Category Archives: Backup and Recovery

What Can We Learn From Japan About Business Continuity

In March 2011, a mighty earthquake shook Japan to its roots; and for many days to come, the media went rife with news about the catastrophe and what it had done to the country and its people. Though the tremor was felt only in Japan, it did not fail to make a global impact, especially…

Does Your Ottawa business test it’s data recovery plan?

One of the major influencers in IT this year will be virtualization. Harris Computer Services works with a number of Ottawa business through a number of strategic alliances. These includes leading technology firms such as Citrix, VMWare, Microsoft and many others. These strategic partnerships allows our team to offer virtualized server environments designed to help…

Is Your Disaster Recovery Plan Up To Date?

No business owner ever wants to think a disaster can happen to them.  Business disasters occur all the time from a flash flood, fire, break-ins or even theft of important business information.  Disasters do come in all shapes and sizes, business today must be ready ahead of time.  ”It is not a question of if,…

Bulletproofing Your Ottawa Business Data

Do you live in the fear that data loss may threaten your business? Recent study has shown that major loss of data led to the closure of 43% companies immediately, 51% closed in two years and mere 6% survived. Small and medium-sized businesses face maximum brunt from such disasters due to the lack of Business…

Is Your Corporate Data Secure?

Our team at Harris had some fun in the office one day and took our own stab at creating a YouTube video.  Now we are not TV stars or do we need to worry about a career on the silver screen however one thing is critically important and something that are team at Harris are…

Does Your Ottawa Business Have A Business Continuity Plan?

Disaster can strike at anytime and in most cases with little or no warning. While we are able to predict certain weather systems (snowstorms, thunderstorms) or expect general problems such as power outages, for the most part it is almost impossible to know when a disaster will strike. Is your Ottawa business ready?  Harris Computer Services…

Business Continuity: Business As Usual. No Matter What.

Five steps every business should take to prepare for a business interruption. When people think of disasters, they generally envision hurricanes, tornados or floods – catastrophic events that devastate communities. But for your Ottawa business, a disaster can be something as small as a failed switch or computer virus. These seemingly minor events can have…

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