Month: March 2017

Top 3 reasons behind the rise of Personal Cloud technology

Bobby Varghese

Security, Privacy, and Complexity are some of the major reasons why consumers refrain from uploading their files on Cloud. Although the leading Cloud companies have reduced their prices by 30% – 40% each year, the customers’ data is also increasing and storing their data in Public Cloud will cost them a lot. In order to exercise absolute control over the data, business owners should make use of the Personal Cloud Technology.

What is Personal Cloud Technology?
Personal Cloud Technology, also called Network Attached Storage (NAS), is an intangible space built from your own hardware and software which gives you the ability to store, synchronize, stream and share content on a relative core, moving from one platform, screen, and location to another.

In this article, we will discuss the top 3 reasons behind the increase in Personal Cloud adoption among small businesses:

Personal Cloud is Secure: The central storage infrastructure is a critical factor for Personal Cloud to run effectively. It allows users to access their information anytime, anywhere with complete safety. With the increase in demand for Personal Cloud, companies are continuously improving encryption and coding technology. It works like a hybrid between a Hard Drive and Cloud Storage and provides the benefits of both – by allowing the data storage on Cloud and having full autonomy over the data.

It allows greater Privacy: Privacy is a fundamental right that every human has and the Personal Cloud protects that. It functions as a hard drive and allows greater control over the sensitive information to the users who can limit the networks on which the information is stored.

It is easy to use: Apart from being Secure and Private, Personal Clouds are as easy to use as any other Cloud Service in the market. They are consumer friendly and require minimum configuration or set-up. Users can easily add multiple storage units and backup options and can share and process their files from remote locations.

Small businesses, who want to reduce costs without making major changes in their operations and sacrificing their abilities to compete with big businesses, can make use of Personal Cloud Technology. In this way, business owners can see what works best for their business and can also discover new ways to benefit from Cloud.

Top 7 Tips For An Effective Disaster Recovery Plan

Bobby Varghese

Here’s a no-brainer – many companies rely on IT for their survival and they won’t be able to work if their system went down. If you think your company is one of them, then it’s important to have a proper Disaster Recovery (DR) plan in place so that you are able to reduce your downtime and get back online as quickly as possible.

Here are top 7 tips to help you implement an effective Disaster Recovery plan:

Identify your risks:
Identifying major security threats to your IT infrastructure can help you put procedures in place that will reduce the risk and determine the course of action needed for recovery.

Prioritize your activities:
Identify your most critical services and the order in which you want to restore them. This will help you create a recovery plan which will help minimize the effect of the disaster on your business.

Make a list of software details:
If you’re running different software programs in your business for different activities, make sure you have a complete list of applications you are using, their configuration settings, the contact details of the owners, and your contract details. This will help you remember the applications important for your business.

Create a response team:
This is an essential element of a DR Plan and includes personnel you will need to get your system back online. You can take help from your internal staff or can hire third party vendors to help you in this process.

Assess Recovery Procedures:
The top goal of every company is recovery and restoration of its data after the disaster. In order to collect and restore the data, the company must answer questions like where the data has been stored, who has access to the data, is the data secure, whether it can be recovered in case it’s lost and how to retrieve the data in case the company switches its users.

Keep your backup ready and waiting:
It is often said that business should never anticipate profits but should provide for all possible losses. Keep a backup of all your business resources on-site, off-site or on the Cloud so that you don’t have to worry about the data loss in case of a disaster.

Run and Test your plan:
Testing your plan is another important part of DR planning. No matter how well you’ve planned your recovery, actually implementing the process is always different from the way it was planned. Run the test plan and make the required tweaks for the final version of the DR plan.

When a disaster strikes, most of the companies suffer because of the absence of a proper Disaster Recovery Solution. Having a solid DR plan will help the businesses resume their operations after the minimum downtime and continue to provide good and reliable services to their customers and suppliers. Developing a DR plan can be time-consuming but the benefits heavily outweigh the costs should a disaster occur.

 

Sysfore can help you with a cost-efficient way to meet your disaster recovery objectives. You can write to us at info@sysfore.com or call us at +91-80-4110-5555.

Top 5 Applications of Machine 2 Machine Technology

Bobby Varghese

Machine 2 Machine (hereafter M2M) communication is an important part for Internet of Things (hereafter IoT) inspired world to become a reality. M2M technology is needed to create a common network of communication between all physical objects. These communications help the businesses in improving their processes, monitoring their assets and generating more revenues.

In this article, we’ll talk about some of the applications of Machine to Machine Technology. Read more →