Data Backup

Aug 25

Consider IT are pleased to announce that we have now become authorised resellers of the Google Apps suite of communication and collaboration tools for businesses.  Google Apps brings simple, powerful communication and collaboration tools to organizations of any size – all hosted by Google to streamline setup, minimize maintenance, and reduce IT costs.


With Gmail (including Google email security, powered by Postini), Google Calendar, and integrated IM, users can stay connected and work together with ease. And, using Google Docs …

Jan 17

Sook Shin lost the 13-inch white MacBook, that contained years of research on prostate cancer, last Sunday after thieves smashed the window of her car, and made off with the laptop. Data on the machine was not backed up, nor was it encrypted.

Shin told News 9: “I’m devastated…”

Consider IT’s Views:
Making sure that your computer is backed up is important to keeping your information safe and saving you money in the long run. Having to start over when …

Jan 05

The computer age has brought many wonderful conveniences, but along with those conveniences come some unexpected issues. One of the biggest issues is having something terrible happen to your computer and losing everything. For those who live in Scotland one of the best moves they can make is to enter into an IT support contract Edinburgh style. This will give you the support you need if and when technology takes you for a run for your money. Knowing that your …

Oct 11

Fed up of hearing your IT Support provider talking about DAS, NAS, and SAN and not having a clue what any of them mean? Our quick overview gives you a real, down-to-earth example of each.

DAS
The most common type of data storage system, DAS (Direct-attached Storage), ranges from disks inside servers to USB drives. This is a cheap and easy storage method, but has drawbacks. DAS can only be utilisied on a single server adn you will usually be …