Thursday, January 7, 2010

What Expensive Computer Repair Guys Don't Want You to Know! - Removing Spyware Can Be Easy

By Veronica Carrillo

IT consultants can thank the big name backup companies for their exposure of the dire need for effective backup procedures, especially for small to medium businesses. By inundating the airwaves with thousands of commercial spots, they have managed to start convincing business owners that backup should probably be on their minds and that online backup is a viable and safe alternative to tape.

A large number of consultants are starting to offer online backup to their clients. By setting their customers up with services offered by the big name companies, they can reap the rewards of increased professional services hours for installation and upkeep, as well as the inevitable restores. Savvy consultants are taking this model one step further and becoming online backup resellers. Some online backup providers offer fully-branded reseller solutions, allowing the consultant to set charges, offerings, and even determine the look, feel and name of the client software.

Today's businesses operate 24X7 with the focus on maximizing productivity. For the same reason, it is vital not to lose track of the importance of formulating a computer disaster recovery plan. Several companies hire the services of computer disaster recovery agents who have expertise in offering alternative equipment and office space. Of course, there could be several legal issues involved in such contracts. So, the ideal thing would be to plan effectively for computer disaster.

Computer Disaster Recovery Plan A disaster plan is basically a written document comprising various executable steps to be performed in three phases such as before, during and after a disaster. Organizations are expected to stay alert and well prepared to regain normalcy within a short period of time. This will enable the companies to protect the backup in any avoidable or unavoidable circumstances. The purpose of a disaster recovery plan is to usher in a sense of security, minimize chaotic, on the spot decision making and minimizing risk of delays.

If this concerns you, then you probably need a secure delete utility. It ensures that the actual locations on the hard disk which your file occupied will be overwritten with other data. On free utility for this is SDelete, available from Microsoft. It can also erase the data from any and all files that have already been "permanently" deleted.

All it takes for a consultant to jump from a strictly professional services model to one including managed services is a rethink of the business. Will the business always rely strictly on in-person consulting, or will it expand to less labor-intensive sources of revenue. The transition is becoming easier than ever before. - 22787

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