Tag: backup

Feed: Cloudwards. Author: Aleksander Hougen; MEGA is a secure cloud storage service with end-to-end encryption that lets you upload files to the cloud on Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iOS. There’s a lot to unpack with MEGA, especially for users who don’t have prior experience with cloud storage services, so here’s the full guide on how to use MEGA. Key Takeaways: MEGA has a 20GB storage plan for free users.It allows you to backup and sync files directly from your computer to the cloud easily.MEGA has a transfer quota, which means that there’s a limit to how much data you ... Read More

Feed: Cloudwards. Author: Dan Ginn; The videos we create hold immense value, whether it’s a birthday party or a full-scale production. With that said, we must do all we can to keep these video files safe. Thankfully, knowing how to backup video files allows you to do that. If you’re unsure how to back them up, don’t worry, we’re going to help you.  Key Takeaways: Cloud storage is a great option for those who want to easily share files.Online backup services allow users to make regular backups of their files.Local storage offers fast transfers, but not the same level of ... Read More

Feed: Recent Announcements. AWS Backup announces AWS Backup Audit Manager, a new feature that allows you to audit and report on the compliance of your data protection policies to help you meet your business and regulatory needs. AWS Backup enables you to centralize and automate data protection policies across AWS services based on organizational best practices and regulatory standards, and AWS Backup Audit Manager helps you maintain and demonstrate compliance with those policies. AWS Backup Audit Manager is available today in the US East (N. Virginia, Ohio), US West (N. California, Oregon), Canada (Central), EU (Frankfurt, Ireland, London, Paris, Stockholm), ... Read More

Feed: Cloudwards. Author: Aleksander Hougen; Backing up your data is important, and although you should definitely use one of the best online backup services to ensure your data is safe, you don’t need one to protect your browsing profile in Chrome. This guide will show you how to backup Google Chrome and make sure nothing in the browser is lost, should your computer meet an unfortunate end. Key Takeaways: Syncing your Google account to all your apps and devices is the easiest way to backup your browser data and more.For privacy reasons, you may want to avoid having a Google ... Read More

Feed: Cloudwards. Author: Robin Barber; Between Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Instagram and more, there’s a good chance you have some kind of social media. However, all that data you’ve stored on the service could disappear in a moment if you ever get kicked off the platform or decide to delete your account. Luckily, with all the tools these sites give you, making a social media backup is far easier than you may think.  Key Takeaways: Services like pCloud let you automatically backup some social media content.Most social media accounts have a way to manually archive your data.You can backup an ... Read More

Feed: AWS Architecture Blog. An AWS security best practice from The 5 Pillars of the AWS Well-Architected Framework is to ensure that data is protected both in transit and at rest. One option is to use SSL/TLS to encrypt data in transit, and use cryptographic keys to encrypt data at rest. To meet your organization’s disaster recovery goals, periodic snapshots of databases should be scheduled and stored across Regions and across administrative accounts. This ensures quick Recovery Point Objective (RPO) and Recovery Time Objective (RTO). From a security standpoint, these snapshots should also be encrypted. Consider a scenario where one administrative AWS ... Read More

Feed: CronJ. Author: Debopriyo; With iOS 14 in the market, it is only wise that you level up your iPhone to the latest version. If you want to do this, then backing up your phone would be a prerequisite. Backup happens through iTunes but you should be aware of potential data loss due to an unstable or interrupted network. When you have successfully backed up your data, it becomes easier for you to access all your files. Many people have wondered how long does it take to backup an iPhone and while there is no one answer because it depends on the user, ... Read More

Feed: Cloudwards. Author: Robin Barber; When it comes to keeping data safe, there are two main solutions: local storage and online backups (although for the best of both worlds, you should follow the 3-2-1 rule). However, just because it’s a good idea to make extra backups doesn’t make it easy. In this article, we’ll show you how to backup an external hard drive to another drive and the cloud.  Key Takeaways: You should always keep local and online versions of your files.Backup providers like IDrive are great for creating both local and online backups.Cloud storage can also be used to ... Read More

Feed: Cloudwards. Author: Dan Ginn; Take a moment to think about how many messages you send each year. It’s certainly in the hundreds and could easily be in the thousands. Now imagine losing them all, including the important ones. It’s a terrible thought, right? Don’t worry, because after reading this article, you’ll know how to backup text messages on iPhone devices. Key Takeaways: Backing up your text messages is a great way to retrieve old conversations.You can backup your SMS messages in just a few steps with iCloud or Apple Music (iTunes).There are third-party applications available if you don’t want ... Read More

Feed: Recent Announcements. AWS Config now supports AWS Backup resource types (AWS::Backup::BackupPlan, AWS::Backup::BackupSelection, AWS::Backup::BackupVault and AWS::Backup::RecoveryPoint) in all AWS Regions. AWS Config provides a detailed view of the configuration of AWS resources in your AWS account. This includes how the resources are related to one another and how they were configured. This enables you to see how the configurations and relationships have changed over time. For example, you can now use AWS Config to monitor changes to your backup plan that defines when and how you want to back up your AWS resources, monitor the resource assignment to the backup ... Read More