Backup

Over in Berlin this week, you’ll find a host of IT Pros gathered together for Tech·Ed Europe. In amongst the keynotes and deep dives, Microsoft announced the forthcoming Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials, a super-easy storage and backup solution for small businesses with up to 25 users.…

Drupal 7 provides great support for SQL Server as a backend and there are a lot of reasons why you'll like this combination. This webcast starts by showing you how to install a Drupal 7 web site with a SQL Server Express backend in a few clicks with WebPi and then discusses how to create and…

I’ve just come across a new backup utility for Windows Live Mail thanks to Steven Hodson of WinExtra. The program is called MailBrowserBackup, and, as it turns out, you can actually use it to backup a lot more than just your Live Mail. The recently updated .NET 2.0 application also lets you make…

Whitewater from Riverbed automates backup for enterprises into Windows Azure. Azure Architect Evangelist Allan Naim talks with Riverbed Marketing Director Bob Gilbert about Riverbed's decision to support Windows Azure for their Whitewater backup appliance. Bob explains why Riverbed selected Windows…

PIM Backup is a tool that lets you backup and restore information on your Windows Mobile device. The program backs up contacts, appointments, tasks, messages, call logs, speed dials, and your entire file system. The items that you want to backup is configurable, so you can add or remove items as…

The just-launched Cellfish service offers a way for mobile phone users to backup the content saved to their mobile phones for free. If you've ever lost your phone or replaced it with a new one, you've probably also lost some of the mobile content that was saved on your device. Now your favorite…

LaCie has announced the debut of its new WHS-powered server, the LaCie 5big Backup Server. Originally revealed at this year’s CES, the new server is designed for small businesses (or serious storage enthusiasts) to backup a network of PCs or Macs without needing I.T.’s  help. The server can…

Over the weekend, I had the fun experience of reinstalling Windows 7 – no, I’m not being sarcastic, I’m a geek, I like doing things like this. For one thing, a fresh install lets me pare down the number of applications I’ve crammed onto the machine to just the essentials. And despite my move to the…

Gladinet, the cloud desktop application for Windows, recently introduced AES 128-bit encryption for files backed up to Windows Azure. What this means is that if you use the program to back up your data, it will be encrypted before before being stored online on Azure in encrypted form. To perform a…

At this year’s DEMO conference, one of the best demos was from a Pune, India-based company called Maverick Mobile. Their new mobile application helps protect the data on your phone in the event the phone is lost or stolen. The app can be used to back up your data, encrypt it, track your device,…