In the current climate, business continuity and disaster recovery (BCDR) have a higher profile than ever before. Yet it often slips through the cracks of organizations’ day-to-day operations. Organizations of all sizes are increasingly dependent on digital technologies to generate revenue, provide services and support customers. However, to be able to do this, applications and … Read more
Stage2Data has been recognized as one of North America’s fastest-growing and most trusted cloud solution providers. The company is working with best of breed technology partners to deliver enterprise-quality services to the market, making a significant impression on the industry, the marketplace, and all its customers. For over a decade, Stage2Data has provided flawless cloud … Read more
Last year, a massive 86% of organizations (recorded across 17 countries) fell victim to successful cyberattacks, 69% were compromised by ransomware while lax employee awareness and an overall lack of skilled IT personnel further impeded IT security. And these are only the manmade disasters that organizations have to contend with; there are also natural disasters … Read more
Enterprises are increasingly turning to managed service providers (MSPs) to accelerate cloud adoption and offer best of breed innovative solutions. We recently onboarded Cohesity’s comprehensive data management platform that includes multitenant features and robust security to grow our as-a-service offering. We realised that a new technology partner needed to come on board to ensure rapid … Read more
Stage2Data is pleased to announce its newly established partnership with MinIO, a pioneer in high performance, S3 compatible object storage. MinIO specialises in developing cloud-native object storage and helps businesses build private cloud infrastructure. This partnership will be particularly valuable for Stage2Data clients looking for cost effective long term storage. Leaders in cloud storage In … Read more
Located in the heart of Kitchener, Ontario, St. Mary’s General Hospital is the second-largest acute care hospital in the St. Joseph’s Health System and a Regional Cardiac Care Centre. The hospital proudly serves the residents of Waterloo, Wellington County with an extended reach to Dufferin, Grey-Bruce and beyond. With its nearly 2 000 staff, physicians … Read more
Ensuring a healthy workforce and protecting clients and visitors to your office remain paramount during the current pandemic. To achieve this, the World Health Organization recommended certain precautions to reduce exposure to and the spread of COVID-19, such as daily fit-for-work screening. With Plan4Continuity’s Pre-Screening Tool for Workplaces, employees and clients can complete the pre-screening … Read more
Data loss as a result of, amongst others, cybercrime, hardware and software failures and human error is a major concern for organizations of all sizes. It can disrupt the day-to-day operations of any information-based business. Additionally, it remains a challenge to ensure that backups occur on a timely, scheduled basis. Copperfin Credit Union, Northwestern Ontario’s largest locally … Read more
Businesses everywhere are grappling with the challenge of moving to the cloud. The Microsoft Office 365 platform has certainly simplified the delivery and efficiency of productivity tools to remote workers; however, research suggests that its widespread adoption is also creating data-exposure issues that should be identified and fixed. Even with software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform providers such … Read more
It’s a fact that organizations are increasingly relying on the Internet for daily activities. This combined with the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the shift to remote work following public health physical distancing guidelines. As we’re gearing up for the second quarter of 2021, still not out of the woods with the COVID-19 pandemic, we take … Read more
