Well, this is embarrassing. The last time I wrote my so-called weekly column was more than a month ago. And, believe me, it’s not because nothing has been happening in the world of backups. Life got just a bit out of hand and blogging slipped down the priority list. But now the Ur-Guru has gone home, the cats have settled in, the housemate situation is more or less sorted out, and I really have … [Read more...]
Visiting Spare Backup
Last week while we were in Pasadena visiting family members (mine), the Ur-Guru and I drove out to Palm Desert to the corporate offices of Spare Backup, Inc. Long-time readers of this blog may remember that I covered Spare’s online backup service/software about a year ago, and also (DISCLOSURE) that they’re a client of mine. (They weren’t a client yet at the time I wrote the review.) The reason … [Read more...]
New Offerings from Spare Backup (Shameless Bragging Alert)
First, the just-to-be-totally-clear full disclosure part: Spare Backup is a client of mine. They hired me to write a white paper after I interviewed CEO Cery Perle for this blog back in July. I am not, however, an affiliate, or partner, or whatever you call it—I don’t get any money if you sign up with them. I only get paid for writing the sales copy, which is what I spent all weekend doing. If … [Read more...]
Zero-Knowledge Backup
When I got the invitation to interview the CEO and CTO of “online data manager” SpiderOak, my first thought was “Another one!” Everyone and his brother seems to be starting an online backup service these days, and I’ve written about quite a few of them already. I agreed to the interview with Ethan and Alan with some skepticism. Would there really be anything new here? Actually, yes. SpiderOak … [Read more...]
Backup with Room to Spare: FileSlinger™ Backup Reminder 07-25-08
When I put out my request for backup stories on HARO, two of the first respondents were eager to tell me about Spare Backup. Maria-Christina Zajac of Avalanche Strategic Communications offered to set up an interview with Spare Backup CEO Cery Perle, and Heather Schroeder at Corporate Advocates wrote to me about the new Spare Mobile service. Spare just announced last week its Spare Mobile service … [Read more...]
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