Before Your Business Moves Ahead - Make Sure Your Data Is Backed Up
A business backup system is an integral part of record keeping.
Small and large companies alike both have the need to store records on a separate front in case of disaster or failure.
According to Gartner research and PC World magazine, one-fifth of organizations will change the brand they use for backup this year.
What this means for your business is that backing up records is becoming cheaper and easier by the day.
Many small businesses will back up data nightly to a server with a tape drive installed.
After a while, the tape is swapped out with a new one and the process continues.
This process is not enough, however, to ensure proper retention of important records.
The problem with this process is that not all data should be treated equally.
There is some data that can absolutely not be lost, while there are other parts that the business could do without.
There is a direct relationship between the amount of data stored and the time it will take to recover it and resume business.
In other words, the more data a business has backed up, the longer it will take to sort through it all after a disaster and resume normal business activities.
There are many choices when it comes to backup.
There are hard-disk systems as well as local network storage and cloud based services.
The nature of your business will determine your backup needs.
The ideal backup system will run a "backup behind a backup-system," such as disk-to-disk to cloud.
If you choose to use a cloud service, be sure that there are servers in more than one geographic location.
Even though the price of storage is dropping, many still find it to be quite expensive.
A cheaper option is network-attached storage boxes which are small enough to not get in the way but advanced enough to allow for customization.
Cloud storage is also ideal for a small business.
Something to ponder when choosing which type of backup is right for your business is the stability of the product.
Obviously you want to invest your time and data into something that gives the impression that it will last for a long time to come.
You also want to be sure that you have access to your data whenever you want it, not when the company allows you to have it.
If you choose to go "to the cloud," be sure that you have a backup for your backup to ensure maximum security.
Small and large companies alike both have the need to store records on a separate front in case of disaster or failure.
According to Gartner research and PC World magazine, one-fifth of organizations will change the brand they use for backup this year.
What this means for your business is that backing up records is becoming cheaper and easier by the day.
Many small businesses will back up data nightly to a server with a tape drive installed.
After a while, the tape is swapped out with a new one and the process continues.
This process is not enough, however, to ensure proper retention of important records.
The problem with this process is that not all data should be treated equally.
There is some data that can absolutely not be lost, while there are other parts that the business could do without.
There is a direct relationship between the amount of data stored and the time it will take to recover it and resume business.
In other words, the more data a business has backed up, the longer it will take to sort through it all after a disaster and resume normal business activities.
There are many choices when it comes to backup.
There are hard-disk systems as well as local network storage and cloud based services.
The nature of your business will determine your backup needs.
The ideal backup system will run a "backup behind a backup-system," such as disk-to-disk to cloud.
If you choose to use a cloud service, be sure that there are servers in more than one geographic location.
Even though the price of storage is dropping, many still find it to be quite expensive.
A cheaper option is network-attached storage boxes which are small enough to not get in the way but advanced enough to allow for customization.
Cloud storage is also ideal for a small business.
Something to ponder when choosing which type of backup is right for your business is the stability of the product.
Obviously you want to invest your time and data into something that gives the impression that it will last for a long time to come.
You also want to be sure that you have access to your data whenever you want it, not when the company allows you to have it.
If you choose to go "to the cloud," be sure that you have a backup for your backup to ensure maximum security.
