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Without comprehensive cloud managed services, your business is susceptible to security threats, data loss and costly downtime. Whether you have a multi-tenant or hybrid cloud environment, cloud managed service providers possess extensive knowledge to support your environment or complement your in-house team. Benefits of Cloud Managed Services Providers Thinking of outsourcing IT management to a cloud managed services provider? Here are some specific benefits: 1. Cost Savings By outsourcing your cloud managed […]
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October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month in the United States. To improve your awareness our security analysts have outlined top threats to keep in mind in order to protect your business. Read below to learn more about the top cyber security business threats today and our recommendations to mitigate threats to your business operations. Internal Threats: By far the #1 cause of cyber attacks and data loss is cause […]
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Business continuity is the ability to keep daily operations running—even in the midst of a natural, man-made or technical disaster. It isn’t just about data backup, though; it’s a holistic practice that also addresses ready access to backups and timely restorations—and all of the potential obstacles you might encounter in the process. The costs and consequences of downtime are generally measured in two ways: How much time you can afford […]
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Our CEO Joe Asady recently attended the Gartner IT Symposium/ITexpo in Orlando, FL. Gartner Symposium is the world’s largest gathering of IT leaders and senior executives with a focus on interactive sessions that empower CIOs to share best practices and drive change through their business. Netfast’s Cloud Managed Services offering is focused enabling Mid-Tier New York City customers to accelerate Digital Business Transformation with Managed Cloud and Mobile solutions including: Cloud Backup and […]
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Regardless of how much planning you have done at the start, many SMB business owners fail to consider what will happen if things don’t go according to plan. Unexpected emergencies are one of the leading reasons small businesses fail. The ones that survive in spite of financial setbacks are usually the ones who put strategies in place ahead of time in case of disaster. Here are five unexpected emergencies that […]
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Small and mid-size businesses rely on business critical data and applications as much as the enterprise. Many though are lacking the talent pool or expertise in order to execute an appropriate Backup and Disaster Recovery strategy. The spread of Cloud Backup and Backup-as-a-Service are making the solutions more affordable than ever for SMB and threat landscape is the same effects on business large or small. Lost productivity, lost revenue and possibly […]
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To ensure a successful migration to the cloud and Office 365 you have to get the settings and administrative functions right. Office 365 defaults are setup for the majority of companies but do not provide protection for email in regards to malware and sensitive information. In addition to security concerns many of Office 365’s productivity boosters are not realized with maintaining default settings. Here are some tips from Netfast Cloud Managed […]
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The State of IT Disaster Recovery for SMBs Axcient recently published their analysis of the State of IT Disaster Recovery for SMBs. The goal of this report was to analyze current trends and SMB experience with IT backup and recovery along with the growing trend of cloud managed services based Disaster-Recovery-as-a-Service. Key Findings 83% of small companies and 74% of mid-sized companies have had a major IT failure in the past 2 […]
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Many IT disaster recovery plans are providing false sense of security to leadership. Here are some common “gotchas” when implementing your disaster recovery and business continuity plan. Ignoring the Cloud or not taking full advantage of cloud’s benefits in disaster recovery If you are only using the cloud for data backup or storage, you are ignoring a key component of what could be a life saver for your business. Disaster Recovery-as-a-Service from […]
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