In today’s digital age, data is one of the most important assets for any business. However, many businesses neglect regular data backup, exposing customer information and financial records and more to catastrophic consequences. A study by the University of Texas found that 94% of companies suffering from a catastrophic data loss do not survive, 43% never reopen, and 51% close within two years.
What is a Data Backup & What are the Components?
Backups are copies of data stored separately from the original data source. They essentially serve as a safety net to restore data in case of loss, corruption, or other unforeseen events. Backups are usually performed on various types of data, including files, databases, and entire system images.
Regular Schedule
Make sure to perform backups regularly depending on the importance of the data and stick to a schedule to ensure that recent changes are always backed up. IT support providers will help your business maintain a routine schedule of data backups and help you focus on running your business.
Testing and Monitoring your Backup System
Periodically testing your backup and recovery process to ensure data can be restored successfully. You should also conduct mock disaster recovery drills to validate.
Keep Data in Multiple Locations
Store backups in different physical and even cloud locations to help protect against local disasters. Using a combination-approach of on-site and off-site/cloud backups can add security.
Finding the Right Backup for You
Saltech offers both local and cloud backups to fit your budget and fulfill your business goals. A local backup is good for easy on-site accessibility whereas cloud backups can help protect you against threats that prevent you from accessing your data all together, these attacks can come in the form of ransomware. Follow this link to learn more about our data & cloud backup services.
Data backups &cloud services are included in our Managed IT plans: the complete management of your business technology. Follow this link to explore our managed IT services.
