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Tips on Reducing Ransomware Attack Risks

August 21, 2021July 23, 2021 by Paul Salmon

As a business owner, there are many things you need to keep an eye on. This includes watching the business finances, dealing with staffing, and making sure you have the right services and equipment in place for efficient operation. Another thing you need to do is protect your business, and one of the things you need to protect against is cybercrime.

Backblaze: How Much Does It Cost?

May 17, 2021May 17, 2021 by Paul Salmon

There are 2 main products under the Backblaze name: the sibling Personal Backblaze and Backblaze Business which are both used for cloud backups and the Backblaze B2, an IaaS platform. Both solutions allow you to store and backup your data on the cloud, however, their intended user bases are different. Thus, it only makes sense that the pricing structure between these services is also different.

How to Backup Files on Windows 10

September 24, 2022December 12, 2016 by Paul Salmon

I have talked about how I automatically backup my files from my server, but one thing I have discussed is how I backup my files from my Windows 10 desktop. Most of my important files are stored on my server, but I do have some data files, like game related files, that I would like to backup in case the hard drives in my desktop crash or begin causes data corruption in my files.

Getting Smart With Backups: Testing My Backblaze Restore

September 24, 2022October 31, 2016 by Paul Salmon

I have been using Backblaze for many years and haven’t had any issues with backing up my files. The backup process from Backblaze has worked like a charm for me. I have integrated Backblaze into my process of automatically backing up my important files without any issues.

How I Protect My Files From Malware

September 30, 2022July 25, 2016 by Paul Salmon

I have a lot of important files stored on two external hard drives that are standing on my desk beside my computer. What makes these files important is that they contain photos and videos of my life since 2002 and they can’t be replaced. Since that time my life has changed substantially – marriage and raising a family. Losing the files that captured all moments over the past 14+ years is not an option – nor will it every be.

How I Backup Data Files Automatically So I Won’t Worry About Losing Files

September 30, 2022February 15, 2016 by Paul Salmon

Protecting your data files with a good data backup plan is one of the most important tasks you can perform to keep your data safe from hard drive failure, malicious software, or just accidental file changes or deletions. For me, I have been talking about various data backup plans since I started this blog, and with over 600GB of personal photos and videos stored on an external hard drive, I also take data backup very seriously.

How I do More with My Plex Media Server by Keeping it Simple

September 30, 2022January 29, 2016 by Paul Salmon

When I was looking at setting up my Plex Server, the one thing that I really wanted to make sure was that I kept the entire setup simple. I wanted to set up and manage a server that could stream media files to my devices, and not much beyond that idea. This meant I didn’t need a high-end and powerful computer to accomplish the goal, but I did have to make sure the system could handle at least three media transcoding operations at a time.

Backblaze or Carbonite: Which Do You Need?

September 24, 2022February 21, 2014 by Paul Salmon

A few years ago my cloud backup provider changed their pricing plans. The change made backing up my data with them very expensive. I also knew that I would be having much more data that needed to be backed up each year, so the price would continue to rise. Fortunately, then I had about one and a half years left in my current plan with that provider, so I had time to review other cloud backup providers before I had to change.

During that time I looked at many different providers and many had pricing packages that had limits to the amount of data I could store. Of course, the larger the storage space and more money it would cost. I looked at two services – Backblaze and Carbonite. Each provided unlimited storage for a flat, affordable, rate per month. Just what I was looking for to back up my data. In the end I went with Backblaze, and my reasons are outlined below.