Data Backup
Protect your data from loss in the event of a disaster
Data Backup protects your organisation's critical data and systems against data loss and disasters. Effectively backing up your organisation's critical data helps to ensure that you will always be able to recover and restore your business data following a disaster.
Every business understands the importance of backing up important company data. Files and folders need to be copied and archived and it must be possible to restore these in the case of data loss. There are also compliance requirements attached to this process.
Data loss can occur for any number of reasons and regardless of how efficient and sophisticated your IT infrastructure is, there is always the possibility that a malfunction will wipe out valuable data. Some of the most common causes of data loss include computer viruses, hardware failures, and file corruption due to fire, flood, or theft.
If the data that is lost is critical to the effective running of the business, including financial information or client data, the loss could have catastrophic consequences for the business. This makes having an efficient and secure backup process in place a priority.
Data Backup Options – Onsite and Offsite / Online Backup
Onsite Data Backup Solutions
Onsite storage uses local storage devices, such as hard drives or magnetic tapes, to backup and store specified data on a periodic basis. There are a number of solutions that are available, such as Symantec Backup Exec. This delivers powerful, flexible, and easy-to-use backup and recovery protecting the entire infrastructure whether built upon virtual, physical, or a combination of both. It backs up local or remote data to virtually any storage device including tape and disk. Recovery is fast and efficient. With a few simple clicks, you can quickly search and restore granular file or application objects, applications, VMs, and servers directly from backup storage.
Online Data Backup Services
Offsite backup is the replication of backup data to a remote site. Online backup is an increasingly popular type of offsite backup, particularly for businesses that need a fast, simple backup and an easy way to restore lost files. There are a number of online backup solutions, including Microsoft Azure. This is Microsoft’s cloud platform and it is designed to deliver a unified solution for protecting data on premise and in the cloud.