We’ve Achieved Cyber Essentials Certification
AOIT Networks has achieved Cyber Essentials certification – the UK government-backed security standard. Here’s what the process involved, why we pursued it, and what it means for the businesses we work with.
RTO vs RPO Explained: What Your Backup Strategy Actually Needs to Deliver
Most businesses know they have backups. Far fewer have defined what those backups actually need to deliver. RTO and RPO are the two recovery targets that turn a backup solution into a proper disaster recovery strategy – here is what they mean in plain English.
How Long Would Your Business Actually Survive Without Its Data?
Most businesses know they should have backups. Far fewer are confident that what they have would actually protect them in a real incident. This post looks at the real cost of data loss for UK SMBs – financially, operationally, and under UK GDPR – and what a backup strategy needs to cover to genuinely protect your business.
Server Backups: Host-Level vs Agent-Based Explained
Your servers are backed up – but how they’re backed up could mean the difference between recovering in hours or scrambling for days. Here’s why the backup method matters as much as having backups at all.
Why We Choose Quad9 DNS for Our Partners (Not Google or Cloudflare)
We configure Quad9 DNS for our partners instead of Google or Cloudflare. Here’s why we made that choice – and why the DNS provider you use matters more than you might think.