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7 Principles for Implementing Comfortable APIs

by Matt Conway on Mar 06, 2012 in Engineering in the Cloud

Here at Backupify, we consume many web APIs. Since we are in the process of building our own API, I thought it would be useful to list some of the features we consider important from a usability standpoint (think UX for APIs). Hopefully this will spur some discussion to help us address other usability concerns [...]

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CloudSherpas and GlobalOne Merger is Good for the Cloud

by Rob May on Mar 05, 2012 in Backups

If you use Google Apps or Salesforce, today’s announcement of the Cloud Sherpas and GlobalOne merger is good news for you. Why? Because two of the largest and most visionary cloud services companies are joining forces, which means customers will see the benefits of the scale and innovation that results. CloudSherpas is among the largest resellers of Google [...]

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Backupify Snapshot Now Exports Salesforce CRM Data – Full Salesforce Backup Coming Soon

by Jay Garmon on Feb 28, 2012 in About Backupify
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Back in November, we asked our users which SaaS application our Snapshot data liberation tool should tackle next. Your demands led directly to Snapshot for Salesforce, which debuts its BETA release today. Want a local download of all your Salesforce CRM data whenever you need it? Snapshot for Salesforce is the tool for you. Of [...]

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The 16 Must-Have Features of a SaaS Backup Solution

by Jay Garmon on Feb 20, 2012 in About Backupify

Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) is relatively new to most markets and companies, and third-party backups for these cloud applications are newer still. What are the must-have features for a SaaS backup system? Here are the 16 most-requested features by Backupify‘s customers. Backup Historical and Progressive Data A backup solution should protect all the data in your system, [...]

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Why Letting Mobile Apps Copy Your Smartphone Address Book Is a Long-Tail Security Risk

by Jay Garmon on Feb 17, 2012 in Data Loss Examples

Last week, the mobile social network Path became the poster child for mobile apps that pirate users’ smartphone address books. While this is a pretty clear data ownership violation, it’s also a rather serious security issue — and not simply because iOS has silent access to your address book. Your address book is the Holy Grail [...]

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