· backup fatigue

Written by  on March 18, 2016

Let’s face it, making a backup is boring An effective backup strategy will include regular backups to be made of the source data. Regular here has[...]

· Warning: Ransomware Locky

Written by  on February 29, 2016

February 2016: WARNING: a very powerful new strain of malware is currently in circulation. Please note that Locky is a particularly nasty variant of the[...]

· then copy & paste the entire folder

Written by  on February 24, 2016

If only all backups were as easy as copy&paste! Dynamic Micro Trust makes it look easy! Simply close the dmt.exe application. Make sure the dmt[...]

· Can you afford to be without a backup?

Written by  on January 12, 2016

Did you know? Research shows that… 60% of companies that lose their data will shut down within 6 months of the disaster. From Boston Computing Network:[...]

· Event Notification 2015/003

Written by  on December 17, 2015

Host initiated restart – Completed Wed, 16 Dec 2015 23:12:15 GMT Scheduled downtime on 16 December 2015. [this notice will expire on 1 February 2016[...]

· Why a WordPress backup plugin?

Written by  on October 30, 2015

Websites are typically hosted on remote servers, typically not ‘on location.’ To make a backup of the content of a remote server, one needs[...]

· WordPress Plugin!

Written by  on October 20, 2015

In addition to the small business services which MrBackup.net already offers, we will shortly expand our service to cover website backups as well! This[...]

· ZABiz now an agent for MrBackup.net

Written by  on September 30, 2015

We are proud to announce that www.ZABiz.co.za has been added as a MrBackup.net agent. You can now arrange small business backup and website backup through[...]

· MrBackup works on Windows 10

Written by  on September 10, 2015

Windows 10 Designed for Microsoft Windows, scalable on a variety of operating systems, from standalone PCs, to dedicated servers. Runs on any Windows[...]

· Ransomware: HTML/Tescrypt.D

Written by  on July 7, 2015

July 2015: WARNING: medium to serious threat exists in the form of the HTML/Tescrypt.D Ransomware virus. A crypto locker virus is not a single virus, but[...]

· a managed solution

Written by  on July 3, 2015

MrBackup provides a managed backup solution. What does this mean? It means a controlled environment where MrBackup acts as the designated go-to service[...]

· MrBackup saves the day! ;)

Written by  on May 21, 2015

MrBackup saves the day! 😉 Two recent recovery requests highlight the importance of having an effective, regular backup procedure, and taking backups[...]

· support ending for Server 2003

Written by  on May 4, 2015

Microsoft has accounced the end of support for Windows XP and now also the end of the road for Server 2003. You can follow the full story from the Microsoft[...]

· Med-e-Mass backup

Written by  on April 12, 2015

Need a Med-e-Mass backup? MrBackup can quickly and easily backup Med-e-Mass to our Secure Remote Data Server. Med-e-Mass uses a combination of .txt and[...]

· use MrBackup on the new Surface 3 tablet

Written by  on April 1, 2015

Microsoft has just released a full function tablet designed to compete with laptop computers. Running a full Windows 8.1 OS, this tablet can run any standard[...]

· MS SQL Server Command Line backups

Written by  on March 24, 2015

Microsoft SQL Server has several powerful Management Tools, not least of which are the free to download Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Express. See below for[...]

· MrBackup Remote Support: Teamviewer 9 Quick Support module

Written by  on March 11, 2015

Need installation or remote support? No Problem! MrBackup holds a valid Teamviewer 9 license and we have our own dedicated Teamviewer Remote Support[...]

· Event Notification

Written by  on March 3, 2015

On Tuesday 3 March 2015 at 04:23:58 GMT a MrBackup portal server experienced a host initiated restart. This was part of a routine software upgrade and[...]

· crypto locker virus attack: ransomware

Written by  on January 23, 2015

January 2015: WARNING: several new strains of this virus type now in circulation Computer virus attacks are a real problem. The preferred course of action[...]

· Windows 10 is here

Written by  on January 23, 2015

Windows 10 arrived 29 July 2015! and is available as a free upgrade for certain older versions of Windows. MrBackup works on Windows 10. Windows 10 coming[...]

· is your backup good enough?

Written by  on October 24, 2014

Of course you make backups… You make regular backups as your data is important. You are diligent and have at least two different forms of external[...]

· need a TurboCash backup?

Written by  on September 10, 2014

Need an off-site TurboCash backup? You have come to the right place! MrBackup can process the FireBird, PostgreSQL and MySQL database quickly and easily.   From[...]

· archive copies of your backups

Written by  on August 24, 2014

  The ‘on-exit’ pop-up of the popular TurboCash accounting system advises users that: “It is good practice to make regular backups[...]

· one backup to rule them all

Written by  on July 10, 2014

A tantalizing concept is a single universal backup solution which can cover all business critical data at any given site. Consider a small function venue.[...]

· MrBackup loves SQL

Written by  on June 20, 2014

Most backup systems copy files or replicate low level data clusters. Only dedicated SQL backup tools are designed primarily to make backups of SQL databases.[...]