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The French-U.S. firm Arkeia Software is taking over Kadena Systems, the California backup provider specializing in eliminating redundancies.

Have you ever dreamed of backing up your laptop data on the Internet and synchronizing multiple computers independently of the operating system? The Dropbox online service grants this wish with just a couple of mouse clicks.

Professional users are always searching for an edge. Whether you work with Linux as a webmaster, programmer, system administrator, or security consultant, you know the best solution depends on finding the right tool for the job. We thought you might be interested in the following new products and updates.

A suitable and effective plan to combat disaster is vital in the day to day continuity of every organisation on Earth. Planning business continuity is planning for the unexpected. If procedures are performed correctly it should minimise the effects of disaster on a business, enabling quick and efficient recovery. In light of the catastrophic events of the last decade, solid business continuity plans remain a prominent topic.

The impact of 9/11 showed businesses exactly how an unexpected incident causes catastrophe as data loss repercussions echoed around the globe for years afterwards. Additionally, natural disasters such as tsunamis, hurricanes or floods (which are arguably becoming more frequent due to the warming of the planet) show how damage to hardware causes severe issue to the daily running of an organisation when so many rely on technology to function effectively.

Who needs attackers when you have system administrators? Learn why copying your data doesn't mean you've backed it up.

Many backup solutions vie for the user’s attention. TimeVault follows a simple approach and integrates seamlessly with the Gnome desktop.

BackupPC handles backups over the network for a ranges of platforms. Find out more about this user-friendly, configurable, high-performance open source backup system.

A partition backup offers several advantages over legacy, file-based backup alternatives, and using a backup server adds even more convenience. We’ll show you some free tools for partition backup over the network.