Happy St. Patrick's Day!
Those of you that have the luck of the Irish probably don't need to read this, but for the rest of you, well, I think it'll be worth a few minutes of your time.
If your business can not afford to be down for days, then take heed of these 3 easy (but crucial!) steps to make sure you never have to experience extended downtime, data loss or corruption.
1. Keep on-site and off-site copies of your data. You never want to rely solely on an on-site backup. If a fire, flood, natural disaster or burglary happens, you're out of luck. Plus, why bet your business on one backup? It is smart to have several backups of your data.
2. Throw your old tape-drive out the window. If you're still using tape drive backups, you could be in for a terrible surprise if you need to restore from them. Tapes are slow, highly volatile, high maintenance and have a very high failure rate. We have found that many companies using tapes only have enough for a week or two worth of backups, and, that the backups are never verified. This means that if a backup is failing and no one notices, your last good backup could be gone in 5 to 10 business days.
3. Image your Server(s) and Workstations. Imaging your server(s) and workstations is similar to taking a "snapshot" or "picture" of your hard drive. Not only does it make a copy of the information (data) stored on them, but it also makes a copy of all the software programs, personal settings, favorites, desktop icons, network settings, printer configurations and EVERYTHING exactly as it is in your current computer. Once your hardware is repaired or replaced, this image can enable you to be back up and running in an hour or two as opposed to a day or two. Rebuilding a server (or workstation) that has crashed, burned or otherwise been incapacitated takes time.
Call us during the month of March and we'll perform a No Charge Disaster Recovery Checkup to see if your systems could be back up and running FAST in the event of a major failure.
Regards, Dave
440-325-2101
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