If you run IT for a small business, backup is one line on a list that also includes password resets, patching, a laptop for the person starting Monday, and whatever the security dashboard flagged overnight. It's easy to postpone, because nothing visibly breaks when you postpone it. Until something does. If that list sounds familiar, I know the feeling. Read more

If you run backups at a small company, you're probably the only person who does. No security team to escalate to, no second admin to catch what the console doesn't surface, and no budget for discovering mid-incident that a control you assumed you had sits two tiers up. Read more

Most small businesses don't lose everything at once. More often, they lose something nobody thought to protect. Read more

The difference between sync and backup is straightforward: Sync keeps the same files current across every device and person connected to it, while backup keeps a separate copy set aside so you can restore it if the original is lost, damaged, or encrypted. Sync is about keeping work accessible. Backup is about getting work back. Read more