Data Backup and Recovery

Disasters do happen. In our industry, we have a saying, "It's not 'if' it will happen, but 'when'  it will happen." The disasters may be as horrific as a fire or as quiet as hardware failure. Regardless, you need to be prepared! Think of trying to run your business without your email....or your accounting system....or all of your other corporate data. Your business' work could come to a halt really quickly without a disaster recovery plan.

Effective backup of network or desktop computer data begins with planning and continues with consistent monitoring and testing. Most companies have one of more of the following weaknesses in their backup process

• Poor planning - Studies indicate that most companies fail to design an effective backup strategy - one that not only identifies all of your critical data but also the schedule of backing it up and the retention periods. Typically a significant portion of corporate data is not included in regular backups. Effective planning will minimize the risk involved in backing up your corporate data.
   
• Inconsistent Monitoring - Do your backups run successfully every time? Does someone actually review the reports on a daily basis and correct the errors? Most IT professionals lack the discipline to really follow through on this  - and yet if your backups are failing or have errors...what does it matter how good your plan is? This simple task of consistently reviewing the data backup reports is one of the most common IT mistakes. We do this differently!
   
• No Off-Site Storage - Fire, water, and building damage may harm not only your corporate data, but also your backup data if it is all kept at the same location. A wise plan is to develop some sort of off-site rotation for backups so that you protect your company against that type of catastrophic disaster. We can help you determine the approach to off-site storage that best suits your needs.
   
• Set Up, and Never Look Back - After developing a backup plan and implementing it, does any one ever review it? Perhaps you've added new drives to your system, but not your backups. Has your exchange data been moved? Backup plans are only good if they are current.
   
• Testing - Plans are the strategy. Testing is what puts the "rubber to the road" to see if the plans work and meet your constraints (time limitations, etc.).
   

Being without access to e-mail, vital records, or customer data can result in lost productivity, missed sales opportunities, and unrecoverable profits. our backup and disaster recovery solutions can mean the difference between a hiccup and a heart attack for your business. As a part of our strategy for serving small to medium-sized businesses, Big Fish Technology offers a variety of solutions, from online backup service to tape backup solutions to network attached disk storage backups, so that you are able to find one that meets your business and financial requirements.

Schedule a free review of your backup needs with no risk and no obligation.  678-528-7713.