How to Pick A Backup Vendor

Users today are inundated with backup tools. Some come with the Windows operating system. Some are bundled in with DVD-writing software. Still others are stand-alone disk imaging or file-based backup products. It is easy to information overload, making it difficult to make a decision as to which is best for…

Mirroring is not Backup

Although backup and disk mirroring are often used interchangeably, a mirror is decidedly not a backup. Mirroring and backups serve different purposes. A mirror is designed to keep your system up and running in the case of a hard disk failure. While a backup essentially serves that purpose, it is…

Mozy Drops Unlimited Backup Plans, Users Look for Less Expensive Alternatives

Online backup company Mozy has officially announced that it is dropping its popular unlimited storage plan and raising its prices for all new users and existing customers. Mozy explains that the cost of online backups has increased and therefore they had to increase the prices for the users as well,…