How much data do we produce? According to the IDC’s report on the ever-growing datasphere, which was released in not-so-far 2018, the total size of the world’s collected data is expected to hit the daunting 175 zettabytes by 2025 — for a compounded annual growth rate of 61 percent. But with surging storage needs across […]
There are several signs of hard disk drive (HDD) failure besides the evident ones like error screen and failure to boot. While they now boast larger storage capacities, more compact sizes, and faster speeds, hard drives still have a quite fragile design. This means that the possibility of breakage or malfunction increases in proportion to […]
From the photographs being stored on our personal computers, documents, files, and various archives to business assets and huge databases of megacorporations — the total amount of data created each day reaches 2.5 quintillion bytes. Along with this, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there are now more people than ever before working from home. This […]
As you search for a dependable way to secure your business assets, you must be stumbling across lots of articles insisting on a good backup plan as the surest way to do so. The sad truth, however, is that rather than implement a comprehensive disaster recovery strategy, many managers create a false sense of security […]
It was just a few years ago when a simple backup required Android users to perform a number of complex procedures, involving physical computer connections, intricate third-party software, and at least a couple of adult beverages to get everything synced and properly set up. Luckily, the technological progress doesn’t stay still — and today the […]
While organizations around the world are forced to shell out vast amounts of money to protect their data from ransomware attacks, trying to rightsize their IT security budgets and headcount, cybercriminals continue to terrorize organizations in ever more sophisticated ways. Looking to increase their profits, over the recent years attackers have changed their tactics in […]
Despite the numerous benefits of using alternatives to thumb drives — such as higher reliability and faster performance, as well as terabytes of additional storage space to use, — USB flash drives remain at the top of the most commonly used storage media these days. For they provide users with exceptional portability, allowing them to […]
We are living in the Information Era. Data has become the most valuable asset and the most strategic resource for individuals, businesses, and governments. Information today represents a powerful tool for forming an opinion. Data, among other things, is the driving force behind the improvement, innovation, and competition of our society. For business owners, in […]
In spite of the fast-paced world of technology being constantly improved and every now and then supplied with new methods of gathering, operating, and storing information — from refined solid-state drives and helium storage devices of today to DNA memory and quantum computing we’re about to see in the future, — everlasting hardware is yet […]
