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Backup 101: What is a data backup plan?

Without having a proper backup plan in place, you're setting your business up for failure. For a small company, you might be thinking...

Testing, Testing...1, 2, 3

Remember in elementary school, in the middle of math class when the fire alarm would go off? For a split second your heart would skip a...

How to Upgrade Tandberg Data AccuGuard Server for RDX to DATASTOR Shield for RDX

Data Storage Group, Inc. (d.b.a DATASTOR™) is the original developer and publisher of the Tandberg Data AccuGuard Server for RDX backup...

Need a safe place to save your backups off-site?

Use DATASTOR Shield seamless cloud storage integration Recovery of your valuable data is what it’s all about, and storing backups locally...

Creating a service account with restricted permissions

A best practice for your DATASTOR software installation and configuration is to run tasks with a service account. In a domain...

Data Loss: A Major Cost to Business

It’s a risk that many businesses, especially small ones, don’t think about regularly - and that can be a costly mistake. Data loss forces...

Use the Daily Checkup Report to Spot Issues Quickly

We think some of the recent improvements to the Checkup Report are noteworthy and will make zeroing in on problems much easier than in...

Ransomware: how to avoid and recover from this sinister threat

Dubbed one of “the biggest PC threats in 2016” by IT security company Trend Micro, ransomware is a nasty form of malware that affects...

Getting Started with DATASTOR

Getting started with DATASTOR is easy. Here, we will provide links to resources that will cover the basics to get you started. As is...

Duplicating the Deduplication

Our mission to deduplicate and archive your critical company data using a store (on disk) as efficiently as possible led to several...