is another question that is almost equally critical. How long after a catastrophic disaster, systems failure, data corruption or ransomware attack would your organization take or be able to recover and…

Do you really need that expensive server?

You might not, but opinions may vary. Make sure you’ve got a good one. A couple of years ago while working with a fantastic IT support company, I found myself sitting across from the COO of small company who was (fortunately) nearing the end of a long-term IT support contract. The meeting came about after discovering that their company was paying nearly twice as much…