Are You Ready to Mitigate Any Potential Data Loss? You Need to Be!

There are plenty of reasons why a business might lose some or all of its data, ranging from cyberattacks to hardware failure. Unfortunately, there isn’t any real reason your business won’t be one of the unlucky ones.

This makes it imperative that you prepare for this eventuality. Let’s discuss how to do so with the help of data redundancy.

A Backup Isn’t a True Backup If It Doesn’t Follow the 3-2-1 Backup Rule

Three copies of your data, two kinds of storage media, one offsite. That’s the gist of the 3-2-1 Backup Rule, a practice that helps ensure your essential data is accessible to you, regardless of what happens.

Where your business’ backups are concerned, redundancy is a good thing, as it serves as a form of protection. With a copy of your data to work on, a local copy to fall back on, and an offsite copy in case of a disaster, you can be much more confident that your bases are covered.

The Cloud is a Great Option

Speaking of an offsite copy, the cloud is probably the closest thing to the ideal solution as you’ll find. With the knowledge of what you need to back up on the regular, it is simple to find a cloud-based option that fits your requirements.

What really cements the cloud as the best option available to businesses, however, is its inherent accessibility. With your backup in the cloud, you can easily draw on it so long as you have a connection to the Internet. Plus, cloud providers are also highly motivated to ensure that your data is protected, as they are ultimately delivering a service.

Automation Ensures Backups are Taken

A backup will only help you if it is kept updated, which is something that modern automation can help you accomplish. By instructing your system to back itself up regularly—the right tool can achieve this as often as every 15 minutes—you can ensure you have access to the most data possible at all times.

Encryption Protects Your Backups

With your data backed up, it is also crucial that you properly secure it. Your sensitive data needs to be protected; encryption is a great way to do that. Cloud providers typically offer it by default, and you should implement it in the rest of your data storage as well.

Evaluate Your Backups

It’s critical that you know that your backups work… otherwise, you could turn to them in your time of need and discover that they either aren’t there or are so outdated, they will no longer be of any benefit to you if you need them. This makes it essential to regularly test your backups to ensure they will be effective when needed. 

Develop a Disaster Recovery Strategy

In addition to your backup, you need to have a plan to put it to use, restoring your data and putting it back to work as quickly as possible. This disaster recovery plan needs to cover:

• Where you keep your backups
• How files and systems should be restored
• Who takes the lead on the recovery strategy

All of it needs to reflect a dedication to minimizing the downtime you experience.

You Can Rely on Us for Help!

Find out how we can help you navigate your business’ backup preparations. Call us today at 708-781-7110.