Many backup for nonprofits rely on a for-profit company’s compliance vendors to manage sensitive data, like donor records or case files. These companies do it with only a fraction of the budget. Here are some cost-effective ways to comply. Nonprofits perform a uniquely difficult task.…
We get asked constantly how Softyz compares to the other major cloud backup providers. Rather than a vague marketing comparison, this is a transparent, feature-by-feature breakdown — including where competitors genuinely win. An honest comparison, including where we don’t win. We’d rather be straightforward about where…
Backup logs are the evidence auditors actually want to see — and most companies either don’t keep them or don’t keep them in a usable format. Here’s exactly what auditors look for, and the common gaps that cause audit friction. Auditors want proof, not assurances. “We have…
Most small businesses don’t have a disaster recovery plan — not because they don’t care, but because “start from scratch” feels overwhelming. This guide gives you a complete, fill-in-the-blank template you can finish in one afternoon. “We’ll figure it out” is not a plan. A real disaster…
“How long will a restore take?” is one of the most common pre-purchase questions we get — and the honest answer depends on more than just internet speed. A real timed test, the variables that actually matter, and what to expect at your own connection…
The Weekend IT Admin’s Backup Checklist For the one person at a small company who’s quietly responsible for “the backup thing” — here’s a checklist you can run through in 15 minutes on a Saturday, so nothing falls through the cracks over the weekend. Every small…
Backing Up Live Databases Without Downtime — A Practical Guide for MySQL and PostgreSQL Backing up a database that’s actively being written to is not the same as copying a folder of files — get it wrong and you risk a corrupted, unrestorable backup. A complete,…
Backup for Content Creators: Protecting Raw Footage, Project Files, and Client Deliverables A single lost project file can mean re-shooting, redoing, or refunding a client. Content creators have backup needs that generic advice doesn’t quite cover — here’s a workflow built specifically for creative work. A…
Server Room to Cloud: Migrating Your On-Prem Backup Strategy Moving off a legacy on-prem backup server is a bigger project than swapping software — here’s how to plan the migration without a gap in coverage, including an audit framework, a full migration timeline template, and what…
The Employee Offboarding Checklist — Protecting Company Data When Someone Leaves Employee offboarding is one of the most common — and most overlooked — sources of business data loss and security exposure. A practical checklist covering the backup and access-revocation steps most companies skip, plus a…