Tag Archives: backup

Check your automatic backups are working

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Brian

OK, so you have set up your website and installed all those shiny plug-ins. You should now get reports on everything under the sun and an automatic backup of your database and files… Do you ever check that it is … Continue reading →

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Take independent backups and verify them

Posted on December 10, 2011 by Brian

Always have a tested backup -Murphy’s law says “Whatever can go wrong, will go wrong” and in the world of backups this means that when you need it you will find something wrong with it. This article is part of … Continue reading →

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Rotate your backups to save space and stay sane

Posted on November 25, 2011 by Brian

Backups are critical to your business but the only thing worse than no backup is not being able to find the one you need! Backup rotation A common practice is to “rotate” your backups. The term rotate probably comes from … Continue reading →

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What is DDoS and what can I do about it?

Posted on September 24, 2011 by Brian

Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) happens when a hacker sends lots of fake traffic to your web site, or in my case a site on the same shared server that I am using. This means that the server is so … Continue reading →

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Dropbox for synchronised storage and backup

Posted on May 12, 2011 by Brian

Dropbox is a fantastic product that effectively gives you a folder on your computer that it will share, and keep synchronised, across all your other computers and the web (Mac, PC, iPhone, Android, etc). Regular readers will know that I … Continue reading →

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Backup your blog

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Brian

Have you backed up your blog? No doubt you have put a lot of work into creating and posting your blog and enjoyed the interaction with other people who have posted on it. Make sure that you have a regular … Continue reading →

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Choosing a backup plan

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Brian

Last time we were talking about how valuable the data on our hard drive is and how important it is to keep it safe. This included having your backup in a safe place, but how do we even get to … Continue reading →

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Keep your backup data safe

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Brian

Last week I was woken up in a hotel room in Hawaii by the sound of alarm bells and an announcement that a Tsunami was coming. We had to evacuate the hotel  and the instructions were, “Take your essential personal … Continue reading →

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Stay in control of your data – who does your backup?

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Brian

When using on line services for email or data storage, do you ever think about who is responsible for their safety and security. You should! Just because you put your precious data on of these ‘internet backup’ servers does not … Continue reading →

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