Our Journey to the Enterprise

by Rob May on May 17, 2013 in About Backupify
Backupify enterprise focus

When Backupify began in 2009, our mission was to back up social data for consumers in the cloud.  Over the past 4 years, social sites such as Twitter and Facebook have become extremely popular and as consumers we’re now accustomed to web-based services.  We live our lives in the cloud and we don’t think much [...]

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How to Secure Rogue Clouds

by Tania Pylyp on May 16, 2013 in Security in the Cloud
Rogue Clouds

ZDNet defines rogue clouds as public cloud applications that are not managed by or integrated into a company’s IT infrastructure.  Some call it BYOA (bring your own application), as employees are deploying their own clouds without consulting with IT.  Rogue cloud deployments are usually not done maliciously but rather are done to save time and [...]

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Getting Schooled by Google – the Growth of Google Apps for Education [Infographic]

by Sheila Lahar on May 14, 2013 in Google Apps
Growing Up Google

Last month, the Ministry of Education in Malaysia declared they were going Google. The entire country, 10 million students, teachers, and parents will be using Google Apps for Education to collaborate and help improve the country’s education system. Malaysia is part of a remarkable trend among today’s schools – the adoption of Google Apps technology. [...]

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The City of Boston Moves to Google Apps – Will it Back Up its Data?

by Tania Pylyp on May 13, 2013 in Google Apps
Boston on Google Apps

On Friday, the city of Boston announced it would ditch Microsoft and move its government employees to Google Apps. The transition will cost $800,000 but save the city $280,000 a year going forward. Boston is not the first city to adopt Google Apps to save money.  In fact, governments in 45 states across the US [...]

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5 Stats on BYOD & What They Mean for Your Company

by Tania Pylyp on May 10, 2013 in Security in the Cloud
BYOD

The trend of BYOD (bring your own device) is becoming much more prevalent in the corporate arena.  The following stats provide the proof. Check them out: 62% of organizations will allow BYOD by the end of 2013. According to Symantec’s survey of 236 businesses: 59% of employers encourage BYOD, but they don’t allow the same [...]

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