At its worst, critical data loss can result in wiping out an entire business. Studies by the National Archives and Records Administration showed that 80% of companies without well-conceived data protection and recovery strategies go out of business within two years of a major disaster !

The importance of protecting your data

Businesses of all sizes are witnessing an explosion in the volume of data they hold. Whether it is the result of the Internet, email, increasingly heavy and media-rich application softwares, there is a massive growth in the volume of data all around. Conservative estimates from IDC in October, 2002, place data growth at approximately 80% per year. Data is increasingly being recognized as one of the real assets of a company and so losing this data would cause severe damage to any organization.

Backup is the last line of defence against hardware failure or natural calamities like flood and fire. The damage caused by a security breach or just accidental deletion of data cannot be tolerated at any time especially if the data cannot be recovered.
 

What is your data worth?

Data loss can be very costly, particularly for organizations in the small and medium business (SMB) market where the difference between survival and closure rests on the ability to recover from a disaster. At the very least, critical data loss will have a financial impact on companies of all sizes.

Server Consultancy Ltd helps businesses to safeguard their information assets. Our recommendation ...

• Occasionally restore some data to make sure the backup system is working properly.
• Keep backup copies away from business premises (or ‘offsite’) in case your backup data gets stolen or damaged.
• Encrypt and password-protect backups to protect your privacy.
• Every couple of months create an archive backup and keep it rather than recycling the media. That way you’ll have a periodic snapshot of your data.
• Don't keep backups with the computer they are backing up in case they are stolen or damaged at the same time !

Server Consultancy Ltd, the reliable IT Support Service provider for small and medium businesses would be pleased to help you, whether you require backup policy or interested in finding out more about the latest technologies used for taking backup. Don't delay!  Pick up the phone and give us a call as we are here to help you.