Oct 2, 2016 | downtime, Microsoft, updates, Windows10
Microsoft just keeps on making friends with its updates. Anniversary Update is a major refresh of Windows 10 with new features, changes and improvements throughout the entire OS, and lots of bug fixes. All the details are here. The new features are just the teensiest...
Jul 15, 2015 | downtime, mail, Microsoft, Office 365, Outlook, web_services
Microsoft’s Exchange-based Office 365 mail system went down for four hours on Wednesday afternoon. Service has been fully restored. If you’re an Office 365 user, then incoming mail was slow to arrive, in some cases delayed by hours, and outgoing messages were stuck in...
Jul 2, 2014 | backup, bruceb, business, downtime, SBS, security, Server 2012, software, web_services
I’m pleased to announce that Bruceb Backup Pro is now available for small offices that want maximum protection and fast crisis recovery. All of the details are now available online on brand new web pages. Well, actually it’s all just a lightly-modified rewrite of the...
Jun 4, 2014 | backup, bruceb, business, downtime, SBS, Server 2012, web_services
Bruceb Backup Pro is intended to meet the challenge of business continuity with backups that are secure, redundant, and focused on disaster recovery. I’ll be offering Bruceb Backup Pro to clients later this month. Each element has been chosen to complement the rest...
Jun 1, 2014 | backup, downtime, hardware, network, SBS, Server 2012
The challenge is clear: how can small and medium businesses maximize continuity and minimize disruption when a server fails? Business continuity encompasses planning and implementing a process to ensure that your business will be able to recover within a reasonably...
May 22, 2014 | Azure, backup, downtime, network, Server 2012
Servers fail without warning sometimes. This is what happened in a law office last month when the server failed. Each failure has its own story and the details of your story will be different if you’re ever in this position, but there’s a broad point to be made:...
