If you have been shopping in the market for a new computer system, you might have noticed that most branded computers today have become highly unaffordable. Sure, prices have fallen in certain sectors...

There are many uncontrollable weather factors that cause power outages, adversely affecting electronic equipment.  Among those factors, a lightning strike is far and away the most damaging, but also d...

If a company’s data is stored on-site, on its own servers and tapes, there’s little to prevent a “cracker” (the geek term for a malevolent hacker) from accessing those files and corrupting them beyond...

In late October 2003 the state of California was slammed with the worst wildfire that it had experienced to that date. Twenty people where killed, and damage to local communities and infrastructure wa...

On August 24, 1992 hurricane Andrew landed in Homestead, Florida laying a path of destruction as it moved through the state. This was the worst storm to hit the area in over 30 years, and many of the ...

On January 17th, 1995 a massive earthquake hit the region of Kobe, Japan. This quake was unique in that it occurred at the intersection of three tectonic plates. This resulted in enormous damage to th...

On September 11, 2001 four airliners where hijacked by terrorists and used as weapons to attack the United States. Two of the hijacked aircraft where flown by the terrorists into the "Twin Towers" of ...

On December 26, 2004 the Asian Tsunami hit the coastal regions of Southeast Asia. It was the result of the second largest and longest lasting underwater earthquake ever recorded, and has since been re...

On August 18, 1955 hurricanes Connie and Diane passed through the Delaware valley area dropping over 8" of rain. Rushing water swept through the valley carrying with it homes, bridges, and debris. Wit...

On July 30, 1997 a huge landslide rolled over the Thredbo Ski village in Australia causing massive damage and virtually burying the resort; cars, buildings, people and all! The loose earth, rock, and ...

April 11, 1965 is still remembered by many: that day a brutal string of tornados hit the states of Iowa, Indiana, and Michigan with wind gusts as high as 318 miles per hour, killing 250 people and inj...

All responsible businesses today protect themselves from financial disasters via insurance policies structured to recoup loss of revenue should the unexpected occur.  But an insurance policy can’t res...

A sudden, emergency situation can disrupt normal business transactions like nothing else - and that's especially true if much of ones business is conducted online and the emergency requires leaving co...

The need for reliable, authentic data backup is real -- but the "why" of choices made is often hopelessly obscured for business owners by endless truckloads of technical jargon understood only by the ...

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), Public Law 104-191, mandates that all covered entities fulfill certain requirements for data backup, storage, and recovery; the...

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