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Wed 10 Mar 2010 06:22:19 PM CST

Introduction

Tornadoes, power spikes, lightning strikes, fires, theft and age of the computer hardware are just some of the reasons why you can loose your business data.

Businesses run on information, from your customer and distributor lists, to how much you charge for different services. This information is necessary for you to conduct business.

This information is usually compiled over the years and is an integral part to the success of your business. The fact is, that without this information you would not be able to conduct business.

A study by the University of Texas recently found that only 6% of companies suffering from a catastrophic data loss survive.

Are you doing enough to keep your business information available in case of a disaster?

Research shows that most small and mid-size companies rely solely on their personal computers to hold the data and/or perform backups sporadically when someone remembers to do them and actually has the time.

There is a really small percentage of companies that perform the appropriate number of backups for their needs. Among these companies the cost of doing the backups is large when considering the cost of the hardware, software and time required to perform these backups.

What is needed is a solution that will make sure backups are performed on schedule and at a fraction of the cost that current technologies offer.

Remote and distributed backups

Remote backups are a good way of protecting against most natural disasters as well as things like theft. When a flood comes into your office or a lightning strikes your power lines there is a good chance that the whole office equipment will be affected.

Remote backups are not affected by these localized events. We focus on Tier 1 datacenters with extreme protection against most causes of data loss.

On top of that we can offer distributed backups among different geographic areas, so that the loss of a datacenter is not enough to keep you from getting the data you need.


Mt Stromlo disaster Preliminary estimates put the losses at Mt Stromlo in excess of AU$20 million, as four telescopes, the equipment workshop, eight houses which had been occupied by staff and an administration building succumbed to the blaze. However, the observatory's legacy, millions of units of data collected as part of its research over the years, has been salvaged thanks to a comprehensive disaster recovery plan implemented by the Australian National University's (ANU) division of information. ZD Net AU
Doing the wrong backups A San Francisco company was broken into. <<<"Not only where the computers stolen, but also the backup tapes, which where sitting next to the backup server.">>>

Doing enough backups The average SMB does backups whenever someone remembers to do so and then leaves it next to the computer.

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