Companies should back up their important data and store it offsite in a secured location where it can be protected from natural disasters, fire, accidents etc. Off-site data storage represents excellent business planning and should be followed from time to time. The process of shifting data to an offsite location is termed as vaulting. Vaulting helps to reduce any kind of damage to the critical data from calamities like fire or flooding. It also helps prevent loss of important data due to viruses, computer failures etc.
The archive tapes should be stored according to the archive temperature and humidity specifications provided by the manufacturer. This will increase the chances of achieving the life expectancy of the media. It is very important that the off-site data protection centre meets a particular temperature level as required by the media. By doing so, you can recover the data even after many years of storage. You should even have periodic inspections of your data to make sure that there is no damage to any vaulted media.
Managed vaults assure a secure and reliable backup plan that will not only reduce the load of the staff, but also
- Supplement faster recovery of data if there is any disaster
- Maximise reliability of recovery
- Reduce the burden of the administrative and management team
Thus it is important for you to have offsite data storage and managed vaults for your business.
