Category: Online Data Storage

Breach of UofM Health System: 4K Affected

The University of Michigan Health System has been notifying around 4,000 patients last week that demographic, medication and health information has been stolen. The Detroit Free Press explained in an article that the information was stolen out of the employee … Continue reading

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Cloud Computing Market Trends: Video Interview

TMCnet.com inteviews Mike Klein, COO of Online Tech, about his presentation at MSPWorld’s 2011 ITEEXPO in Austin, TX, as well as about the emerging trends of cloud computing in the market. Three key focuses include: Mission critical applications and the … Continue reading

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Why We Use Enterprise Drives in our Managed Dedicated Servers & Private Cloud Servers

Many low end dedicated servers on the market are desktop computers that are stacked on metal shelves or put on roll-able baker’s racks and sold as dedicated “servers”. At Online Tech, desktop computers aren’t what our clients are looking for … Continue reading

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Cloud Storage – More Secure and More Reliable than Tape Backup

Mike Klein recently wrote a post for Dynamic Computer’s IT Blog. Here is an excerpt of that article: “With so much talk about “cloud computing” it’s hard to separate the hype from reality at times. However, as one of the … Continue reading

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Is SAN Replication Better Than Tape Backup?

Online Tech Offers Cost Efficient SAN to SAN Backup Online Tech is now offering an alternative to SAN-to-Tape Backup, with their new SAN-to-SAN Replication service. What does SAN-to-SAN replication mean for your business? 1) Lower costs of disk storage 2) … Continue reading

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Is the Industry Finally Moving from Tape Backup to Online Backup?

Remote Hosted Backup Financials are Starting to Make Sense One area of the cloud that is gaining popularity is backups. According to a recent survey that was published by Connect Support Services, half of IT Directors in the UK plan … Continue reading

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Why Consider Online Data Storage over Traditional Tape Storage?

Online Data Storage is Faster, More Secure, and More Reliable. Many of our clients are moving away from tapes to online backup and archiving of their data – usually between our data centers.  Online data storage and backup works for … Continue reading

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