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Do I Need To Back Up Google Docs? Absolutely.

While Google for Work (and Google Docs) seems like an ideal solution for the modern workplace “

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5 Key Differences in Email Backup and Retention between Google Workspace and Microsoft Office 365

As organizations make the move to the cloud, they inevitably find themselves comparing Google Workspace and Microsoft Office 365 in terms of price, functionality, security, and storage capacity. One important component here – and one that varies quite a bit between the two offerings – is the native backup, retention, and data protection policies included with the SaaS services.

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A New Way to Recover Deleted Google Calendar Events: What It Is, and What It Isn’t

Google recently announced a new way to recover deleted Calendar events. In this blog post, you’ll learn more about what this functionality can do, what it can’t do, and what you should do to protect your Google Calendar data (in addition to using Google’s new functionality.)

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Yes, You Can Lose Data from Exchange Online

I hear this question a lot “

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Are You Backing Up Your Entire Exchange Mailbox in Office 365?

You’ve been hearing from us for a while that it’s important to protect the data you work with in SaaS applications such as Microsoft Office 365. Even though SaaS application providers do an excellent job of protecting your data from infrastructure or application failures, they can’t (and won’t) protect you from the mistakes your admins and users may make, nor will they protect you from malicious activity.

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4 SaaS Data Backup Best Practices for Businesses using the Cloud

Data loss. These words that can send shivers down the spine, and hearing them often evokes images of work stoppages, customer outrage, and public relations nightmares that follow.

That’s why backup and recovery has long been a business best practice and why auditing standards have evolved to ensure organizations that generate and manage data do so responsibly and reliably. The race to cloud, while significantly changing the way we think about managing and sharing data, should not change the significance placed upon backup and recovery.

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Are You at Risk for Data Loss in Office 365?

It’s easy to see why so many business are moving to the cloud “

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What is cascade delete and why is it a threat to your Salesforce data?

If you’ve ever lost data is Salesforce, perhaps through accidental deletion or a data merge error, you know how frustrating it can be to retrieve that data. Sifting through the Salesforce manual Weekly Export is time consuming and can result in data recovery that is incomplete or inaccurate, because it doesn’t include metadata or customizations to your instance. Another issue is presented by the parent-child relationship between records. This can lead to data loss associated with something called “cascade delete.”

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Why Third-Party Backup for Google Workspace is Absolutely Critical

If you’re using Google Workspace for Work, you’re certainly in good company. With more than half of the Fortune 500 and over 5 million businesses using this cloud-based platform, it’s a popular choice for many. They offer a suite of functions for enterprises including professional email, calendar, and of course, the ability to work from anywhere, so it’s hardly surprising that enterprises value the solution for productivity and collaboration across the workforce. And along with those benefits, they also promise business-grade security and controls. So then why do you need third-party backup for your data?

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4 real-life examples of SaaS data loss…

Today’s businesses use more SaaS applications than ever. And, as more company data is stored outside the firewall, it becomes ever more possible “

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