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How does POPIA apply to personal data in emails? Read about your organisation’s POPIA responsibilities and how to comply with them easily and affordably.

Some IT managers think dedicated email archiving is a nice-to-have solution their organisation can’t really afford. But when they end up in sticky situations like those described here, it becomes something they can’t afford to do without. Do you think an email archiving solution is a luxury your

Increasingly, Cryoserver on-premises customers are switching to our cloud solution. There are many good reasons to do this: from improving accessibility for a flexible workforce, to saving money and reducing hassle. Here’s the case for moving now. How have you been managing to keep your business going in the

Remote working could soon become a permanent option for many of us. It does present some challenges though, particularly with email. Here are ways you can overcome them and work more effectively with emails from home. When you’re physically distant from your colleagues and convenient office systems, email becomes

We are pleased to announce Version 9.5.4 is now available.  v9.5.4 enriches the Cryoserver Email Archiving Solution based on customer enhancement requests and product improvements. Some highlights from the recent version 9 releases: Cryoserver supports searching user emails based on GUID.Graph API supports add all

When people talk about keeping emails, they can use three terms: backing up, archiving, and journaling. Some use the words interchangeably, not realising that these are three distinct processes. You can save your organisation time, money and trouble by understanding their different meanings. Backing up, archiving, and journaling Email backup

Tens of thousands of Exchange servers are at risk from four zero-day vulnerabilities. Find out if yours is, and what you can do.

CCPA and CPRA increase Californians’ privacy rights. Learn how they impact business and how to stay compliant with email archiving.

New privacy laws are in force across New Zealand. They affect all organisations, including those based overseas that are doing business in the country. If you’re in charge of your organisation’s data, find out about the changes and how you can safeguard personal information compliantly.

Australia’s proposed Privacy Act reforms could affect all organisations. Find out how to keep yours compliant with email archiving.

Like to free up valuable space on your mail server? Then back up Outlook emails by exporting PST Outlook files.                                           You might never have heard of a Personal Storage Table. It’s more commonly known as a PST, a file format used to back up messages, calendar details, and tasks.

It’s good business practice for your emails to include a signature. This usually contains, at the bare minimum, the sender’s name, and may include other details, such as their position in the organisation, their email address and their phone/mobile number.

Highlights, trends, and a heads-up or two Well, this year has been unusual, hasn't it? I wonder how many emails in your Cryoserver archive start something like "Hope you're keeping well in these unprecedented times . . ." Cryoserver has been fortunate. 2020 has been good to us in a number of ways:

Email archiving provider Cryoserver won a Top 10 Cloud/SaaS vendor award at Britain's Reseller Choice Awards Gala, held virtually, on December 10 in London. Cryoserver is the only email archiving provider in the Top 10, a group which includes global leaders such as AWS and Microsoft. It won the

Knowing the original purpose for which you obtained personal data is the key to unlocking the conundrum that is data retention.  We know all too well, having advised many, that businesses are struggling with the concept of data retention, what they should retain, for how long, what they should delete

Planning to migrate your email to Microsoft 365/Office 365? Here are the standard steps - plus a big money-and-time-saving tip Migrating email to Office 365, or Microsoft 365 as it’s now known, may seem daunting at first. But if you break the process down into smaller parts, or

Want to free up space on your mail server? First you’ll need to archive Outlook emails. Here’s the standard way to do it manually, followed by an even easier way. “What does archiving emails do in Outlook?” people ask me. The simple answer is, it prevents your Outlook

In the event of a disaster, every business must keep company operations running and recover quickly from the event. This is known as business continuity. Business continuity and disaster recovery are vital processes a company must do in the event of a disaster. The way to achieve both is down

Microsoft Outlook and Gmail are two of the most popular email services in the world. Outlook has over 400 million users and Gmail boasts over 1.5 billion users. While these numbers mostly relate to how many people use the personal email services worldwide, it’s their business email offerings

As MD of Cryoserver, I wanted to write to you directly to keep you informed of the steps we have taken in response to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. To begin with, I wanted to say all the team at Cryoserver are safe and hope that you and your families are

The EU General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR) is a significant piece of European legislation which came into force on 25 May 2018. It builds on existing data protection laws, strengthening the rights that EU individuals have over their personal data, and creating a single data protection approach

Emails are the lifeblood of business processes. It is the main communication between an enterprise and its clients, with vital, and sometimes sensitive information being shared between parties. That is why it’s important to protect business emails from cyber attacks.  Protecting emails goes far beyond spam filtering of phishing

According to Statista, the cloud computing market is worth an estimated $236bn as its use has seen a huge growth in the last decade. You won’t be surprised to find out that the email archive has also moved into the cloud in recent years. An on-premise cloud email archive

With 120 million business users of Microsoft Office 365 worldwide, the service is trusted by many companies. There are many advantages of Office 365 including access to emails and files so you can work from anywhere in the world on any device, all loaded into cost-effective packages. However, Office 365

The recent Coronavirus crisis has seen remote working come to the forefront of people’s minds. Where possible, businesses have ensured their employees can work from home to continue their daily job, allowing the business to function despite the world slowly going into lockdown. With many organisations taking advantage of

Many businesses have been using Microsoft related products for years without moving to cloud, but this stance is changing. According to ZDNet, there are over 120 million users of Office 365, as many businesses migrate to the cloud platform. Migrating to Office 365 is the way forward for businesses, but

Freedom of Information requests are a key element of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Any public body could be given an FOI request at any time, which can be a logistical nightmare if the right measures aren’t in place. This blog takes you through how best to manage

It’s important to know the difference between an email archive and email backup because many still confuse the actions and purpose of either one. In fact, there are major differences that can have a significant impact on your business. So which should your company be using? Find out as

Cleaning up an email inbox is an admin job everyone must do at various times. While for some it may be a boring job, it’s a rather important one. Not only does clearing your inbox free up space, but it can also allow you to keep on top of

Email archiving and cyber security aren’t always considered linked by business owners. Most companies look into email archiving first to save space on existing inboxes and servers as part of an email retention policy. However, there are features of email archiving that form part of your cyber security strategy.

With 124.5 billion business emails being sent every day and the average office worker receiving 121 emails every day, storing all email content is unfeasible. With a further 200 billion emails believed to be spam, there is far too much email being stored on servers. This is where email

Emails have become a part of everyday life, at work and at home. With 293 billion emails sent a day, they are a vital communication tool. Users on average have 1.75 email accounts with separate accounts of personal and home. While you may use emails all the time, you’

For the fourth year running, we have won Most Trusted Email Archiving Tool. We are delighted to see that Cryoserver is highly trusted by all its users and will continue to provide great solutions, on both cloud and on premise, for all our clients who require email archiving.

2019 sees the end of the latest decade with 2020 ushering in a new one. These last ten years have been the decade where technology has improved to keep pace with the dangers of email phishing. Only 8 years ago, spam filters and anti-virus were the standard email security protections.

As we come to the end of the decade and enter a new information decade, we reflect over the past decade and the lessons we have learnt. On how the Cryoserver Brand and solutions have matured and blossomed across the world and how we have earnt the title as Cryoserver

We are delighted to announce that Cryoserver has won Britain’s Top 10 Cloud Vendor Award at the Reseller Choice Awards 2019. Over 5,000 channel partners from the UK were invited to vote for their favourite vendors and we would like thank everyone who voted for

Cloud computing is big business. In 2018, Statista and CenturyLink valued cloud computing at $180 billion and by 2020, it’s expected to reach $411 billion. With further technological developments on the way, the adoption of cloud computing will continue to grow. So what can you expect from cloud computing

With a greater need to find information that has been stored digitally, businesses must have processes in place that aid fast eDiscovery. Online document platforms such as Office 365 allow for eDiscover processes to take place, meaning that authorised users can search files and mailboxes in order to access crucial

Email archiving can often be misunderstood. To some, it may seem like a good idea but they’re unsure if their business needs it. Many organisations are unaware of how important archiving their emails is while others may not have an email retention policy in place. With the lack of

The financial industry is one of the most regulated sectors in business. With recent scandals in finance, there is a greater concern about electronic records and communications. Because of this, FinTech companies are turning to solutions that will keep their data not only secure but also undisputed. With the vast