Are You Sure Your Backup and Recovery Plan is Working?
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Dec-06-2011
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Here, readers will find helpful information regarding backup and recovery of the system.
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If you ask a business owner who has just lost everything because their servers or critical data weren't protected when a fire, theft, or other disaster hit, then they might tell you that it's the worst feeling in the world. Believe it or not, as a Michigan information technology company we know from experience that there is actually something worse: having a backup and recovery plan in place, and finding out that it wasn't working after the fact.
With that in mind, we would like to put two different questions to you: First, what does your company's data and backup plan look like? And secondly, how sure are you that it's working the way it's supposed to?
If you don't have an answer to the first question, or are unsure, then we beg you to run - don't walk - into our Michigan IT offices to discuss a system for backing up your most important data and applications. While a lot of business owners and managers think that the possibility of losing what they have is remote, the reality is that a single flood or tornado can wipe your company off the map if you don't have a plan to restore your systems in place. And that's to say nothing of fires, thefts, and employee errors that can wipe out your existing data and technology in a second.
If you have a backup and recovery system in place, then what kind of verification are you getting that it's functioning? And how often are those updates coming? It's not unusual, in our business, to find that a small or medium-sized business is backing up to a tape drive once a week or once a month. Not only would they desperately need the information that's been written to their servers since the last backup, but a deeper look shows that they aren't even backing up all of their files, either because the drive is full or the system has been incorrectly configured. Again, it would be hard to overstate the terrible feeling these folks have when they realize that the safety net they were counting on wasn't there.
And while we're on the subject, one more quick tip: Make sure that your backup plan includes complete versions of your data regularly being stored somewhere that isn't in your office. Why? Because if your facility is destroyed - and your backup system with it - then it's no better than not having had one at all.
When it comes to backup and data recovery, it's incredibly important to have a system in place, but that's not enough. If you truly want to look out for the future of your company, then make sure that you don't just have a plan, but that it's working the way you think it is. Talk to a reputable Michigan computer consulting company to get an actionable BUDR plan in place today.
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Article Source :
http://www.articleseen.com/Article_Are You Sure Your Backup and Recovery Plan is Working? _114801.aspx
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Author Resource :
Peter Marsack is the Vice President of Business Development for Vision Computer Solutions - a leading Michigan information technology company. Vision offers Michigan business IT consulting and its Michigan computer consultants each have numerous industry certifications.
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Keywords :
Michigan information technology company, Michigan computer consulting, Michigan business IT consulting, Michigan computer con,
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Business
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Management
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