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ioSafe hard drives have been called "HIPAA in a box" and "Simplicity for EHR"

If you work in a medical office, chances are that you’re familiar with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). It exists to protect the health insurance of people who lose their jobs. One of its provisions protects the privacy and security of health data.

A recent change to HIPAA and the Health Information Technology for Economical and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) occurred as part of the American Recovery and

Reinvestment Act of 2009. It implements new rules for the accounting and disclosure of a patient’s health information and profile. It extends the current requirements for keeping track and protecting electronic health records (EHRs) or electronic medical records (EMRs). It is one of the most sweeping changes since HIPAA was created. The new rule is that when medical offices use ERHs, the time-frame for making sure the privacy concerns are up to HIPAA standards has been

lowered from six years to three. That means if your office has a HIPAA compliance plan in the works, the time-frame must be accelerated.

The rules state that you must be able to provide the patient with their medical records within 30 days of the request. You also must disclose the medical information to legal

agencies when required to do so by the law. You must make the patient aware of any use of the medical information and correct it as needed. Penalties for the failure of observing these rules can be harsh. This year, UCLA was forced to pay $865,500 in a settlement regarding HIPAA violations.

Among your preparations for protecting your patients information is choosing the right hardware for the job. You need equipment that stand against accidents, natural disasters and theft. We think that you can’t go wrong with ioSafe products.

IoSafe offers many different products that can fit your security needs. If you’re looking for a portable unit for the safe, physical transfer of data between workstations or other locations then the Rugged Portable hard drive line is for you. These portable hard drives live up their name with such features as the Full Metal Jacket crush protection; with it the Rugged can withstand the force of 2500 lbs. (aluminum shell) or 5000 lbs. (titanium alloy). With its immersion protection, it can be dunked in water for three days without the data within being damaged. It also features chemical protection, shock protection, altitude protection and theft protection. Given the need for secure data transfer, you should be aware of the Genie Timeline Pro backup software and encryption software. Equally important are the Data Recovery Service plans that available with most ioSafe products. This service provides the client with forensic data recovery and new hardware.

For workstation placement, the hard drive called the ioSafe SoloPRO is excellent for office environments.  With the latest USB technology and blinding fast data transfer speeds, these models are excellent for the movement and protection of patient health records. The 1TB SoloPRO is waterproof and fireproof and is Mac and PC compatible. Its connectivity allows it to hook-up to NAS networks and it comes with the Data Recovery Service. There are SSD and 3TB models.

The ioSafe Solo is another great choice for keeping records safe. The 1TB model is fireproof, waterproof and has USB 2.0 connectivity. It is PC and Mac compatible and comes with a Data Recovery Service plan with $1000 worth of forensic data recovery. There are also 1.5TB and 2TB models. IoSafe isn’t just about hard drives; they also provide other methods of keeping data secure. Hard drive, business and data safes are also available.

New laws and regulations will always come along and it’s part of your responsibility to your patients that you keep up with and abide by them. HDDfiresafe.com and ioSafe can give you the tools to make this job easier.

Understanding Information Security Standards

ioSafe technology adds an extra layer of data protection to your current ISO data retention & security plan. Improving RTO & RPO at a very low cost.

One of the things we want to do here at HDDfirsafe.com is to help you understand some of the work and regulations that go into the systems you use every day. The product s and systems a person uses have all been put through various tests and standards to make sure they perform to the level that they advertise to. Many of these tests and standards are concerned with safety and product quality. Computer systems, security functions most importantly, are especially scrutinized.  In the modern age, the most important concern is the protection of data and businesses that manage and hold the personal, financial or health data of their clients are required by law to make sure that they are protecting this data.

One of the ways they do this is by making sure their computer systems run at a national or internationally recognized standard. The ability to put the sticker of approval from one of these organizations is proof that you’re taking care of business or if you see it at a company you’re doing business, you should feel more assured of your data’s safety.

Let’s look at a couple of examples of standards that you would use in your business or as a consumer, be protected by without even knowing about it.

ISO 17799/27002: The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is an acclaimed international body which sets various worldwide proprietary, industrial and commercial standards. Headquartered in Switzerland, it was founded in 1947 and does the bulk of its work through over 2700 technical committees, subcommittees and working groups. They sell their standards across the world and 162 countries are voluntary members of this organization. ISO standards are so common-place that they have become part of some product’s designation; many CD images end with the extension “ISO” to indicate that they are using the ISO 9660 standard file system.

One of their increasingly important standards is ISO 17799/27002 which is a widely accepted standard for information security management. It is intended to serve as a single reference point for indentifying the range of controls needed for most situations where information systems are used in the commercial or industrial sense by large, medium or small businesses.

If your company purchases the 17799/27002, you’ll receive a generic guide on how to implement information security procedures in your business. The standard is very comprehensive. It will go over such topics as risk assessment and treatment, security policies, organization of information security, asset management, human, physical and environmental security, media handling, communications and much more. You’ll be able to set up the standard and tailor it to your unique needs. After that, you’ll be able to contact any number of accredited groups to look over your plan and tell you if meets ISO standards. This standard grew out up the requirements devised for ISO/IEC 27001 and revised edition should be released in 2012. Here is an in-depth guide that will tell you more about the standard.

ISO/IEC 27001: This standard is a formal set of specifications against which organizations can seek independent certification of their Information Security Management Systems (ISMS). An ISMS is a set of policies concerned with information security or IT related risks. The main idea behind this principle is that a company should design, implement and maintain a coherent set of policies, systems and processes to manage risks to its information assets. The 27001 covers all types of businesses, from mom ‘n’ pop shops to multinational corporations. Its use covers many bases; to ensure compliance with laws and regulations, identification and clarifying existing security methods and how they can be improved. 27001 are also used by external and internal auditors to of organizations to demonstrate security policies of a company.

The main goal of the standard is to organize all security efforts under ISMS, in this sense it is broader than the ISO 17799/27002 which provides a detailed plan for security management. The 27001 is like the standard which allows you to shape your other plans. A good bet would be to use both standards together and get positive overlap.

It is a very popular standard, over 7300 organizations worldwide have certified as compliant with ISO/IEC 27001. There are mandatory requirements for certification of the 27001 and many accredited agencies which you can use to perform the service. Here is an in-depth guide to ISO/IEC 27001; it will give a full account of the standard and applying it.

Common Criteria: This system is another approach to data security.  The Common Criteria for Information Technology Security Evaluation (Common Criteria or CC) is an international standard for computer security certification. It is a framework with which a computer system user can specify their security functional and assurance needs. With it a company can make a claim about the security attributes of their products and an outside testing laboratory can evaluate that claim. The CC provides assurance that the testing was done in a proper and rigorous manner.

The CC grew out three different standards; ITSEC from Europe, CTCPEC from Canada and the TCSEC from the U.S. Department of Defense. What makes it different from the ISO standards is that CC is used more commonly on products. To evaluate the claim the CC uses protection profiles, security targets, security functional requirements, security assurance requirements, evaluation assurance levels.

Common Criteria has been used on many products; such as access control devices, biometric systems, smart cards, operating systems and databases. Here is a complete list of products. There has been some criticism that the CC is too costly and that there is too much focus on documentation rather than actual security. CC continues to be updated and is currently in the 3.1 version. This is the official website of the Common Criteria Project, a good resource if you wish to learn more.

Another measure that you and your company can take to increase data security is to have more secured hard drives. IoSafe’s SoloPRO series of external hard drives are excellent choices because of the rugged protection they offer. The physical and data protection is top-notch. Take the 1 TB SoloPRO eSATA/USB 2.0 Desktop Hard Drive for example. With its environmental protection systems, it’s prepared for any real-world threat from fire, flood, shock, impact, chemical or air fan failure. The Data Recovery Service is a great safety net for a data management program. It’s a three year plan (upgrades available) where you have up to $2500 worth of forensic data recovery and advanced replacement in case of an internal error or system crash. It’s a back-up for your back-up plan. The eSTATA/USB 2.0 connectivity works with a NAS network and would be a niche in your data management system.

IoSafe products can provide the physical anchor for your new system of data management. At HDDFiresafe.com, we believe in covering all the bases and ioSafe will help you do that.

These standards and certifications can truly help your business. ISO can help you protect your data and Common Criteria can help you make better products. Each is an investment, of both time and money but doing so will benefit your company in the long run.

Written by:

Joseph Fowler

Dental & Medical Offices

If you work in a dentists or medical office, then you’re very familiar with the next words; forms, paperwork, lab results, electronic medical records, doctor’s notes, etc. Managing the health needs of even a small group of people can be a daunting task. Not only is it your responsibility to organize and use that data to protect and improve a patient’s health information, by ethics and the law it’s your responsible to keep that data safe and secure.

Your office deals with confidential patient information that falls under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability act of 1996 (HIPAA) and according to this law, you are required to put administrative, technical and physical safeguards on that patient information. Usually, discussing that means making sure no one steals files, sells patient information or accidently transmits patient data over an unsafe line.

What about simple accidents or natural disasters or a fire in your building? These occurrences can destroy or corrupt your data just as easily and you need to plan for them. You need disaster-proof/secure hard drives and HDDfiresafe.com has a couple of great models for your office. They’re from the ioSafe, a company that pioneered disaster-proof computer equipment.

Backup and Store Electronic Medical Records on the ioSafe

The first ioSafe products we would like you to look at are the Rugged Portable line. Fireproof, shockproof, waterproof and near bulletproof. The Rugged Portable models are a wonderful option for office use. It is fit for usage in any workstation or as a mobile unit, perfect for meetings and transferring data between sites and servers. The ioSafe 250GB Rugged Portable Hard Drive with 5K RPM and USB 3.0 is an excellent model. Its fast connection speeds can go up to 5 GB/s and it includes Genie Timeline Pro backup software with a TrueCrypt encryption program. It supports both Macs and PCs and comes in either aluminum or titanium enclosures. The environmental protection package covers virtually every type of disaster; fire, flood, altitudes up to 15,000 feet, chemical exposure and shock protection. It has been approved by such industry leaders as PCWorld, MacWorld and ARS Technica.

One of the best features is the Data Recovery Service (DRS). This ioSafe standard feature is the ultimate safety net for hard drives. The 250GB model comes with a three year plan and up to $5000 of forensic data recovery. In the rare event that something would get past the Rugged’s outer shell, you will be covered. There are also 500GB, 750GB and SSD models available.

The SoloPRO is well suited for Medical Offices and Dentists with computer servers storing PHI or electronic medical records.

The ioSafe SoloPRO External Hard Drive line is a great choice for the office environment. It’s not as portable as the Rugged line but it’s just as tough and dependable; it’s perfect for any workstation or for server duties. It provides unparalleled data protection with neck-breaking connectivity speeds. The 1TB SoloPRO e STATA/USB 2.0 Desktop Hard Drive is the perfect example of the line. It is Microsoft Server, Linux, Mac and PC compatible and it has the ability to connect to NAS servers.

It has a one year DRS plan with up to $1000 of forensic data recovery (upgrades to three and five year plans are available). The environmental protection is top-shelf. You could dunk the SoloPRO in ten feet of water for 72 hours and your data would still be safe and its fire protection ensures that it can in temperatures of up to 1550 Fahrenheit for up to 30 minutes. The Active Airflow Cooling design ensures that the hard drives will run in optimum condition.

The SoloPRO has the latest in USB technology, its play data transfer can go up to 5 GB/s and the eSTATA interface provides quick and clean access to servers. SoloPRO provides further physical protection with a Kensington security slot as a standard feature that is available with a floor mount or cable lock. There are also 2TB, 3TB and SSD models available and the SoloPRO line has $50 and $100 mail-in rebate deals available and most models are on sale now.

IoSafe products are the perfect choice for your medical office. They provide layers of security for your patients and peace of mind for your staff. Protecting data is no less essential than protecting the client it represents.

Written by:

Joseph Fowler

HDDfiresafe.com

In the quick-paced business world, data is the key to a company’s survival. That data most flow and be protected at all costs from almost every imaginable problem. If the data concerning a customer, a product or an operation is misplaced, destroyed or scrambled; then your company could be in peril. The key to protecting your data is twofold. You must back it up on a regular basis and it must be kept in multiple and safe locations.

There are ways to achieve this protection using on-site physical protection, computer networking and internet-based protection and backup. While this project may sound daunting, it is very easy for a small business to set-up their own grid of protected storage. We’re going to show you a simple 3-step program that can be used as a frame and tweaked to fit your own small business. First, you need to be aware of two different types of storage. Network-attached storage (NAS) and cloud computing. These terms will be explained in steps one and three of the plan.

Step 1: NAS and the solutions it offers. A NAS network should be the core of your new program. Network-attached storage is a file-level computer data storage unit connected to a computer network. This server is connected to all the computers in your company or office and shares the files from one source. They are often specialized computers built from the ground-up for this purpose. They usually contain more than one hard drive; using logical, redundant storage containers or RAID arrays. If your business works with large amounts of data, a NAS network makes access, configuration and administration far easier. It can create such simpler and cost-effective systems as load-balancing and fault-tolerant e-mail and web servers. It’s a good choice because it takes the work and stress off individual computers and servers.  We list some great NAS products and the companies that make them at the end of the article.

Step 2: Combining NAS with a great product, the ioSafe SoloPRO external hard drives. IoSafe is famed for their construction of disaster-proof hard drives and their SoloPRO line is a great choice for small businesses to combine with their NAS networks.  There are 23 different products in the SoloPRO line and here are some that would be a great fit for your business. The 1TB SoloPRO USB 3.0 Desktop Hard Drive is an excellent choice because it comes with a three year data recovery service with up $2500 of forensic data recovery and replacement. It is Linux, Mac and PC compatible and its fireproof skin protects data from loss in temperatures of up to 1550 Fahrenheit for up to ½ hour. For your purpose, the most important feature is the USB 3.0 and/or the e-STATA/USB 2.0 connectivity which allows the SoloPRO to connect to any NAS network. This connectivity feature is shared by the 2TB model, the 300GB SoloPRO SSD, the 1TB SoloPRO Desktop Hard Drive and the 3TB USB 3.0 Waterproof/Fireproof Hard Drive. The ioSafe drives can combine onsite protection with your NAS network, providing new levels of security for your data.

NAS + ioSafe SoloPRO is great for SMB

Step 3: Cloud protection. This type of storage uses the internet as a utility where your company sends its data to an internet storage grid. It is called a “Private Cloud” when a company engages a third-party to host an infrastructure where the data is copied, stored and updated on a regular basis. Your company can have this service for a monthly or yearly fee. Updates and copying schedules depend on the individual plan and what internet company you use. There are definite advantages in the areas of scalability, security, performance and multi-tenancy. This article provides a great list for companies interested in securing cloud coverage, “Top Cloud Computing Companies to Watch and invest in 2011”.

HDDFiresafe.com is always interested in connecting you with great products. These three companies make quality NAS devices that could fit your small business’s profile.

Synology: This Company specializes in NAS equipment for a variety of clients. In their small business & workgroups section they have many products available. Such as the RackStation RS411, the RackStation RS409 and their DiskStation line has the following; DS411, DS410, DS211 and the DS111.

LaCie: This French company has several lines of NAS products available. Such as the LaCie Network Space 2, the LaCie Network Space MAX, the LaCie 5big Backup Server, the LaCie 12big Rack Network and the LaCie CloudBox (which works perfectly with cloud coverage).

Pegasus Promise: They have several NAS products available The SmartStor NSx700 series is ideal for high-performance environments. The Enterprise Storage line is ideal for corporate structures and the SMB Storage line provides medium and small businesses with cost-effective ways to keep their data online longer. Pegasus is also involved with cloud storage solutions.

This basic plan covers all the bases. NAS allows your data to flow and perform better; the ioSafe products offer onsite protection and high-quality performance and investing in private cloud protection will allow you the peace of mind of knowing your data is decentralized and off-site. The final layout of your plan is up to you but HDDfiresafe.com will be here to help you put the pieces to together.

Written by:

Joseph Fowler

HDDFiresafe.com

Easily recover & restore programs and files on your hard drive.

Ever had that sinking feeling you get when you empty your computer’s Recycle Bin, only to realize that an important file that you really needed to keep was inexplicably among the other junk files you just deleted?

We’ve probably all done it at some point, and likely suffered the consequences for it too, but did you know that it isn’t really gone for good?

Because of the way a typical hard drive reads and writes data, the chances are high that with a little bit of digging, you will be able to retrieve a whole host of deleted files from an external hard drive. You don’t need to be a data recovery specialist; you just need the right tools for the job.

Recuva, from Piriform, is a free disk utility that was designed for one purpose – restoring deleted files from your hard drive. Once installed, the included program  wizard will ask you what type of file to look for, and will ask you for its location before it was deleted. This is not essential information, merely a way to filter through the large volume of files Recuva will likely find.

Once it has scanned your hard drive, Recuva will display a list of files that it found. All that is left for you to do now is check the boxes next to the ones that you want to resurrect, and click Recover. Then, as if by magic, you will quickly have access to files that were once deleted from your computer.

There will, however, be times when Recuva is not a viable option. Not everyone is comfortable using tools like Recuva to restore files, and you may have some physical damage to your external drive from vandalism, fire, or flood damage. In cases like this, you will be glad you invested in an external hard drive from ioSafe.

Not only are ioSafe’s disaster proof hard drives among the most rugged in the world, but all ioSafe hard drives come with a unique Data Recovery Service (DRS) as standard. It covers any data loss, for any reason, whether accidental or on purpose. This one-time use, no questions asked service is the ultimate insurance for all your data needs, and it ensures that you never have to worry about lost data every again.

ioSafe’s expert team of forensic data recovery specialists will recover any and all data that it finds on your  external hard drive, and ship it back to you on a replacement device free of charge. The DRS is just one more reason, if it were needed, as to why ioSafe hard drives are the best option for businesses looking to secure their important data.

Contact our team today for more information, or to receive a quote for this industry leading product.

Step One…Don’t Panic!

Take a deep breath and look at your situation. Your hard drive has just crashed and this is problem that needs to be addressed right away but it’s not a catastrophe! You can fix this and you can prevent the loss of not only your data but also the pictures of your family and friends.

An ioSafe + Cloud Backup is a great way to prevent data loss from a crashed hard drive. This will allow you to recover programs very easily and quickly.

We live in the age of the digital camera and snapshots taken with our phones and people are moving away from the habit of having physical copies of their pictures. While the technology has changed, this core concept has not; you need to protect your collections of photos. We used to order multiple copies of pictures and keep them in photo-books for protection and presentation. Now people show their photos on social media sites, blogs and their various electronic devices and they still have to worry about losing their memories.

We’re going to walk you through some troubleshooting techniques that you can use in response of a hard drive crash. There are many options open to you in a situation like this and remember the most important thing is not to lose your head; you’re not on a sinking ship, you just need to plug a hole in the boat and fish your luggage out of the water.

If your hard drive is making clicking, whirring or grinding noises turn it off and unplug it. Then carefully remove the hard drive from the computer (remember that hard drives are very sensitive to static electricity and physical jolts). Do not assume that the files are unrecoverable and if you don’t have a backup in place, you’ll need to turn to commercial services.

Often the best options for laypeople are on the internet and with recovery software. One such company available is DriveSavers. Since 1985 this company has been helping people and businesses protect and recover their data and they have various options for recovery plans and will service a wide range of devices. The website Kroll Ontrack has developed protocols to meet virtually any recovery need and they offer helpful user guides and software for sell.

The website savemymemories.org is a good resource for tips and troubleshooting advice about recovering photographs. Their advice is straight-forward and is geared toward educating as well. They talk about hardware and software, how to prepare and protect your photos from disaster and they a great page of links about not just about protecting your memories but about many different aspects of digital photography.

One of the best options you can take to protect your photographs is be prepared before anything happens. One of the best ways to go on the offensive against potential crashes is to invest in an ioSafe hard drive; one of the best features that ioSafe offers on these hard drives is the Data Recovery Service. This product is available with numerous drives like the ioSafe Solo, the Rugged Portable SSD and the SoloPRO SSD. These hard drives are a great choice not only because they are disaster-proof and protect your photographs from outside threats; the Data Recovery Service ensures an unmatched safety net in the case of internal loss. With such features as access to expert technicians, up to $1000 of forensic data recovery, replacement hardware pre-loaded with recovered data and a three-year limited warranty.

No matter which option you choose; your best plan to prevent these types of emergencies before they happen. So when investigating plans to fix your crashed hard drive, look for the best way to prevent this from happening again.

Written by Joseph Fowler

It's true.... many moons ago ioSafe manufactured a NAS storage device called the ioSafe R4. This network attached storage server could house up to 4TB of storage and provided the end user with all of the bells & whistles you would expect from a NAS including RAID, hot swap hard drives, remote administration and even a built-in backup manager. Alas, ioSafe no longer makes the ioSafe R4 but there are still many ways in which you can reap the benefits of a NAS and still get the fireproof & waterproof protection that ioSafe is famous for.

NAS meet ioSafe. ioSafe meet NAS.

At our office we recognized many years ago how important RAID is to our own data

The ioSafe R4 was a 4TB NAS that was fireproof & waterproof. This product is no longer available.

backup strategy. We value redundancy and multiple backup copies of client information, databases as well as Exchange and .PST files. We also recognized that the missing link was disaster protection. What if the hard drives crashed or a fire ripped through our building. The simple solution was to connect the ioSafe hard drive directly to the NAS. It may sound elementary ( and it very well is) that for $500-$1,000 small businesses could now afford a solid data backup plan that may very well keep them in business should disaster strike.

Our Setup

In our office we have an Exchange server, ReadyNAS 1100, ioSafe Solo and the first generation ioSafe S1 (the ioSafe S1 is no longer manufactured).

We run a mixed environment with a combination of PC and Mac. [Our graphic designer prefers the Mac platform for all of the wonderful imagery you see on our website today - thank you Mr. Maximumedia :) ]  The ReadyNAS 1100 acts as our office file server with seven (7) workstations connecting to it on a daily basis. The ioSafe Solo is directly connected to the ReadyNAS and we utilize the built-in backup manager to backup our RAID 1 hard drives to the ioSafe. This set-up gives us TRIPLE REDUNDANCY, fire protection, water protection as well as the best in class ioSafe Data Recovery Service (DRS) with up to $5,000 of forensic recovery should our ioSafe hard drive break for any reason, no questions asked.

Cost

As the cost of storage has dropped tremendously in the last few years you can now get an ioSafe + NAS for as little as $500.00. A quick Google search reveals that the ReadyNAS Duo can be found for under $160.00, add in 2 x 1TB hard drives for $55 each and an ioSafe Solo starts out around $150.00.

Total Cost of NAS + ioSafe TODAY: $420.00

Shown above is the ioSafe S1, 1st Generation fireproof hard drive from ioSafe. This product has been replaced with the ioSafe Solo and ioSafe SoloPRO.

Several years ago when we first implemented our setup the price was much higher with the ReadyNAS 1100 priced at $2,300 and came with 4 x 500GB hard drives. Toss in the ioSafe S1 at $3,000.00 and you were digging deep into your pockets.

Total Cost of NAS + ioSafe 5 YEARS AGO: $5,300.00

That's an 80% drop in cost over five years! 

Comparing the PROS & CONS

At first glance combining the benefits of NAS storage and an ioSafe hard drive may seem confusing (especially to small business owners that are not IT or tech junkies at heart). However when you start to break down the benefits and compare apples to apples there is a tremendous value to the SMB to implement this or a similar data backup plan.

PRO's

RAID. RAID. RAID. Yes, the value of redundancy cannot be emphasized enough and multiple backup copies are always better than one.

Standby Hot Spare - with a 4 disk RAID set up you can run two (2) hard drives in a RAID 1 (mirrored backup copies) and have an extra hard drive on standby in case one of the drives in the RAID crashes. The standby drive will automatically kick in and begin making a backup

Remote Access - With the NAS in your backup loop you have access to your business data without sending it to the cloud where it may be subject to more risk than it might be worth. We'll leave that up to you to decide.

Disaster Protection - fire, flood, accidental deletion, you name it and the ioSafe DRS has you covered with no questions asked. It's remarkable that ioSafe is the only hard drive manufacturer that offers this service with their product.

CONS

More Equipment - yes, with this setup you must now purchase two (2) pieces of equipment. For many small businesses or mom & pop shops extra equipment is often a no, no.

Price Points - While many of our readers with say that the ioSafe + NAS set up is a cheap way to get data protection they are presuming that every business has the same cash flow as they do. The reality of the small business world is that budgets are tight and most of the time non-existent until year 3,4 and even year five.

To sum things up if I could help all of our small business clients implement the ioSafe + NAS system I would. This setup works very well for the majority of our clients and without a doubt a mixture of brands still achieves the same goal. Whether it's a Seagate BlackArmor NAS, NetGear ReadyNAS, Western Digital NAS or an HP MediaSmart server the point is that combining ioSafe hard drives with network attached storage is a very wise choice for the small businesses around the world.