Backups – Local & Remote

Ensuring your data is backed up and securely stored is just about the most important thing to ensure you do. The reality is that many business owners and senior management assume this happens. They have delegated the task to someone else and they just presume it happens.

• They assume someone puts the tape in each night
• They assume the tapes are stored in a secure manner that will protect them from flood, fire and theft
• They assume the future of their company is safe and secure!

Our experience shows this is not true

• The delegated person often forgets to put the tape in the drive
• Tape backups often fail and no one bothers to check if it was successful
• The tapes are often stored next to the server and will also be destroyed in the event of flood or fire

The future of the company is far from safe and secure!

Some questions to ask yourself and the person responsible for your backups

Orchard Computer Services | Backups – Local & Remote

Orchard can offer a vast range of backup solutions that can ensure the safety and security of your data.

These include:

• Additional disks inside the server that are configured for improved resilience.
• Software that allows you to automatically schedule backups to tape or disk. It will also alert you by email if the backup fails.
• External Disk boxes that hold regularly updated copies of your key data.
• External Disk boxes that can be located offsite (at an alternate office or Directors home). The key data is updated via ADSL links and is protected in the event of a serious incident such as a flood or a fire.

See our Disaster Recovery page for more information regarding protection from Flood and Fire etc