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Blog Articles from ATS Communciations

Reduce Downtime with Business Continuity and Data Backup

April 1st, 2024 by admin

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Reducing downtime is critical to achieve business continuity. Implementing robust business continuity plans and reliable data backup solutions ensures quick recovery from disruptions. Companies can, therefore, achieve remarkable results by identifying...

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Posted in: Data, Solutions

The Benefits of Business Continuity and Data Back-Up

March 2nd, 2023 by admin

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Is your business equipped for a power outage? Can it handle several hours of downtime? Are your servers backed up in the event of a virus attack? Businesses often underestimate the importance of a business continuity plan and data backup. In a perfect...

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Posted in: Data

Announcing SD-WAN Technology

July 26th, 2017 by admin

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As part of our efforts to offer innovate technologies to our customers, ATS Communications has announced they will now be offering an alternative to MPLS and similar internet connection solutions. Software-Defined Networking in a Wide Area Network (SD-WAN)...

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Posted in: Data, Solutions

Cyber Security with ATS

January 27th, 2017 by admin

There's been a lot of talk lately about data protection, hackers, best practices for emails and storage - we can understand if you're a bit worried about your business. Much of our work these days runs through networks and servers. Is your business taking...

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Posted in: Data, Security, Solutions

Low Battery Life: Bringing Productivity to a Halt

October 26th, 2016 by admin

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Work-disrupting messages like “please connect charger” and “plug in or find another power source” can be a huge source of frustration—not to mention a major productivity killer—for employees on the go. Nobody wants to see their phone battery go belly-up...

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Posted in: Data, Managed IT Services, Solutions, Knowledge

Looking at Data Storage Longevity

August 2nd, 2016 by admin

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Not all storage devices were built to stand the test of time, so it’s important for every business to ensure its data is backed up on a reliable platform. If you’ve ever needed to reference financial records or court cases from a decade ago, you’ll...

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Posted in: Data, Support, Solutions

Data Sanitization: Are You Erasing Your Old PCs COMPLETELY?

June 7th, 2016 by admin

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One of our pet peeves with some of our new customers is that once we come in to upgrade their IT network, they're careless about disposing their old hardware—specifically, their PC hard drives. They think that by simply deleting their existing files—email,...

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Posted in: Data, Managed IT Services, Knowledge

Data Breaches: Dark Times in the Golden State?

June 1st, 2016 by admin

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Being the cyber-security geeks we are, we took great interest in combing through this year's California Data Breach Report, released by the Attorney General's office this past February. The report tabulates data collected from breach incidents which...

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Posted in: Data, Security

ATS Takes a Proactive, Holistic Approach to Technology

July 29th, 2014 by admin

ATS is a full-service IT vendor. We handle all aspects of your IT, from desktop support to firewall security, from software applications to broadband infrastructure. We take a proactive, holistic approach to your technology use, and we're able to provide...

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Posted in: Data, Managed IT Services, Services

CryptoLocker & Ransomware - What You Need to Know

November 15th, 2013 by admin

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CryptoLocker CryptoLocker is a new, and particularly malicious, breed of ransomware discovered only a couple months ago. CryptoLocker is a Trojan horse malware that encrypts and restricts access to the infected computer while demanding payment for...

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Posted in: Data, Security

Solid Support Team

October 8th, 2013 by admin

We realize the importance of a strong and solid support team to ensure a quality installation and continued satisfaction with your new business technology solution. That's why we have built an outstanding reputation by providing top quality support to...

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Posted in: Backup, Company News, Data, Managed IT Services, Partners, Support

G Series

August 19th, 2013 by admin

Does your business have a reliable backup solution? Through ATS Communications partnership' with Datto, we can provide you with a simple and reliable backup solution called G Series that delivers off-site synchronized local storage at an unbeatable price....

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Posted in: Backup, Cloud, Company News, Data, Managed IT Services, Partners

The Datto Difference

May 29th, 2013 by admin

We are working closely with Datto Backup to provide you with and introduction to Datto’s Hybrid Cloud Backup. These Datto Solutions are the most reliable and efficient way for end-users to back up their data securely and ensure that it is recoverable...

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Posted in: Backup, Cloud, Data, Partners

Standards Compliance

May 15th, 2013 by admin

We are working closely with Datto Backup to provide you with and introduction to Datto’s Hybrid Cloud Backup. These Datto Solutions are the most reliable and efficient way for end-users to back up their data securely and ensure that it is recoverable...

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Posted in: Backup, Cloud, Data, Partners

Cost Benefits of Hybrid Clouds

May 1st, 2013 by admin

We are working closely with Datto Backup to provide you with and introduction to Datto’s Hybrid Cloud Backup. These Datto Solutions are the most reliable and efficient way for end-users to back up their data securely and ensure that it is recoverable...

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Posted in: Backup, Cloud, Data, Partners

Local Storage Flexibility

April 17th, 2013 by admin

We are working closely with Datto Backup to provide you with and introduction to Datto’s Hybrid Cloud Backup. These Datto Solutions are the most reliable and efficient way for end-users to back up their data securely and ensure that it is recoverable...

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Posted in: Backup, Cloud, Data, Partners

Data Insurance

April 3rd, 2013 by admin

We are working closely with Datto Backup to provide you with and introduction to Datto's Hybrid Cloud Backup. These Datto Solutions are the most reliable and efficient way for end-users to back up their data securely and ensure that it is recoverable...

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Posted in: Backup, Cloud, Data, Partners

Business Continuity

March 20th, 2013 by admin

We are working closely with Datto Backup to provide you with and introduction to Datto's Hybrid Cloud Backup. These Datto Solutions are the most reliable and efficient way for end-users to back up their data securely and ensure that it is recoverable...

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Posted in: Backup, Cloud, Data, Partners

What is Hybrid Cloud Backup?

March 6th, 2013 by admin

We continue to work closely with Datto Backup to provide you with and introduction to Datto’s Hybrid Cloud Backup. These Datto Solutions are the most reliable and efficient way for end-users to back up their data securely and ensure that it is recoverable...

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Posted in: Backup, Cloud, Data, Partners

Datto's Hybrid Cloud Backup

February 20th, 2013 by admin

We are working closely with Datto Backup to provide you with and introduction to Datto's Hybrid Cloud Backup. These Datto Solutions are the most reliable and efficient way for end-users to back up their data securely and ensure that it is recoverable...

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Posted in: Backup, Cloud, Data, Partners