Active Directory disasters come in many forms. Microsoft does provide a native backup and recovery utility, but it falls short of providing complete protection against AD disasters. This blog will look at some shortcomings of the native tools and the …

Recovering from OneDrive for Business ransomware attacks
Ransomware has been a growing threat in recent years, and experts now estimate the cost of these attacks at $7.5 billion in the USA alone in 2019. The affected institutions include 966 government agencies, educational establishments, and healthcare providers. Since …

Why litigation holds are not a viable alternative to backups
Microsoft does not provide backup and recovery tools for its Office 365 services and has no plans to include them in the future. Some organizations use litigation holds as a substitute for email data protection, but this method doesn’t meet …
5 things to keep in mind before backing up your VMware virtual machines
The architecture of a virtual machine differs vastly from traditional on-premises environments, and requires different data backup techniques and pre-backup operations. This post will explain some of the things administrators have to keep in mind before backing up their …
AD Admins: Are you prepared for the worst?
One of Aesop’s greatest fables, titled ‘The Ant and the Grasshopper’, teaches us a priceless lesson for life – it is best to be prepared for the future. While the grasshopper makes merry dancing and singing during summer, the ant …