Redstor

Announcing the Redstor Education forums

2011-04-15T08:20:00.008+01:00

Redstor are pleased to announce 2 dates for the northern and southern forums aimed at Education IT service providers and Local Authorities. We will be confirming the venues and the agenda in due course so watch this space! At these forums, we will be covering a whole raft of topics including remote backup, centralised remote device management, laptop encryption and e-safety. At a time when school

Simplify data management and control storage costs

2011-03-04T10:08:00.006Z

Here at Redstor, we currently manage in excess of 1PB of data as part of delivering our suite of cloud services, from Exchange Backup to Laptop Encryption and Online Storage . Through our own experiences of managing and maintaining an environment of this scale, we are acutely aware of the specific challenges this can present around storage management and storage optimisation. We have also worked

Redstor and EMC hosting UK launch event for Cloud storage services

2011-02-24T08:44:00.004Z

Following the recent launch of our suite of cloud storage services, EMC have joined forces with us here at Redstor in hosting a series of UK launch events in London and Birmingham next month.Many organisations, including FTSE 100 enterprises and household names are looking to the cloud as a way to alleviate costs and mitigate risks, whilst matching their IT requirements to their business

Online Backup by Redstor overview - YouTube video

2011-02-23T09:14:00.003Z

The video below gives an overview of some of the functionality of our cloud based, Online Backup service. Areas covered include how to perform the initial setup of the backup client, an overview of the storage platform and how the client connects to the storage platform. Also featured is the backup process, data restoration and the difference between server backups and Desktop/Laptop

Redstor announces partnership with Nasuni

2011-02-17T13:50:00.002Z

Redstor have announced our partnership with Nasuni, creator of the storage industry's leading cloud storage gateway. We developed our partnership with Nasuni through our EMC Atmos relationship and have been working with Nasuni since the final quarter of 2010.Redstor are now able to offer our expanding customer base the Cloud NAS by Redstor service which utilises the Nasuni filer solution. This

Universities to share cloud services

2011-02-09T09:14:00.002Z

According to an article on information-age.com, The Higher Education Funding Council of England (HEFCE) has allocated £12.5million to a new cloud computing shared services initiative for universities in order to ensure they're saving money and resources.This move could see Universities using Online Backup by Redstor, Cloud Storage and CentraStage to reduce costs but retain enterprise class IT

E-Safety powered by Securus on Safer Internet Day

2011-02-08T08:36:00.003Z

Today is Safer Internet Day, where several organisations come together to promote safer and more responsible use of online technology and mobile phones amongst children and young people across the world.The current schooling generation are growing up with mobile devices such as iPhones and iPads at their fingertips as normal and are becoming more and more tuned in with technology. This in itself

Redstor wins cloud services for business award

2011-01-27T16:33:00.006Z

As part of EMC's record breaking launch of their unified storage suite of products, today they hosted a Partner launch event. This was attended by a number of Redstor employees and alongside the launch of unified storage, there were also further details released about EMC Atmos. EMC Atmos is the new cloud software behind Redstor's new cloud storage services - Redstor Cloud Silo, Redstor Cloud NAS

Redstor displays it's cloud services at BETT 2011

2011-01-17T09:32:00.005Z

The Redstor team are back to work after BETT 2011 and after 4 days of greetings and meetings, we've been able to take stock and reflect at another successful year at BETT.One of the highlights has to be that CentraStage- distributed by Redstor - was selected by Computing Magazine in it's Top 5 "Best of BETT" as reported here."Hardware management and monitoring software provider CentraStage

Redstor displays it's cloud services at BETT 2011

2011-01-14T08:57:00.005Z

Another brilliant day at BETT 2011 for Redstor yesterday, several key meetings and a large amount of interest from passing visitors.On our stand we're demonstrating V4 of CentraStage, our remote monitoring and support tool currently used by over 30 Local Authorities and private sector providers across the country.CentraStage V4 introduces the ComStore, an integrated application store that allows

E-safety at BETT 2011

2011-01-13T09:06:00.004Z

Day 1 feedback from our team at BETT 2011 has been fantastic. Yesterday was a very positive day with a large number of meetings and the launch of Redstor e-safety has been extremely well received by our education partners.Prior to BETT 2011, The Guardian ran an article on e-safety and safeguarding which references the launch of Redstor e-safety at BETT 2011."And Redstor, a managed services

Redstor launches e-safety service

2011-01-10T09:48:00.007Z

Redstor are pleased to formally announce the launch of our new e-safety service. We are looking forward to discussing this in depth with our education channel partners at BETT show this week, where we have a record high number of appointments and meetings.Redstor, a leading managed services, cloud storage and IT solutions provider, has today launched a new e-Safety service. Redstor e-Safety will

BETT 2011

2011-01-07T17:19:00.004Z

Next week, Redstor will be exhibiting at BETT 2011, the largest education technology exhibition in the world. This will be our 6th consecutive year of exhibiting and is a brilliant way for us to interact with our channel partners in the education sector including Local Authorities and service providers.At BETT 2011, we will also be formally launching our new Cloud e-safety service, this is a

Access to the cloud, whatever the weather

2010-12-23T11:41:00.003Z

Redstor Cloud Storage is an easy to use online storage solution providing business-grade storage over the internet or a secure dedicated link that scales up and down to any capacity and allows you to pay only for the storage you use. It offers elastic capacity on demand and allows access to your stored data at any time and from anywhere.Typically suited to data that doesn't requite high

Redstor Christmas Raffle

2010-12-17T14:46:00.002Z

Here at Redstor over the past few weeks we've been working to organise a Christmas raffle in order to raise money for a local charity TBA.During this, we have worked closely with a number of our suppliers, partners and local businesses to donate prizes and help generate raffle sales with 100% of the proceeds going to charity. The final figure is being topped up with additional money raised as

US Government moves to the Cloud

2010-12-14T10:04:00.009Z

At the tail end of last week, the US Government announced plans to reduce it's number of Data Centres by 38% over the next 5 years as they move to the cloud.The key driver behind their adoption of the cloud is the ability to rapidly scale their IT requirements with increased flexibility in the face of quickly changing business needs. Just as key however, is being able to operate on a pay as you

Cloud Computing "could boost EU Economy"

2010-12-07T15:45:00.008Z

A recent news story on the BBC website has outlined that the growth of the cloud computing industry within the EU could give the economies within a much needed growth injection over the next five years. It's anticipated that 466,000 net new jobs would be created each year as well as providing an additional €177bn per year. Of the 5 major economies in the EU, only Germany is expected to see more

Redstor's vision 10 years ago and the subsequent journey

2010-12-06T09:50:00.003Z

March 29th 2001, just shy of 10 years ago was the day that NASA announced the discovery of narrow rings of cold air over Earth which formed clouds that destroyed the o-zone. On the same day, Redstor were planning their vision for creating clouds which were much more useful and less harmful than NASA's discovery.Redstor's Product & Services Manager Mark Treweeke put together a Powerpoint

ICO serves first fines for data losses

2010-11-24T09:05:00.004Z

Today, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) have fined 2 organisations a combined total of £160,000 for serious breaches of the Data Protection Act. Full press release here.One of these is an employment services company who had issued an employee with an unencrypted laptop so that they could work from home - a very familiar story for organisations across the country. However, this is where

Backup millions of files - IP Backup

2010-11-23T09:33:00.004Z

At Redstor we found a fantastic software and have been using it in house for sometime now to protect our own data. The backup software solution worked so well we decided to bring it to market and it now powers our Redstor Online Backup Plus Service.The software is extremely suitable to large data sets, large files and data sets with millions of directories and files. Redstor Online Backup Plus

Is Co-operation the way forward for Local Authorities?

2010-11-17T11:06:00.007Z

One of the cornerstones of the Coalition Government being formed earlier this year was their promise to streamline public services in order to deliver cost savings on the nation's route out of the recession.Part of this may come in the form of Local Authorities being given the incentive to deliver services to other areas outside of their Geographical remit - you can read more here. This would see

Cloud Storage from Redstor - the countdown is on...

2010-11-12T11:52:00.007Z

With just 52 days left until the launch of Cloud Storage from Redstor in conjunction with EMC, the industry as a whole are looking at ways to "cloudify" their solutions to integrate with ATMOS.The latest of these is Riverbed with the launch of Riverbed Whitewater which is a cloud storage accelerator that works with existing backup software to securely accelerate and de-duplicate data to the

ICO takes action against Google

2010-11-10T14:26:00.004Z

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) have written to the world's leading search engine Google to advise them their recent Google Street View project significantly breached the Data Protection Act.Since April 2010, The ICO have had the power to impose fines of up to £500,000 on organisations who breach the Data Protection Act. Within this legislation includes specific reference to the

Education Investor Awards 2010 - 1 week to go

2010-11-09T14:54:00.005Z

This time next week a number of the Redstor team will be donning their gladrags for the 2010 Education Investor Awards at The Grosvenor House Hotel on London's Park Lane.The Education Investor Awards celebrate innovation and excellence in the UK's education industry and Redstor have been nominated in the category of "Best Supplier to the Education sector".Redstor's Managing Director, Paul Evans

Are you struggling to protect your data?

2010-11-03T11:46:00.006Z

Redstor have today made available a best practice guide for organisations to download simply by clicking here.The guide gives useful tips and advice on data protection and device management within the modern Digital age, with the rise of mobile devices in the corporate space seemingly endless.One of our cloud services which does enable organisations to further protect data is Redstor Protector

Accelerate your journey to the Cloud

2010-11-02T11:59:00.003Z

Information makes the world go round.That’s why it’s vital to be able to offer yourcustomers a range of secure cloud services.But if developing your own cloud offeringisn’t feasible, why not use ours. We cangive you all of the benefits, under your ownbrand—without the capital investment. Bypartnering with us, you’ll get the advantagesof world-class solutions, a broader productportfolio, and

Tape is dead, long live the cloud

2010-10-26T10:19:00.006+01:00

Sony announced yesterday that after 30 glorious years, they will no longer be producing their iconic Walkman which plays cassette tapes.This is further vindication that "The Digital age" is setting in and transforming the way in which data and media is consumed and used. Long gone are the days when people would listen to their cassette tapes and watch their Betamax when they got home from work.

Redstor partners with EMC to launch Cloud Storage in UK

2010-10-25T14:48:00.006+01:00

Redstor, a managed services, cloud storage and IT solutions provider has today announced a partnership with EMC Atmos to offer customers access to the EMC Atmos cloud storage platform. The partnership will allow Redstor to offer four new cloud storage services that will utilise the EMC Atmos platform.Redstor is one of the first UK companies to offer cloud storage services powered by the EMC Atmos

Redstor at IP Expo 2010

2010-10-22T10:06:00.004+01:00

Redstor spent this Wednesday and Thursday at IP Expo in Earls Court, London with EMC. We were invited to talk to their customers as well as press and analysts about our cloud storage services.In January we’ll be launching a range of additional cloud storage and online backup services based on EMC Atmos and it was a great opportunity to spread the message and gain some great feedback. We spent

Transforming schools' IT Service Delivery

2010-10-21T09:29:00.007+01:00

Yesterday the Institute of Directors (IoD) on Pall Mall, London played host to the penultimate Local Authority workshop of the week.The workshop was attended by a number of delegates from Local Authorities discussing topics such as current service delivery model to schools, the costs associated with Desktop and Server Management and ideas for fresh services to offer out.Whilst the rest of the

Local Authority workshops

2010-10-15T15:03:00.002+01:00

As part of Redstor's work with Local Authorities up and down the country, we are hosting a series of workshops next week for our LA partners to attend. Here, we will be discussing both current and future challenges the industry and LA's are facing such as headcount reductions, various grants being cut, pressures to reduce internal costs and schools' demand for better services for less money.A

Redstor at Socitm Conference 2010

2010-10-14T16:35:00.004+01:00

Earlier this week, Redstor exhibited at the Socitm conference 2010 which was attended by a number of delegates from Local Government - typically CIO's and Heads of Service. The overall message of the conference was very much focused around how the Public Sector addresses the challenge of adapting to 21st century requirements and learns to become leaner and more resilient on the road to economic

Redstor are recruiting

2010-10-12T15:17:00.003+01:00

Founded in 1998, Redstor is a leading provider of cloud services and data protection solutions. As part of our continued growth and development, we are now looking to recruit Telesales Executives to form the front end of our sales team hunting for new business opportunities.You will join a small team who are all new business focused and carry out multiple call out sessions off the back of

Redstor and 8el Partnership Announcement

2010-10-05T10:40:00.004+01:00

Redstor, a leading managed services, cloud storage and IT solutions provider, has today announced its partnership with 8el, an established provider of communications solutions including IP telephony, ISP services and Wide/Local Area Networks (W/LAN). The partnership will allow 8el to resell Redstor’s online backup service to UK based customers in order to meet their specific business

7 days to go...

2010-10-04T13:31:00.008+01:00

It's 7 days until Redstor will be exhibiting at the upcoming annual 3 day Socitm Conference 2010 in Brighton.Socitm 2010: tomorrow’s public services today runs over three days with top speakers and fellow delegates bringing the audience bang up to date on key unfolding agendas: open data and transparency; G-cloud; smart commissioning; customer access and channel shift; ICT strategy for austerity;

Cloud Storage

2010-09-30T12:32:00.005+01:00

Redstor Managing Director, Paul Evans, looks at how ‘The Cloud’ can help address today’s Public Sector ChallengesEstablished in 1998 Redstor’s has been an EMC partner since its inception and today its focus is data management and protection and cloud based services and solutions. The company’s commercial heritage spans the financial, technology, oil and gas markets. In 2005 Redstor turned its

Mark Treweeke's Top Five Tips for Cloud Services and Networking

2010-09-29T11:31:00.007+01:00

Mark Treweeke, Redstor's Product Manager gives us his top 5 tips for those looking for an insight into how to overcome network challenges that may be encountered when considering Online Cloud Backup and Cloud Storage Services.1. The first backup or upload of data to the cloud is likely to take a long time, typically due to large data quantities needed to be shifted over low bandwidth connections.

Legal firm leaks personal data

2010-09-28T08:57:00.003+01:00

The personal details of thousands of Sky broadband customers have been leaked on to the internet following a breach in security of a legal firm's website. The full story is available here.This incident is now being reviewed by the Information Commisioner's Office (ICO), who since April 2010 have had the authority to levy organisations with fines of up to £500,000 for not taking the appropriate

Backup Issues and Online Backup

2010-09-23T16:29:00.005+01:00

The 360IT event in Earl’s Court London yesterday it highlighted some key data protection issues within the IT industry particularly within the UK. UK based SME’s are amongst the least prepared for disaster recovery planning.Key figures from the research highlighted the following:· 44%* did not have the ability to recover data to alternative hardware. · 50%* of those surveyed admitted to suffering

Business Continuity Checklist and Data Recovery Plan

2010-09-23T16:04:00.006+01:00

Redstor has been providing backup solutions since 1998 and here is a very high level check list of what you should be addressing when considering your backup and business continuity plans:Key questions to ask about your business?1. Do you have a recovery process in place and most importantly is it up to date?2. Do you backup your data every day?3. What do you really backup and is all of your

Redstor exhibiting at Socitm Conference, Brighton 10th-12th October

2010-09-21T09:42:00.003+01:00

Redstor are exhibiting at the Socitm conference 2010 to be held at The Hilton Brighton Metropole Hotel in Brighton from Sunday 10th October to Tuesday 12th October.The Socitm conference is a chance for public sector organisations to discuss how to address the challenges presented by the looming spending review and general economic backdrop of financial uncertainty.A number of Local Authorities

Redstor launches CV Backup!

2010-09-15T13:59:00.002+01:00

Redstor have this week launched CV Backup, our recruitment industry specific Online Backup service which is fully automated and encrypts confidential data such as CV’s, payroll details and terms of business.Instead of old-fashioned and manual tape backups taking place at recruitment business’ nationwide; this service will fully automate the backups and empower recruiters to spend more of their

Redstor featured in Government Technology Magazine

2010-09-14T09:35:00.005+01:00

Redstor have recently been featured in Government Technology magazine talking about how budget cuts will impact public sector departments and how they can cope in this age of austerity and change.You can view the article online at - http://www.governmenttechnology.co.uk/content/view/2251/33/Government Technology magazine is the business magazine for Government technology.-------------------------

Redstor at the Reading Expo - Madejski Stadium

2010-09-09T09:54:00.005+01:00

Redstor exhibited at the Reading Expo hosted at Reading Football Club's Madejski Stadium earlier this week which was attended by a number of delegates from various local businesses and organisations. We showcased our knowledge around solving organisation’s storage and backup challenges and key cloud services as well as protecting sensitive data and remotely managing devices. The event was a good

Zurich Insurance fined £2.3m over customers' data loss

2010-08-25T09:26:00.006+01:00

After our blog last week on the BBC losing laptops and mobile phones, it has been revealed that the UK operation of Zurich Insurance has been fined £2.27m by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) for losing personal details of 46,000 customers.It is the highest fine levied on a single firm for data security failings.The data on policyholders, including in some cases bank account and credit card

BBC Staff Lose Mobile Devices

2010-08-11T10:45:00.005+01:00

BBC staff have lost £241,019 worth of laptops and mobiles over the past two years, a Freedom of Information request has revealed - http://www.itproportal.com/portal/news/article/2010/8/9/bbc-staff-lose-gadgets-worth-240000/According to BBC News, a total of 65 mobile phones, 17 BlackBerry smartphones and 146laptops devices have been reported lost or stolen by BBC employees over the two year

Sensitive data security - a cavalier attitude?

2010-07-28T13:51:00.008+01:00

The exponential increase in the mobility of sensitive data through rising laptop purchases, USB and other storage devices means that data loss prevention is now very much towards the top of the ‘to-do list’ for most information security professionals. Many organisations still run the risk of having sensitive data exposed following loss or theft of laptops and portable devices. Evidence of this is

The Demise of BSF

2010-07-23T12:14:00.006+01:00

With the demise of the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme, this represents a big opportunity for Local Authorities and education service providers to really drive costs out of their IT support to schools.Christian Nagele from CentraStage has written a special blog just on this subject. Click HERE to have a read.Redstor have been focused on data management and protection since 1998

Redstor Finalists for the Education Investor Awards 2010

2010-07-12T13:59:00.005+01:00

We have some fantastic news that Redstor has made it as a finalist in the Education Investor Awards 2010 under the category ‘Supplier to the education sector’.The Education Investor awards will celebrate innovation and excellence in the UK's education industry. In each category the judges will be looking for the organisations and individuals that have demonstrated these qualities over the last 12

Redstor Mini Conferences 2010 - Manchester and Reading

2010-07-09T08:24:00.006+01:00

A very successful 2 days in Manchester and Reading where we had over 40 delegates from various Local Authorities/education service providers over the 2 days.At these mini conferences, we covered a host of relevant topics related to IT service delivery to schools and how Redstor are helping Local Authorites/education service providers to deliver more, relevant IT services and drive efficiencies

Infosecurity Europe Podcast

2010-06-02T17:02:00.008+01:00

Recorded as part of the Infosecurity Europe podcast series, Brian McKenna, editor of Info Security Adviser spoke to David Smith, Deputy Commissioner at the Information Commissioner’s Office about the increased powers of the ICO, including the capacity to impose fines of up to £500k on organizations guilty of significant data breaches. David Smith advises on how best to ensure compliance.Listen to

What Becta's closure means for IT in Schools

2010-05-25T13:38:00.002+01:00

The closure of Becta, which was set up in 1998 by Labour to promote learning through the use of technology, is expected to save the Department for Education £80m between 2010 and 2011.Paul Evans, managing director of Redstor, a backup and data management vendor that works with 85 Local Authorities (LAs), said the government's decision did not come as a shock.He said: It is terrible news for the

Data Protection Act-Information Commissioner-Data Loss

2010-04-15T16:06:00.005+01:00

You may not realise this but as from the beginning of April, failure to take data protection and data loss seriously is no longer an option.The Information Commissioner’s Office has issued a new guide which means that penalties of up to £500,000 can be imposed for breaching the Data Protection Act.In its guide the Information Commissioner states:“We have a statutory power to impose a financial

Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) for Schools and Local Authorities

2010-04-13T15:23:00.006+01:00

The CRC (Carbon Reduction Commitment) Energy Efficiency Scheme came into effect on the 1st April 2010 as part of the government’s commitment to tackle climate change.About 20,000 large private and public sector organisations will be involved in the scheme in some way and it is mandatory.The scheme aims to improve energy efficiency and reduce the amount of carbon dioxide emitted in the UK. This is

Redstor Online Backup Specialists, Grow and Move

2010-03-26T14:27:00.007Z

Redstor synonymous with cloud storage and online backups have now moved into their new home on the Kings Road, Reading.Following 12 years of growth and renting offices within Reading, Redstor decided it was time to buy their own premises and wanted a location which was close to the town centre and to Reading Train Station.In November 2009, Redstor finally acquired what were the premises of the

Redstor at Norfolk County Council's ICT in Schools Conference 2010

2010-03-26T10:28:00.010Z

We've had a successful 2 days exhibiting at the Norfolk County Council ICT in Schools Conference where over 200 delegates attended the conference over the 2 days. These delegates consisted of IT personnel, headteachers and teachers.We had a great amount of interest in the online backup service with many schools talking about how painful their manual backups are and how an online service would

Redstor Growing and Moving

2010-03-15T16:06:00.000Z

From the 22nd March, Redstor, the Data Storage and Online Backup specialists are pleased that following 12 years of growth we are moving into our new purpose built home at St James’ Wharf Reading……….. Our New Address will be: Redstor Limited St James’ Wharf99-105 Kings RoadReadingBerkshireRG1 3DD Please update your records following our move from Soane Point.

CentraStage SIMS-SQL Webcast

2010-03-01T15:49:00.006Z

View the latest CentraStage SIMS-SQL webcast that took place on the 17th February in conjunction with Scott Baxter from Buckinghamshire Local Authority. The webcast discusses how Local Authorities can save considerable time, effort and money by automating their SIMS-SQL upgrade.Buckinghamshire LA ICT support team look after over 230 schools. Over 80 working days have been saved due to time and

Not Just Online Backup

2010-02-23T13:18:00.008Z

We have seen phenomenal growth on our online storage platform due to the success of our branded ‘cloud’ service offerings and through empowering service providers to quickly and cheaply generate new income streams. Our online platform, hosting many hundreds of terabytes of data, spanning two sites and supporting many thousands of customers has given us our own challenges, the same challenges our

Do you want to quickly generate a new revenue stream?

2010-02-18T15:37:00.005Z

The Redstor Protector ‘Cloud’ Service allows you to quickly generate a new revenue stream. Redstor provides all the technology infrastructure and marketing support you need to rapidly take to market the most comprehensive and secure data protection and recovery solution available. Redstor Protector is a unique service designed to be offered by Service Providers and includes:• Policy-driven

Redstor Relocating!

2010-02-18T15:27:00.007Z

As part of Redstor's growth and expansion, we are pleased to announce that we will be relocating to new offices next month. The move sees the result of many months of hard work by various members of the Redstor team and we are very much looking forward to our new surroundings. Our first day in the new office will be the 22nd March. The move will also see the expansion of our data centre

Redstor Online Backup in the News

2010-02-02T16:32:00.007Z

Redstor's Backup Service For Schools (RBUSS) was the subject of the following news articles.Click here to read more about how Bradford LEA are using the Redstor Schools Backup Service.

BETT Show-Online Backup, Redstor Protector and Centrastage

2010-01-22T16:23:00.008Z

Automating Capita SIMS SQL Upgrade

2010-01-21T17:10:00.008Z

For those of you who follow the Redstor Blog you will know that with Centrastage you can automate the forthcoming Capita SIMS SQL upgrade easily and that many authorities have shown that they can save over 2.5 hours per school by using CentraStage as opposed to doing the upgrade manually.CentraStage have put together a video to show you the process. Please follow the link below:http://

BETT Show Update

2010-01-14T10:22:00.005Z

Redstor are exhibiting at the BETT show at stand U23. Despite the snow yesterday we had over 20 pre-arranged partner meetings and numerous schools,academies and service providers dropping by to see us. Of particular interest to them has been Redstor Protector and they liked the fact that 5 key products have been integrated into one compelling solution for total laptop and PC protection. Redstor

Redstor Protector Already Making the NEWS

2010-01-08T10:37:00.008Z

So soon after we announce the 'ALL NEW' Redstor Protector it is already making the headlines:SNS UKIT AnalysisContingency TodayICTZINEStorage Newsletter Redstor Protector is offered as a Cloud Service and fully integrates automatic PC online backup and recovery, at rest encryption, remote data deletion, port access control and device trace into a single product suite. Working together as a single

The ALL NEW Redstor Protector Service

2010-01-08T09:54:00.009Z

Although the concept has remained the same, and that is to simply and cost-effectively protect PC and Laptop data against damage, loss and theft, the new Redstor Protector service has completely changed from what you may have seen or heard before and is now altogether better! Redstor Protector fully integrates automatic PC backup and recovery, at rest encryption, remote data deletion, port access

Redstor launch new data encryption service for organisations!

2010-01-07T15:25:00.005Z

Redstor, a leading managed services and IT solutions Provider, has announced the launch of its new storage management and security service - Redstor Protector. This unique ‘cloud’ service secures and protects confidential and sensitive information held on PC’s and laptops in the event of data loss or theft.By combining policy-driven PC backup, at rest encryption, remote data deletion, port access

Redstor launch new data encryption service for education!

2010-01-07T15:22:00.003Z

Redstor, a leading managed services and IT solutions company, has announced the launch of its new backup and security service, Redstor Protector. Specially designed for the Education market this unique service secures and protects confidential and sensitive information held on PC’s and laptops in the event of data loss or theft.Redstor Protector provides the most comprehensive data protection and

BETT Show 2010 - SIMS-SQL 2008 Migration

2010-01-04T13:42:00.006Z

Just before the Christmas break, a Local Authority customer of Redstor demonstrated how easy it is to use Centrastage to update its schools from SQL 2005 to SQL 2008.As part of the forthcoming Capita SIMS upgrade, schools must ensure they are running the latest SQL 2008 software. This typically would require a manual update of the affected servers by the schools’ Service Partner and is time

Business Transformation of ICT Support for Schools

2009-12-04T12:36:00.011Z

Providing ICT support for schools and finding new relevant services can be a huge challenge.You are expected to do more, better, with less!With the impending funding crisis (the Government’s Operational Efficiency Programme (OEP) recommends savings by 2013/14 of 20% per year on ICT to be made across all Government Bodies), service providers need to prepare themselves to change the way they offer

Secondary schools fail off-site backup test

2009-12-01T11:29:00.007Z

Many secondary schools are failing to heed rules on information storage set out by government agency Becta by not keeping off site backups of their data.Read more on this key topic by visiting http://www.computing.co.uk/computing/analysis/2253961/secondary-schools-fail-siteSecondary schools can address this challenge by using Redstor's online backup service for schools - http://www.redstor.com/

The Sun Reveals EastEnders Scripts for the Christmas Day Specials have been stolen....

2009-11-25T11:55:00.003Z

Redstor Protector has been designed to keep you out of the headlines!http://www.thesun.co.uk/search/searchAction.do?query=eastenders+script+stolen&vew=internal&pubName=sol and http://gvaonline.co.uk/?p=593With Redstor Protector you can do a windows backup of your data, which will be fully encrypted and sent to the Redstor data centre. In the event of theft or loss you can send a remote shred

SUN works with UK’s leading private Online Backup Provider

2009-11-20T17:16:00.005Z

Since 1998 Redstor has been providing innovative backup and storage solutions to wide ranging organisations from large oil and gas and financial companies to hi-tech and public sector organisations such as local authorities.4 ½ years ago based on this experience we created our own online backup service and ever since we have been at the forefront of cloud storage and backups and we are now

Dominic Anschutz-Redstor's New Operations Manager

2009-11-10T12:34:00.003Z

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Dominic Anschutz to the role of Operations Manager.Dominic has an Honours Degree in Engineering from University of Stellenbosch, South Africa and then began his career in 1994 at Citigroup in London, England as an independent IT consultant. Since then his career has taken him across the world, working in Verizon (MCI), Barclays Bank and City of

Redstor's Online Backup Service for Schools Addressing BECTA's guidelines

2009-11-10T08:55:00.010Z

With the ever growing issues concerning security of school data, Redstor's online backup service for schools addresses these issues by providing secure and encrypted off-site backups of valuable school data.More importantly, the service complies with BECTA's 2009 guidelines for data encryption and keeping data secure, safe and legal.To learn more about these guidelines, please visit:http://

Redstor's New General Manager

2009-10-28T12:23:00.018Z

I am delighted to announce that Chris Sigley has been appointed as the General Manager of Redstor with full profit and loss responsibilities.Chris has been successfully heading up the Redstor Education Business Unit which has grown significantly in the last 4 years. This unit now has over 70 Local Authority and Service Partners as customers built initially around Redstor’s Backup Service for

Redstor on hand to empower a large UK energy organisation

2009-10-22T10:53:00.004+01:00

We have recently successfully completed a long term consultancy project at a large organisation operating in the UK energy market. Redstor were employed to join the customers Storage Team and to develop and document its ‘storage strategy’, including the strategic objective, long-term vision and roadmap, a strategy that would be followed through this year and next and would re-shape the storage

Redstor backup service for schools through to the final judging phase for the BETT Awards 2010!

2009-10-21T11:13:00.008+01:00

Redstor's successful online backup service for schools (RBUSS) has made it through to the final judging phase for the BETT Awards 2010. The service successfully passed and completed the technical evaluation phase, meeting the BETT Awards technical criteria.The service is entered in the 'Leadership & Management Solutions' category.The finalists for the BETT Awards 2010 will be published on the

Redstor Online Backup Grows - over a billion files protected!

2009-10-20T12:44:00.020+01:00

Further to the post back on the 9th September, Redstor's online backup service (Redstor Online Backup) has now reached the magical 1 billion files protected mark!This is a great achievement where we have seen the service grow successfully year on year.The service is powered by an enterprise class infrastructure based across 2 datacentres. The infrastructure consists of 3 major components:1.

Redstor help Generali International with deduplication protection

2009-10-19T11:44:00.006+01:00

Find out how Redstor helped Generali International with EMC Data Domain's deduplication technology by visiting http://www.snseurope.com/snslink/news/news-readfull.php?newsid=13232Redstor were involved in discussions from the start with Generali. Although they had been utilising general disk-to-disk backup for over five years to protect up to a year's worth of data, when the financial services

‘Working with the Public Sector to Save Time, Money and Enhance Service with Backup and Device Management Solutions’

2009-10-09T16:30:00.013+01:00

Paul Evans - Founder and MD of RedstorDuring the last 3 party conferences we have heard much talk about how each political party is proposing to deliver cost reductions in the public sector whilst still seeming to want to preserve and enhance front line services.This has always been the dilemma at the heart of all decision making in government and one which will be more acute in these new austere

Redstor Implement First CommVault Solution at Major Oil and Gas Company in Aberdeen

2009-10-08T08:40:00.003+01:00

Redstor helped an international oil and gas services company headquartered in Aberdeen UK with a CommVault implementation. The company is one of the world’s leading drilling and engineering contractors with some 8000 personnel and a presence in over 20 countries.Redstor were engaged to provide recommendations for a new backup solution based on the company’s specific requirements. This process

Over 100 service providers offering Redstor's successful online backup service!

2009-10-05T17:03:00.003+01:00

Over 100 service providers are now offering our hugely successful online backup service. Consisting of both education and commercial service providers, the service is proving to be a real hit.With nearly half of the state schools in England and Wales using or having access to the service, the importance of data protection and management has never been greater.To learn how to grab a part of

CentraStage and Redstor kick off the first of 3 webinars focusing on helping Local Authorities automate the upcoming SIMS-SQL 2008 upgrade

2009-09-24T13:06:00.007+01:00

This morning saw the first of 3 online webinars hosted by Redstor and CentraStage talking about automation of the upcoming SIMS-SQL 2008 upgrade. This upgrade poses challenges to SIMS Authorities who have to carry out this upgrade to each and every SIMS server within their school estate by October 2010.The next 2 webinars are being held on:Tuesday 29th September at 10am - https://www2.

Redstor on the front cover of SNS UK magazine!

2009-09-09T14:11:00.005+01:00

Please visit http://publishing.yudu.com/A1fbch/SNSUKSept09/ to learn how we helped Gieves & Hawkes address their backup challenges with our online backup service and how the service saved them from a real data loss scenario.

Redstor's Online Backup Platform close to protecting 1 billion files!

2009-09-09T13:46:00.005+01:00

Redstor's online backup service (Redstor Online Backup) is now very close to protecting 1 billion files on it's enterprise class platform!Redstor have been providing this online backup service to many organisations in all shapes and sizes.The countdown has began to reach the magic 1 billion mark...

UK BusinessToday

2009-07-16T19:00:00.003+01:00

Are you a UK BusinessToday reader? Check out the offer on page 25

Redstor at ICT SWGfL in Bristol and Torquay

2009-07-03T16:22:00.009+01:00

The conferences saw a total of approximately 500 delegates over the 2 days which consisted of school teachers, headteachers, ICT managers and Local Authority representatives.The main focus of the conferences was the effective use of ICT, both in the classroom and outside of the classroom. It was interesting to see that there was a guest speaker from the grid for learning talking about data

Latest format USB key

2009-07-03T16:21:00.003+01:00

These is the latest design of the Redstor Protector USB key. We will have 500 of these next week. Redstor intend to send out free samples to those who are interested! If you have not already please register your interest with sales@redstor.com

Backup Millions of Files

2009-07-03T10:00:00.000+01:00

There is a common problem of not being able to backup and protect large numbers of files or directories, huge data quantities or very deep folder structures within a backup window? Huge amounts of data and many businesses are at risk because protection that is currently available can not cope with these huge data sets correctly?At Redstor we found a fantastic software and have been using it in

Protector- End of June

2009-06-23T14:26:00.000+01:00

We are now finalising the design for the USB keys and have been searching high and low for the first iteration of the keys. We are planning on sending out a limited amount of free keys- so if you are interested then please email tony.ruane@redstor.com and he'll put you on the list to receive them. The last steps for us now are to streamline the billing process for the service providers and to

Redstor Protector progress

2009-06-09T09:38:00.002+01:00

We are now just a matter of days away from the official launch of Redstor Protector.These last few weeks have been pretty manic getting all the finishing touches done for the official product release. Since Redstor unveiled our plans at the Manchester and London education training forums we have been inundated with enquiries for Redstor Protector. Most of the enquiries are from Local Authorities

Remote Management offer for Charities

2009-06-08T13:14:00.002+01:00

Redstor offer worldwide remote computer management for less than £1 to all registered charities http://ping.fm/bi67PAs an organisation Redstor have supported charities since it was set up over a decade ago. Most recently donating to a local charity called CIRDIC who provide an open door for the homeless and needy in Reading.Redstor understand that Charities rely heavily on information technology

Redstor successfully launch Redstor Protector beta program

2009-05-08T09:31:00.000+01:00

5th April 2009Redstor are pleased to announce the release of the beta test programme for the new data protection service. The Redstor Protector service is designed to offer service providers and OEMs a simple, low cost way for their customers to secure the data that resides across all of their personal storage and computing devices. By combining backup, encryption, synchronization and data

Redstor announce forums at Manchester United and the Wellcome Trust

2009-05-08T09:28:00.000+01:00

20th March 2009These customer driven events scheduled for the end of April are building on the success of the 2008 Redstor education forums which were a great success. The event is focused on developments in data management & protection and training on technologies that assist with Data Loss Prevention, personal mobile data protection and management and control of devices. The 2009 technical

Redstor enjoy a busy BETT show

2009-05-08T09:20:00.000+01:00

January 2009Yet another busy BETT show for Redstor. The 2009 BETT show in Olympia London was the busiest yet for Redstor with over 50 separate Local Authorities and Service Provider customer and prospect meetings taking place to see the latest in data protection services and solutions to simplify the day to day operations of a service provider."We always like to introduce new ideas to our

The Redstor Blog

2009-05-07T17:58:00.000+01:00

Welcome to the Redstor Blog. contact redstor on 0118 9515 200 or sales@redstor.com if you have any questions.

Redstor win sns 2008 Integrator of the year

2009-05-07T17:49:00.002+01:00

16th December 2008Redstor were triumphant at the SNS awards in December 2008 winning the 'Storage Integrator of the Year' – sponsored by Quantum.On the 15th December Redstor won 'SNS Storage system integrator of the year' sponsored by Quantum at a prestigious ceremony at the Jumeirah Hotel London. The award accepted by Chris Sigley Head of Redstor's Education Team and Redstor Customer Iain

Successful Redstor Education Forums 2009

2009-05-07T15:49:00.003+01:00

April 30th was the last date of the 2009 Redstor Education Forums.Both the London and Manchester events had a great attendance of regional local authorities and service providers.This years hot topic was a demonstration of Redstor Protector a complete data protection suite for mobile data that can synchronise and backup up to a remote online account sensitive data that may be held on USB storage