What does ransomware really cost a small business? In most cases, far more than the ransom demand, because the biggest expenses come from downtime, emergency IT work, data recovery, and lost sales. The total impact can range from a few thousand dollars to hundreds of thousands, depending on how quickly...
How Long Can Your Business Survive Without Access to Your Data?
Most businesses can only survive without access to your data for hours, not days, before revenue, operations, and customer trust begin to break down. For many organizations, a full day of data unavailability triggers missed orders, payroll delays, compliance exposure, and a backlog that can take weeks to unwind. The...
What SMBs Can Learn from YouTube’s NFL Streaming Test
When YouTube streamed its first exclusive NFL game for free last week, over 17 million people tuned in at the same time. For NFL fans hosting watch parties, the nightmare scenario would have been the feed stuttering or dropping mid-game. According to The Verge, YouTube even had a “Doomsday Armageddon”...