Guides, walkthroughs and case studies from the lab: data recovery, PC service, IT for business.https://www.ithope.cz/en-UShttps://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/firemni-data-v-chatgpt/https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/firemni-data-v-chatgpt/What can employees paste into ChatGPT? Personal vs. business accounts, model training, GDPR, trade secrets and rules your team will actually follow.Thu, 13 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTchatgpt company dataAI policyGDPRtrade secretsshadow AIlocal AIAI for businessithope@ithope.cz (Miroslav Jaroš)https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/zachrana-dat-z-macbooku-time-machine/https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/zachrana-dat-z-macbooku-time-machine/Mac won't turn on and the Time Machine backup failed? Why T2 and Apple Silicon limit recovery from soldered SSDs, and how to get data out via Share Disk.Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTdata recoverymacbook data recoveryMacBookTime MachineFileVaultApple SiliconT2soldered SSDithope@ithope.cz (Miroslav Jaroš)https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/co-obnasi-mesicni-sprava-it/https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/co-obnasi-mesicni-sprava-it/What monthly IT management really involves: backup checks, updates, disk and network monitoring, incidents, accounts and documentation. And when an on-call IT guy is enough.Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTIT management for companiesmonthly IT managementIT retainerIT monitoringbackup checksupdatesIT support Brnoithope@ithope.cz (Miroslav Jaroš)https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/notebook-se-prehriva-a-vypina/https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/notebook-se-prehriva-a-vypina/Laptop overheating and shutting off? Usual causes: clogged heatsink, dried thermal paste, throttling. What you can fix yourself, when to visit a repair shop, why repeated shutdowns risk your data.Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTlaptop repairlaptop overheatingoverheating laptopthermal throttlingheatsink cleaningthermal pasteBrnoithope@ithope.cz (Miroslav Jaroš)https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/ransomware-ve-firme-prvnich-24-hodin/https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/ransomware-ve-firme-prvnich-24-hodin/Ransomware encrypted your company data? First-24-hours plan: isolate the network, what not to power off, reporting to NÚKIB and ÚOOÚ, restoring from backups, and why not to pay the ransom right away.Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTransomwarecyber attackincident responseNÚKIBbackupsdata recoveryIT security for businessesithope@ithope.cz (Miroslav Jaroš)https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/disk-po-prepeti-bourka/https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/disk-po-prepeti-bourka/Drive hit by a storm surge: why swapping the PCB fails (adaptives in ROM), risks to NAS and external drives, what not to do, and how recovery works.Sat, 08 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTdrive after a power surgedata recoverypower surgethunderstormburnt drive electronicsTVS diodeadaptive data ROMithope@ithope.cz (Miroslav Jaroš)https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/zachrana-dat-z-dronu-dji/https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/zachrana-dat-z-dronu-dji/Your DJI drone crashed or went into water? Why you must not power it back on, how to recover footage from the microSD and internal memory, and when a broken recording can be repaired.Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTdata recoverydrone data recoveryDJImicroSDdrone in watervideo repairinternal memoryithope@ithope.cz (Miroslav Jaroš)https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/umi-lokalni-ai-cesky-co-ukazuji-benchmarky-a-co-z-toho-plyne-pro-firmu/https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/umi-lokalni-ai-cesky-co-ukazuji-benchmarky-a-co-z-toho-plyne-pro-firmu/Czech benchmarks BenCzechMark and MiniCzechBenchmark show local models do handle Czech — but the gap behind English persists and rankings shift by task. How to pick a model on your own data.Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTlocal ai model in czechlocal AIBenCzechMarkquantizationOllamaLLM for businessRTX 3090ithope@ithope.cz (Miroslav Jaroš)https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/kod-od-ai-kdo-ho-precetl-nez-slo-na-uzivatele/https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/kod-od-ai-kdo-ho-precetl-nez-slo-na-uzivatele/Testing found vulnerabilities in 45% of AI-written tasks. What breaks in that code, why tests miss it, and what the Cyber Resilience Act demands from 11 Sep 2026.Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTsecurityai in businessapplication developmentcomplianceithope@ithope.cz (Miroslav Jaroš)https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/kolik-stoji-firemni-web-ktery-nosi-poptavky/https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/kolik-stoji-firemni-web-ktery-nosi-poptavky/What goes into the price of a business website that brings in leads: design, copy, technology, measurement and maintenance. Why the cheapest template ends up expensive.Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTbusiness websitewebsite costweb design for businessesleads from your websitelead trackingwebsite redesignchoosing a web developerithope@ithope.cz (Miroslav Jaroš)https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/odesel-vam-ajtak-jak-predat-firemni-it/https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/odesel-vam-ajtak-jak-predat-firemni-it/IT admin leaving? Handover checklist: passwords, domain and DNS, licences, contracts, network documentation and backup testing. How to keep things running and when to outsource IT.Sun, 02 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTIT handoverIT admin departureIT handover checklistcompany IT managementoutsourced IT managementIT documentationcredentials and passwordsithope@ithope.cz (Miroslav Jaroš)https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/kolik-stoji-sprava-it-pro-malou-firmu-2026/https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/kolik-stoji-sprava-it-pro-malou-firmu-2026/IT support pricing for small businesses: what a retainer should cover (monitoring, backups, updates, SLA), when hourly billing is enough, what drives the price and what to watch for in the contract.Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTIT supportIT support pricingserver managementretainer vs hourlySLAIT for businessIT outsourcingithope@ithope.cz (Miroslav Jaroš)https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/tiche-poskozeni-dat-proc-ext4-mlci-kdyz-se/https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/tiche-poskozeni-dat-proc-ext4-mlci-kdyz-se/Ext4 doesn't checksum data blocks, so it can't detect silent file corruption. How Btrfs and ZFS checksums and scrub work — and what applies to Synology, QNAP and TrueNAS.Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTbtrfs vs ext4 nasbtrfszfssilent data corruptionscrubchecksumsbusiness NASithope@ithope.cz (Miroslav Jaroš)https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/ai-bez-cloudu-ktere-agendy-nesmi-odejit-ze-site/https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/ai-bez-cloudu-ktere-agendy-nesmi-odejit-ze-site/How to split AI workflows by data sensitivity: what must stay on your own hardware, what can go to the cloud, what a local model handles, and how to prove it to customers and auditors.Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTlocal aiai in businessai without the cloudgdprnis2cybersecurityithope@ithope.cz (Miroslav Jaroš)https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/lvm-srozumitelne-logicke-svazky-snapshoty-a-co-delat/https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/lvm-srozumitelne-logicke-svazky-snapshoty-a-co-delat/How LVM works, why a snapshot isn't a backup, and what to do when the server reports Couldn't find device with uuid. Safe diagnostics: when vgcfgrestore helps — and when it kills your last copy.Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTlvmlvm data recoverydata recoverythin poolsnapshotlinux servervgcfgrestoreithope@ithope.cz (Miroslav Jaroš)https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/nukib-varoval-pred-deepseekem-co-to-znamena-pro/https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/nukib-varoval-pred-deepseekem-co-to-znamena-pro/NÚKIB's warning about DeepSeek and the July incident where OpenAI's models broke into Hugging Face measure the same thing: how data leaves your network. Who the warning binds and what to do this week.Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTnukibdeepseeknukib warningai in the companylocal ainis2cybersecurityopenaiai agentsithope@ithope.cz (Miroslav Jaroš)https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/synology-vs-qnap-pro-firmu-2026-dsm-vs/https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/synology-vs-qnap-pro-firmu-2026-dsm-vs/Synology or QNAP for a small business? DSM vs QTS differences, how the Plus-series drive lock has changed, which models make sense, and what the whole setup costs with a UPS and a second backup.Tue, 28 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTsynology vs qnapNAS for businessDSM 7.3QuTS herodrive compatibilitybackupithope@ithope.cz (Miroslav Jaroš)https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/raid-urovne-prakticky-0-1-5-6-10/https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/raid-urovne-prakticky-0-1-5-6-10/How to choose a RAID level for a business NAS: how much capacity remains from RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, and 10, when Synology SHR makes sense, why RAID 6 beats a hot spare, and why mirroring is not a backup.Mon, 27 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTraid úrovněraidnassynology shrraid 5 vs raid 6zálohovánífiremní úložištěithope@ithope.cz (Miroslav Jaroš)https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/jak-funguje-nas-uvnitr-disky-raid-svazky-a/https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/jak-funguje-nas-uvnitr-disky-raid-svazky-a/How a NAS works inside — from disks through RAID and the storage pool to volumes and shared folders. What each layer does, what happens when it fails, and what to ask your vendor before you buy.Sun, 26 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThow NAS worksNASRAIDSynologyQNAPstorage poolbusiness storageithope@ithope.cz (Miroslav Jaroš)https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/oprava-hdd-western-digital-kdyz-disk-neni-videt/https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/oprava-hdd-western-digital-kdyz-disk-neni-videt/Step-by-step WD HDD repair: what to safely check with My Passport, Elements, and My Book, why not to run CHKDSK, and when to power off the drive to save your data.Sat, 25 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTdata recoverywd hdd repairWestern DigitalMy PassportWD drive not detectedHDD clickinghard drive data recoveryithope@ithope.cz (Miroslav Jaroš)https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/claude-cena-pro-firmy-2026-tarify-a-kdy/https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/claude-cena-pro-firmy-2026-tarify-a-kdy/Claude pricing 2026 at a glance: Free, Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise, the price in Czech crowns, subscription versus API, and when ChatGPT or Microsoft 365 Copilot suits a company better.Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTclaude pricingclaude for businessclaude teamai for businesschatgpt vs claudemicrosoft 365 copilotai subscriptionithope@ithope.cz (Miroslav Jaroš)https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/zachrana-dat-z-ssd-proc-je-tezsi-nez/https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/zachrana-dat-z-ssd-proc-je-tezsi-nez/SSD data recovery runs into TRIM, the controller and FTL translation tables. When recovery stands a chance, what the drive erases for good, and why to power an SSD off immediately after an incident.Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTdata recoverySSD data recoverySSDTRIMNVMedeleted file recoverySSD controllerithope@ithope.cz (Miroslav Jaroš)https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/disk-chce-naformatovat-raw-neklikejte-data-jdou-zachranit/https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/disk-chce-naformatovat-raw-neklikejte-data-jdou-zachranit/Windows says the drive needs formatting, or shows it as RAW? Why not to click Format, what RAW means, and how to safely get your data back off the drive.Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTdata recoverydrive needs formattingRAW drivefile recoveryCHKDSKNASBitLockerithope@ithope.cz (Miroslav Jaroš)https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/bitlocker-najednou-chce-recovery-klic-po-aktualizaci-windows/https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/bitlocker-najednou-chce-recovery-klic-po-aktualizaci-windows/Company laptop asking for a BitLocker recovery key after a Windows update? The TPM detected a firmware or Secure Boot change. Where to find the key in Entra ID, Intune or AD, and how to fix it.Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTbitlocker recovery keybitlocker after updateTPM protectorSecure Bootdisk encryptiondata recoveryithope@ithope.cz (Miroslav Jaroš)https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/kolik-stoji-zachrana-dat-z-disku-transparentni-cenik/https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/kolik-stoji-zachrana-dat-z-disku-transparentni-cenik/Cost of data recovery from a disk 2026: pricing by fault type (HDD, SSD, NAS) and what drives the cost more than capacity. When diagnostics are free and how to spot a fair offer.Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTdata recovery costdata recoverydata recovery pricingHDD data recoverySSD data recoveryNAS data recoverydata recovery Brnoithope@ithope.cz (Miroslav Jaroš)https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/obnova-dat-z-hdd-postup-podle-typu-zavady/https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/obnova-dat-z-hdd-postup-podle-typu-zavady/HDD data recovery by fault type: when software helps, when to power off the drive immediately, and when to call a specialist. A step-by-step procedure and what to avoid so data isn't lost forever.Sun, 19 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTHDD data recoverydata rescuebad sectorsclicking drivedamaged drivedata rescue Brnoithope@ithope.cz (Miroslav Jaroš)https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/oprava-hdd-disku-kdy-ma-smysl-a-kdy/https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/oprava-hdd-disku-kdy-ma-smysl-a-kdy/When does HDD repair make sense and when should you turn it off immediately? A decision guide based on data value — clicking, bad sectors, electronics, and logical failure.Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTHDD repairdata recoveryHDD data recoveryclicking diskbad sectorsdisk service Brnodisk SMARTithope@ithope.cz (Miroslav Jaroš)https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/chkdsk-na-externim-disku-kdy-pomuze-a-kdy/https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/chkdsk-na-externim-disku-kdy-pomuze-a-kdy/When CHKDSK on an external drive fixes the file system and when it irreversibly deletes data. How to spot physical drive failure, when to disconnect it, and why to make a sector image first.Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTchkdskchkdsk external drivedata recoverybad sectorsexternal driveRAW driveithope@ithope.cz (Miroslav Jaroš)https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/externi-disk-se-nenacita-nebo-neni-videt-bezpecny/https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/externi-disk-se-nenacita-nebo-neni-videt-bezpecny/External drive not loading or not showing up? A safe step-by-step approach — what not to format, when to disconnect the drive, and how to avoid making the data unrecoverable before rescue.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTdata recoveryexternal drive not loadingexternal drive repairHDD not showing updisk data recoveryexternal HDDithope@ithope.cz (Miroslav Jaroš)https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/zachrana-dat-v-brne-kdy-disk-privezt-osobne/https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/zachrana-dat-v-brne-kdy-disk-privezt-osobne/Data recovery in Brno step by step — when to bring the disk in person, what to do before the trip, how to pack the media, what to say over the phone, and how quickly diagnostics begin.Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTdata recoverydata recovery Brnodisk data recoverydamaged HDDNASRAIDithope@ithope.cz (Miroslav Jaroš)https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/oprava-notebooku-v-brne-kdy-se-vyplati-servis/https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/oprava-notebooku-v-brne-kdy-se-vyplati-servis/When is notebook repair worthwhile and when should you buy a refurbished or new unit? The 50% value rule, what determines repair costs in Brno, and how to identify a quality service provider.Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTnotebook repairnotebook service Brnonotebook repair Brnorefurbished notebookdata recoveryPC service Brnoithope@ithope.cz (Miroslav Jaroš)https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/protocili-jsme-milion-za-marketing/https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/protocili-jsme-milion-za-marketing/An agency, pay-per-click campaigns, a two-year dispute with Google before the competition authority, then two more agencies. About a million crowns — and almost nothing. What it taught me.Mon, 13 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTmarketing for small businessesexperience with an agencymarketing return on investmentcontent for businessesbusiness in Brnoentrepreneur storyithope@ithope.cz (Miroslav Jaroš)https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/jak-dostat-data-z-poskozeneho-hdd/https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/jak-dostat-data-z-poskozeneho-hdd/Clicking HDD, a disk that won't boot or keeps disappearing? What to do immediately, what to avoid and when software isn't enough. Practical advice from our lab in Brno.Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTdamaged HDDdata recovery from HDDdisk clickingHDD repairdisk diagnosticsmechanical failuredata recoveryBrnoithope@ithope.cz (Miroslav Jaroš)https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/wifi-problemy-slaby-signal-vypadky/https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/wifi-problemy-slaby-signal-vypadky/Struggling with WiFi problems, a weak signal, or dropouts? A summary of 10 causes, quick diagnostics, mesh vs. extender, and when to call a network specialist.Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTwifi problemsweak wifi signalslow wifiwifi dropoutshow to improve wifi signalwifi mesh vs extenderrouter administrationcorporate network managementithope@ithope.cz (Miroslav Jaroš)https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/ai-automatizace-pro-firmy-7-procesu/https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/ai-automatizace-pro-firmy-7-procesu/Practical AI automation for businesses: invoices, emails, quotes, meeting minutes, documents, data admin, and IT support. Secure, with human oversight.Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTAI automation for businessesinvoice automationIT process automationAI agent in businessprocess automation using AIdata process automationbusiness efficiencyithope@ithope.cz (Miroslav Jaroš)https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/audit-pocitacove-site-kabelaze/https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/audit-pocitacove-site-kabelaze/A computer network and cabling audit reveals outages, weak points, security flaws, and the condition of fibre optics. A practical process for businesses in Brno and across the Czech Republic.Mon, 06 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTcomputer network auditcabling auditstructured cabling auditIT network security auditnetwork infrastructure auditfibre optic cablingIT services Brnoithope@ithope.cz (Miroslav Jaroš)https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/konkurence-vas-predjizdi-s-ai/https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/konkurence-vas-predjizdi-s-ai/While your team manually compiles proposals and copies data, competitors using AI respond faster. How to stop losing time, money, and company data.Sun, 05 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTAI training for companiesAI for businessAI skillsshadow ITcompetitivenessproductivityGDPRBrnoithope@ithope.cz (Miroslav Jaroš)https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/proc-rebuild-zabiji-raid-pole/https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/proc-rebuild-zabiji-raid-pole/RAID reports degraded, a failed disk, or a rebuild failure? A real-world 20-drive RAID 6 case shows why rebuilding an old array can be catastrophic and why cloning the drives first is essential.Sat, 04 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTRAIDRAID rebuilddegraded RAIDRAID 6NASSynologyQNAPdata recoverydisk arrayBrnoithope@ithope.cz (Miroslav Jaroš)https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/zarizeni-pod-vodou-zachrana-dat/https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/zarizeni-pod-vodou-zachrana-dat/Phone dropped in water, disk soaked, or external HDD flooded? What to do immediately, why not rice, and how we rescue photos and data from oxidation, UFS chips, and HDDs.Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTdata recoveryphone in waterwet mobileoxidationSamsung Galaxy S10UFSchip-offexternal diskBrnoithope@ithope.cz (Miroslav Jaroš)https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/dotace-na-skoleni-ai-2026/https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/dotace-na-skoleni-ai-2026/AI training grants in 2026: Jsem v kurzu (up to CZK 35,000, 23.27% co-payment), POVEZ for companies up to 85%, DIGI pro firmu has ended. Verified figures, no hype.Thu, 02 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTAI training grantsJsem v kurzuPOVEZDIGI pro firmuAI training for companiesemployee education grantsMPSVLabour OfficeAI for businessithope@ithope.cz (Miroslav Jaroš)https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/kolik-stoji-neumet-ai/https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/kolik-stoji-neumet-ai/The other side of the balance sheet: the cost of NOT adopting AI. Five ways AI ignorance drains money, a model calculator with your own figures, and the risk of shadow AI.Thu, 02 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTAI training for employeesAI skillsAI costsshadow ITAI for businessproductivityGDPRAI trainingithope@ithope.cz (Miroslav Jaroš)https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/zachrana-dat-z-raid-pole/https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/zachrana-dat-z-raid-pole/Degraded or collapsed RAID 0/1/5/6/10? Another rebuild finishes off the disks that still read. Reconstruction from CZK 14,900, free diagnostics. Brno lab, 24/7 +420 775 556 063.Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTRAIDRAID 5RAID 6RAID 0RAID 10disk arrayNASrebuilddegradedparitydata recoveryRAID recoveryithope@ithope.cz (Miroslav Jaroš)https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/stavime-vlastni-ai-antivirus/https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/stavime-vlastni-ai-antivirus/ITHOPE develops an AI antivirus for companies: local endpoint protection, suspicious file detection, explainable verdicts, and a European approach to data.Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTAI antiviruscybersecurityAI malwareendpoint securitylocal AIdata protectionlocal antivirusantivirus with artificial intelligencemalicious file detectionAI endpoint securitycybersecurity investmentBrnoithope@ithope.cz (Miroslav Jaroš)https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/zachrana-dat-ze-serveru/https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/zachrana-dat-ze-serveru/Server data recovery with hardware RAID controllers: HP Smart Array, Dell PERC, LSI MegaRAID, Foreign Config, failed RAID 5/6 rebuilds, and VMware VMFS.Mon, 29 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT["RAIDserverHP ProLiantDell PowerEdgePERCSmart ArrayLSI MegaRAIDVMwareVMFSRAID 5RAID 6data recoveryenterprise"]ithope@ithope.cz (Miroslav Jaroš)https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/zachrana-dat-qnap-nas/https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/zachrana-dat-qnap-nas/QNAP NAS data recovery: "Volume is not active", damaged LVM thin pool, degraded RAID, ransomware. Why you should never click Recover.Sun, 28 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTQNAPNASQTSLVMthin volumemdadmZFSQuTS heroRAID 5ransomwaredata recoveryvolume not activeithope@ithope.cz (Miroslav Jaroš)https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/zachrana-dat-synology-nas/https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/zachrana-dat-synology-nas/Data recovery from Synology NAS: "Volume crashed", degraded SHR, System Partition Failed, ransomware. Why you should never click Repair, and when to power off the NAS.Sat, 27 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTSynologyNASSHRDSMbtrfsmdadmLVMvolume crashedRAIDransomwaredata recoverysnapshotithope@ithope.cz (Miroslav Jaroš)https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/bozp-pro-kancelare-a-it-firmy/https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/bozp-pro-kancelare-a-it-firmy/No production floor means no H&S? Wrong. Training, job categorisation, Class E appliance inspections, fire safety, and home office — a checklist for office-based companies.Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMToffice health and safetyIT company H&Ssmall business H&Sjob categorisationH&S traininghome office H&Sappliance inspectionsfire safetyithope@ithope.cz (Miroslav Jaroš)https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/pokuty-za-chybejici-revize-bozp/https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/pokuty-za-chybejici-revize-bozp/Under Act 250/2021 Coll., fines can reach CZK 2 million – but the real cost is a workplace accident: reduced insurance payouts and full liability. Five most common failings and how to put them right.Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTinspection fineOSH finesAct 250/2021labour inspectorateOIPworkplace accidentelectrical inspectionOSHithope@ithope.cz (Miroslav Jaroš)https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/kontrola-inspektorat-prace-checklist/https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/kontrola-inspektorat-prace-checklist/What the OIP checks: H&S documentation, training, inspection reports, accident book, PPE. Seven areas to prepare + the most common real-world findings. Readiness audit in Brno.Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTlabour inspectorate inspectionOIPH&S documentationinspection reportsaccident bookPPEhealth and safety trainingchecklistithope@ithope.cz (Miroslav Jaroš)https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/lhuty-revizi-elektrospotrebicu/https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/lhuty-revizi-elektrospotrebicu/How often to test electrical appliances: groups A–E, inspection vs. testing, offices typically 12–24 months. Understand the system in 5 minutes. Electrical testing Brno.Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTinspection intervalselectrical appliance testingČSN 33 1600ČSN EN 50699electrical testing Brnogroups A-Eappliance inspectionhealth and safetyithope@ithope.cz (Miroslav Jaroš)https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/kolik-stoji-ai-pro-firmu/https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/kolik-stoji-ai-pro-firmu/A fair comparison of how much AI for a company costs in 2026 — ChatGPT Business, Claude Team, Microsoft Copilot, free and open models, and an in-house AI server. Costs and risks.Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThow much does AI for a company costAI for companiesChatGPT for companiesClaudeMicrosoft Copilotin-house AIithope@ithope.cz (Miroslav Jaroš)https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/ransomware-na-nas-zachrana-dat/https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/ransomware-na-nas-zachrana-dat/NAS encrypted by ransomware (Qlocker, DeadBolt, eCh0raix)? What to do in the first 30 minutes, why part of your data is often recoverable, and how the lab operates. Free diagnosis.Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTransomwareNASQlockerDeadBolteCh0raixQNAPSynologyencrypted NASdata recoverysnapshotsforensic recoveryithope@ithope.cz (Miroslav Jaroš)https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/jak-vytahnout-data-z-nas/https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/jak-vytahnout-data-z-nas/How to recover data from a NAS: single-disk vs. RAID/SHR, why Windows cannot read the disk, what never to click, and how recovery works in a lab. Free diagnostics.Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTNAShow to recover data from a NASRAIDSHRext4btrfsmdadmSynologyQNAPdata recoverydata rescuevolume crashedithope@ithope.cz (Miroslav Jaroš)https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/zachrana-dat-lacie/https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/zachrana-dat-lacie/LaCie disk data recovery: Rugged after a fall, d2 won't power on, 2big RAID. Bridge board failure, encrypted models and a safe recovery procedure. Free diagnostics.Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTLaCieLaCie RuggedLaCie d2LaCie 2bigLaCie disk data recoverydata recoveryexternal diskbridge boardencryptionRAIDithope@ithope.cz (Miroslav Jaroš)https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/skoleni-ai-pro-firmy/https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/skoleni-ai-pro-firmy/Practical AI training for companies: prompts, output verification, GDPR, local AI, and first automations on your real processes. ITHOPE Brno.Mon, 22 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTAI training for companiesAI trainingAI courseAI for businessautomationpromptsartificial intelligenceIT for businesslocal AIBrnoithope@ithope.cz (Miroslav Jaroš)https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/automatizace-procesu-ve-firme-ai/https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/automatizace-procesu-ve-firme-ai/When AI process automation pays off for businesses: emails, invoices, documents, monitoring, local AI and GDPR. A practical guide by ITHOPE Brno.Sun, 21 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTprocess automationAI automationAIartificial intelligenceIT for businessesprocessesGDPRlocal AIdigitalisationBrnoithope@ithope.cz (Miroslav Jaroš)https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/zachrana-dat-z-sd-karty/https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/zachrana-dat-z-sd-karty/SD card data recovery: deleted photos, a card that wants formatting, or one your computer can't see. When software is enough, where DIY ends with a monolith, and why to stop using the card.Sat, 20 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTdata recoverySD card data recoverySD cardmicroSDdeleted photosexFATmonolithcounterfeit cardsithope@ithope.cz (Miroslav Jaroš)https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/mikrovybrusy-plotny-hdd-recovery/https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/mikrovybrusy-plotny-hdd-recovery/Platter microscoring on an HDD: why SMART misses it, why it is more serious than bad sectors, and the real recovery odds based on 120 ITHOPE tickets 2019–2025.Sat, 25 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTHDDmicroscoringplatterplatter scoringhead crashSeagate ST2000DM001Samsung HD642JJclean roomstereo microscopedata recoverymechanical failureithope@ithope.cz (Miroslav Jaroš)https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/pomaly-pocitac-2026/https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/pomaly-pocitac-2026/How to speed up a slow PC or laptop in 2026: SSD upgrade, RAM, startup, cleanup, Windows 11. A practical guide from the ITHOPE Brno workshop — no sales talk.Mon, 20 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTserviceslow computerWindows 11SSDoptimizationmaintenanceRAMstartupBrnoithope@ithope.cz (Tomáš Kopřiva)https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/vadne-sektory-hdd-co-delat/https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/vadne-sektory-hdd-co-delat/Bad sectors on HDDs and SSDs: how to spot them in SMART, when CHKDSK helps and when it destroys data, and why a ddrescue clone beats live repairs. A pragmatic guide from Brno.Mon, 20 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTHDDbad blocksbad sectorsSMARTdata recoveryCrystalDiskInforeallocatedddrescuePC-3000ithope@ithope.cz (Miroslav Jaroš)https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/spadene-zaznamove-hlavy-recovery/https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/spadene-zaznamove-hlavy-recovery/Crashed HDD heads: anatomy of the head-stack assembly, how to spot it, how head replacement works in a clean room and when a drive is truly finished. Two real ITHOPE Brno cases.Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTHDDfailed headshead crashclean roomdata recoverymechanical failureithope@ithope.cz (Miroslav Jaroš)https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/jak-poznat-ze-hdd-umira-smart/https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/jak-poznat-ze-hdd-umira-smart/Is your drive about to fail? SMART attributes, clicking, slowdowns and I/O errors reveal failure weeks ahead. A lab case, figures from 1 535 jobs, a 4-step procedure.Sun, 05 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTSMARTHDDSSDpreventionCrystalDiskInfoDriveDxReallocated SectorsPending SectorsTBWbad sectorsbackupithope@ithope.cz (Miroslav Jaroš)https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/externi-hdd-jako-zaloha-3-2-1-brno/https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/externi-hdd-jako-zaloha-3-2-1-brno/A single external drive is not a backup. Why external HDDs fail the worst, what a real 3-2-1 strategy looks like, and a cheap path for homes and small firms in Brno.Wed, 25 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTbackup3-2-1external driveWD My PassportWD Elementsbusiness backupcloud backupNASransomwareBrnoithope@ithope.cz (Miroslav Jaroš)https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/wd-red-vs-seagate-ironwolf-toshiba-n300-nas-disky-2026/https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/wd-red-vs-seagate-ironwolf-toshiba-n300-nas-disky-2026/NAS drive comparison 2026: WD Red Plus, Seagate IronWolf, Toshiba N300. Reliability from 180 NAS cases at ITHOPE Brno, MTBF, noise, price, RAID.Sun, 15 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTNASHDDWD Red PlusSeagate IronWolfToshiba N300SynologyQNAPRAIDCMR vs SMRNAS HDD 2026RAID failureithope@ithope.cz (Miroslav Jaroš)https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/co-delat-kdyz-disk-cvaka/https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/co-delat-kdyz-disk-cvaka/Hard drive clicking or ticking in rhythm? Five steps that save your data. From our Brno lab: what to do, what not to touch and why the freezer trick fails.Tue, 10 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMTHDDdata recoveryfirst aidmechanical failureclickinghead crashclick of deathWestern DigitalSeagateithope@ithope.cz (Miroslav Jaroš)https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/cmr-smr-prehled/https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/cmr-smr-prehled/CMR vs SMR hard drives: differences, model list for Seagate, WD, Toshiba and HGST. Why SMR is a problem for RAID and NAS, and what to do about it. From our Brno laboratory, updated 2026.Fri, 15 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMTHDDCMRSMRRAIDNAStechnologyWestern DigitalSeagateZFSresilverithope@ithope.cz (Miroslav Jaroš)https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/bitlocker/https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/bitlocker/BitLocker recovery key: where to look (Microsoft account, AD, Intune), what to do when you don't have it, how to verify encryption with manage-bde. From a Brno workshop.Thu, 15 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMTBitLockerrecovery keyencryptionWindows 10Windows 11AESTPMMicrosoft accountActive Directoryithope@ithope.cz (Miroslav Jaroš)https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/proc-nemame-radi-usb-c/https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/proc-nemame-radi-usb-c/USB ports flooded with hot-melt glue, snapped-off USB-A sockets, amateur repairs with traces of a heat gun. What we do about it in the workshop — and why USB-C closes most of these cases.Thu, 22 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMThardwareUSB-AUSB-Claptop repairSMD solderingservice Brnoithope@ithope.cz (Tomáš Kopřiva)https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/wifi-router-nastaveni/https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/wifi-router-nastaveni/How to set up a Wi-Fi router (TP-Link, ASUS, D-Link): admin login, SSID, 2.4/5/6 GHz, WPA3 encryption, mesh, and when to call a technician. Updated 2026, from our Brno workshop.Wed, 05 Nov 2014 00:00:00 GMTWi-FirouterTP-LinkWPA3WPA2SSIDmeshhome networkWi-Fi 6Brnoguideithope@ithope.cz (Tomáš Kopřiva)https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/instalace-windows/https://www.ithope.cz/en/blog/instalace-windows/How to test a new Windows, Linux or suspicious software without touching the host PC. A practical VirtualBox 7 guide — plus a 2026 comparison with Hyper-V, Windows Sandbox and WSL2.Wed, 14 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMTWindowsVirtualBoxvirtualizationWindows SandboxHyper-VWSL2guideithope@ithope.cz (Tomáš Kopřiva)