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2019The link between insurance and cyber resilience
The insurance industry is one built upon trust, reputation and reliability. An Internet search for “how to choose the right insurance company” brings up hundreds of results, however, the main thread across all of them is that an insurer and Financial Advisor of choice is reliable, trustworthy, and has a solid reputation for protecting its clients’ assets. In today’s data-driven world, data is unquestionably an...
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2019Proactive ‘always-on’ incident management – critical in cloud environments
By Chris De Bruyn, Operations Director at Gabsten Technologies Incident management is an essential component of a comprehensive data management solution, outlining the process for addressing issues to ensure data availability. From user error and accidental file deletion to a system crash, incident management forms the last line of defence when it comes to recovering information. Given the importance of data to today’s business,...
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2019The natural progression from Backup as a Service (BaaS) to Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS)
While some companies acknowledge that they need Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS), many still think that Backup as a Service (BaaS) is sufficient to meet their data management needs. Those that are convinced that they need DRaaS may also be unsure of how to develop a Disaster Recovery (DR) plan to meet their business requirements. It is not as difficult as one thinks. BaaS...
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2019Why your data provider’s support matters
By Chris de Bruyn, Operations Director at Gabsten Technologies Data has become critical to business and organisations need to be able to access it at all times. Not all businesses have the capacity to retain the in-house skills required to manage their data storage and backups, so they become dependent on their data backup provider to assist them when issues arise. Many providers offer...
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2019Data Management Advice
Data Management advice from Hemant Harie, MD at Gabsten Technologies: “Any business should have a replica of its data off site, or in a separate location from its primary data storage facility. This allows the company to have a secondary backup in the event of a data loss, whether through power outage or any other disaster,” he says. “It’s also important that the business backs...
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2019Gabsten Technologies is a proud sponsor of the 2019 Data Storage, Backup and Recovery Conference
The 2019 Data Storage, Backup and Recovery Conference will take place on 13 March 2019 at The Venue in Melrose Arch. It is a must-attend event for IT executives and IT professionals who are responsible for the IT systems of their company and Gabsten Technologies is a proud sponsor of this event. The emcee for the event is Radio 702’s Aki Anastasiou, who will be...
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2019Is your data protected when the power fails?
By Hemant Harie, Managing Director at Gabsten Technologies Reliable power is in short supply in South Africa and outages are becoming increasingly common, leaving businesses unable to access their systems or data. Not all businesses have the financial and physical capacity to retain an alternative power source, such as a generator, uninterrupted power supply (UPS) or even a solar solution. When a power outage strikes,...
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2019Gabsten appoints Hemant Harie to take the helm as new MD
Data management solutions specialist, Gabsten Technologies (Gabsten), welcomes Hemant Harie as their new Managing Director. Harie will be moving up from the position of Operations Manager, a role he has held for over three years, after commencing his career at Gabsten in 2010. Harie will be responsible for overseeing the entire operational and business functions of the company, maintaining and augmenting the company’s existing legacy...
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2019Chris de Bruyn takes lead as Gabsten Technologies’ new Operations Director
Data management solutions specialist, Gabsten Technologies, has announced the appointment of Chris de Bruyn as their new Operations Director. De Bruyn has over fifteen years of experience within the IT industry and two years of experience within Gabsten Technologies’ own operational team, moving swiftly from Project Manager, to Service Delivery Manager and Department Head before accepting this new challenge. Currently completing his BComm in Information...
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