Regardless of how big or small a business is, the most valuable asset it can possess is its data. The data is also the most vulnerable part of a business. Should anything from a natural disaster to hard disk failure, theft or loss affect the data, it could possibly mean the end of the company. For this reason, an additional, secure and more reliable place is required to store data and this secure place can be found in an offsite data backup.
An offsite data backup is a life saver to a company if such a calamity should strike. This is why it is important to make it the first step in a recovery plan. Backing up data is extremely simple to do. All it requires is the software to be installed in the computer. The software helps select data that requires backing up, manages the internet connection and even the compression and encryption of the data before it is transferred to the data centre.
Data backups can be started manually or scheduled at any convenient time by just a click of the mouse. For a more hassle free data backup you can even set the data to back up on a daily basis. Automated offsite data backups provide excellent protection for a company’s vital data. The great thing about these data backups is they can be accessed through the software at any required time ensuring data is protected and easily accessible.
