Keep Your Business IN Business by `Asking these 10 Critical Data Storage` Questions
Released on: October 17, 2008, 10:23 am
Press Release Author: Laura Nowatka/Proven Backup, Inc.
Industry: Computers
Press Release Summary: Computer and hard drive crashes aren't predictable, but are preventable! EURData-loss disasters happen, be prepared,EUR says Jack Mortell, co-founder of Proven Backup, Inc., "you need to ask the right questions to ensure your business is protected."
Press Release Body: EURData-loss disasters DO happen, the key is being prepared,EUR says Jack Mortell, co-founder of Proven Backup, Inc. who developed "10 Critical Data Storage Questions" to help businesses determine if their current data backup system is reliable (and their data is protected).
"Take a look at your current data backup plan and ask yourself these questions: 1. Importantly, does your business have a backup plan for computer data? 2. Have you ever tried to recover data from your current backup system? 3. Do you get notifications of success or errors in backup on a daily basis? 4. Do you have a system in place that alleviates human error? 5. Can you access backed up data from your desktop whenever you need it? 6. Can you recover lost data if your offices are not accessible? 7. Can you guarantee that your backed up data is secure and proprietary? 8. Is your system immune to computer viruses that could wipe out your hard drives? 9. Can you predict or control hardware malfunctions? 10. Does your company have the time and money, approx. $10,000 per MB1 to recreate lost data from improper back up systems?"
If you answer "no" to any of these questions, your data is at risk and you may want to consider an offsite backup solution.EUR
An offsite backup solution, if you've never heard of one, allows you to backup your data to a secure, remote server from one or many of your business' locations (also called remote data backup, online backup, internet backup). Secure, remote servers are housed in data centers which have a variety of security and power redundancy features.
Sending your data to the remote server is accomplished through software downloaded onto your computer that encrypts, or scrambles, your data and it's sent via the Internet. Updates to your data are sent to the secure, remote server on a regular basis (daily, weekly, etc) for storage. If your office computers are not accessible for any reason, the stored data can be uploaded to a new onsite server and "decrypted" using a personal encryption key. And, you're back in business.
Conventional backup methodologies, such as tape, CD Rom, and external hard drives have proven that they are just not good enough. The industry has found high failure rates during data restoration; difficulty in detecting problems of backup before performing restoration; slow read and write speed; high maintenance costs; expensive offsite storage of tape library; fixed capacity on backup media; and, increased likelihood of occurrence of negligence-induced problems (e.g. lost or misplaced data). Not to mention the fact that a person you trust has to monitor, test, update and secure them daily.
The good news is that advances in technology have allowed for the creation of an offsite backup solution that can be used by anyone with access to the Internet.
Proven Backup, Inc. is the reliable, secure offsite data backup service used by over 500,000 users worldwide. We give our clients 100% confidence that their data is securely backed up and restorable whenever and where ever they need it. We allow our clients to move their business forward knowing we have their back(up). For more information on our product and services please visit: http://www.ProvenBackup.com.
1The Cost of Lost Data - The importance of investing in that EURounce of preventionEUR 2003, David M. Smith, Ph.D,
Web Site: http://www.provenbackup.com
Contact Details: Laura Nowatka Proven Backup, Inc. 10 New King Street, 215 White Plains, NY 10604
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