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Introduction
The
biggest threat to an organisation may come from its own equipment.
Loss of data or the downtime caused while data is restored can
cripple a business. A comprehensive backup strategy is
essential for any business. We can offer a disaster recovery
planning service to counter the ultimate threat, total system
failure.
Data Backups
As data storage rapidly heads towards 1TByte (1,000,000 MBytes) backup
storage becomes a major challenge. A full assessment of data
needs should be made to determine how much data needs storing, how
frequently and for how long. Traditional tape backup systems
still offer the solution for smaller servers, but for the larger
systems more sophisticated solutions may be better.
Data Security
Control of access to sensitive information is
vital. Passwords and group policies can restrict access and
allow a centralised control. Today's portable mass storage
devices represent a real threat to data without, at present, an easy
solution.
Disaster Recovery
Just
keeping data secure is not enough - plans for restoring data and
operating systems in the event of total system failure are
essential. The time to restore a system depends on the
preparations made in advance. It could make the difference
between downtime of a couple of hours or days! .A disaster recovery strategy may be required by
some regulatory bodies.
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