Off-site backup Systems
Your Data - How would you cope if you walked in one day and had lost it all?
The concept of off-site data backup is not new. However, until recently it was only within the financial reach of larger organisations; but now it is highly affordable and well worth the cost to even the smallest business. The man hours and cost involved in recovering lost data can be immense, assuming that it can be recovered at all, and can be crippling to a company of any size. Off-site backup is an insurance no company can afford to overlook.
What is Off-site Data Backup?
Off-site backup is a method of securing computer data by transmission to, and storage at, a secure location which is remote from the business operating site(s). Thus the data is secured and available in the event of a disaster such as a fire. This is likely to be a basic component of any business continuity strategy. Traditionally, this involved the use of magnetic tapes as well as other removable storage media. Now, however, with the use of fast Internet connections, this data can be securely transmitted overnight to one of our secure data storage servers.
How Does Offsite Backup Work?
Off-site data backup works by first encrypting the data, then compressing and transmitting it to an off-site security centre. This data can then be accessed in the event of an emergency by using either the Internet or other communications service. The software only transmits changes, so once the initial backup is complete, subsequent backups only deal with the changes in your data.
Advantages of Offsite Data Backup
There are a number of advantages to storing your data off-site, including:
- Your data is protected in the event of a disaster
- This strategy can be applied irrespective of the operating system(s) employed
- In other words, backup can be performed regardless of the which operating system you use
- Added security of data-encrypted network connections
We know that you may already have a backup system. But the extra protection of having your data backed up on a regular basis miles away, in a secure location, is something that can't be overlooked.
We are able to work with your company to create a regular, secure backup system that allows you to decide what gets backed up, and access to that data to retrieve any lost data.
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