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IDrive Cloud Backup says it has launched a new, data mirroring service, aimed at providing full image backups for Windows computers and servers. According to the company, the new service specifically aimed at protecting against data loss and ransomware, both for individuals and small businesses. The company said the service starts at $69.50 a year for a personal plan, which includes 5TB of storage for unlimited computers. Corporate plans start at 5 users with 10TB of storage for $199.50/year.
The government s emergency pivot to telework in 2020, while impressive in both speed and scale, was in many ways a tactical scramble for stopgap solutions. Now, with a year of experience and the prospect of post-pandemic operations on the horizon, IT leaders are reshaping their agencies plans for secure connectivity going forward.
FCW recently gathered a group of IT leaders to explore how they are approaching both the workforce and IT infrastructure challenges. The discussion was on the record but not for individual attribution (see sidebar for the full list of participants), and the quotes have been edited for length and clarity. Here s what the group had to say.
By Lauren C. Williams
A recent watchdog report provides a glimpse into how the Defense Department spent emergency pandemic funds.
In the much-redacted report, the DOD s Office of Inspector General reviewed six key awards totaling $207 million in contracts and found that officials complied with federal acquisition regulations and other authorities when funding existing contracts and new technology investment agreements with $1 billion allocated in the CARES Act for purchases and contractor payments under the Defense Production Act.
The Pentagon assigned $213 million of this for medical supplies and $687 million to offset financial setbacks experienced by defense industrial base contractors as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.