I was making an amazing living as a software architect for some really boring stuff like insurance payment systems and cheese databases. I was bored out of my mind and wracking my brain for what was next. ~ Brian Gill, on life before Gillware Gillware Data Recovery: The Origin Story How did Gillware Data Recovery go fromRead more
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You’ve been working on your NAS disks, or maybe you’ve been mucking around in your computer’s BIOS. You reboot your computer, and you get the message: “This is a NAS data disk and cannot boot system. System halted.” At this point, you’re not sure what to do. When did your system start thinking that the NAS data storageRead more
When an external hard drive stops working, there are a couple of basic troubleshooting tests. This post isn’t completely focused on fixing the drive, as the only reason most people want to fix the drive is to recover their data. This post has been constructed with this in mind. After recovering the data from theRead more
Our client in this data recovery case came to us for help with HP hard drive recovery. They had been having some difficulties with their HP desktop PC, which would no longer boot. When turned on, although the fans would come to life, nothing would show up on the monitor—not even the HP logo. ARead more
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past few weeks, you’ve probably noticed ransomware in the news. Most notably, you’ve heard of WannaCry, a ransomware computer worm that made many headlines this month. This ransomware attack, starting on May 12, 2017, infected more than 230,000 computers in over 150 countries. Russia, Ukraine, India, andRead more
What is Network Attached Storage and who needs it? NAS (network-attached-storage) devices are one of the best ways for individuals and businesses both large and small to store critical and important data. Like any other type of server, they can either be purchased pre-built or built on your own. They can also be customized based onRead more
If your data is important to you, you may have thought about the development of a network-attached storage solution. A personal NAS server will keep your data safe through redundant hard drive arrays. NAS servers are particularly useful for those who keep particularly large files on their data storage, such as cinematographers and photographers. NASRead more
If you’re looking to protect your data, you may have already encountered both SAN and NAS storage options. SAN and NAS are very similar on the surface, but they fulfill slightly different roles. A SAN system is a Storage Area Network; a NAS system is a Network Attached Storage. Both of these may be goodRead more
Data loss can be more than a headache for your business. In many cases, data loss can undermine a company’s credibility and prove costly if the information is permanently lost. For businesses that need to transfer data efficiently between devices, they rely on technology known as network attached storage, or NAS. NAS data is typicallyRead more
We here at Gillware Data Recovery and Gillware Digital Forensics have provided a comprehensive Ransomware Prevention Guide to assist you and your clients in preventing a ransomware attack, or easily recovering from one if it occurs. Paying close attention to this advice and assessing your approach to IT security can go a long way towardRead more
