The best way to protect your business from a myriad of issues and dangerous situations is to employ a reliable backup and recovery program. While there are software programs and automatic backup services that can be used, they are not always 100 percent reliable. It is essential to save data to the cloud and create a hard copy that can be used in case something happens to the other backup and recovery method. A comprehensive backup strategy must also have regular checks and balances to ensure that everything is being done consistently and properly for the best possible results.
Common Backup and Recovery Program Strategies
While there are lots of different ways that you can create a method for backing up and maintaining essential data, some are more widely used than others. One is known simply as the 3-2-1 rule, which states that you should have three copies of data stored on two different types of media with one copy stored offsite. This can help to ensure that even in a case of natural disaster, that there would be a reliable backup stored offsite that could be used for a quick recovery to get you back in business. Another strategy is to use automatic backups, which can be done through the operating system of your computer network. Automatic backup services through a trusted provider might be an even better solution, especially if you have difficulties maintaining regular backups to save data to the cloud on your own.
Some businesses use hard storage via a disconnected storage device that they backup with data daily at the end of each day and take with them when they leave the office. They might combine this type of hard copy with cloud storage of a duplicate copy to maintain a backup and recovery program. Some files do not change regularly, but still might require a comprehensive backup strategy to ensure they are available and ready to go if the entire network were attacked or damaged in some way. Autosave settings can also be a valuable tool, particularly for files that you work on daily or throughout the day. Without autosave you might lose a whole day’s work during a power outage or some other type of similar situation. The more you can do to learn about backing up data and the best ways to do it, the easier it will be to ensure that the job gets done right.
Typical Situations Where Backup Recovery is Necessary
Some of the scenarios where people can lose essential data and suffer damage to their business include stolen laptops and other mobile devices that are connected to the company network, as well as simple human error. File corruption that includes essential accounting files or consumer data can also spell disaster for many small to large businesses. An employee who checks their personal email, social media, or even clicks on an encrypted and nefarious link can allow the hacker right into the system. Outside of these human-based situations, other issues can include fires, electrical storms, severe weather, floors, malicious attacks and much more can mean big losses to a company that does not have a comprehensive backup strategy in place.
Synivate can help small to large businesses in the Greater Boston area to identify the essential data that should be backed up on a daily basis. Non-essential data can be backed up less frequently, such as weekly or monthly, depending on your needs. Our team can also assist you in the selection of the best backup techniques according to the demands of your business. There are several different choices that can be used to provide a comprehensive backup strategy, including differential, continuous, incremental, and system image backups. Some of our clients use a combination of two or more options to ensure a more extensive form of protection for their business. Secure storage – onsite, in the cloud, and offsite – can help to ensure that recovery would occur quickly and completely. Backup file testing is the final service designed to guarantee that the secure storage methods are working properly.
Comprehensive Backup Strategy
Contact Synivate directly by calling 617-848-1248 and speak with one of our friendly and knowledgeable technicians about our backup and recovery program services. We can answer any questions you might have about creating a comprehensive backup strategy, as well as options for offsite storage or to save data to the cloud. We have helped hundreds of companies in the Greater Boston area with our innovative technology solutions and we can help you, too.