Online Backup Solutions
The golden rule in IT is always to have at least one viable backup.
The best companies have multiple backups and robust business continuity plans. Current IT strategy suggests that using online back up optimum, and this is even for services that are online. The critical question to ask yourself is; how long could your business survive waiting for its data to be restored? The shorter this time window then, the more robust you have to be with your backup solution.
How long could your business survive waiting for its data to be restored?
Backup and recovery describe the process of creating and storing copies of data that can be used to protect organizations against data loss. This is sometimes referred to as operational recovery. Recovery from a backup typically involves restoring the data to the original location or to an alternate location where it can be used in place of lost or damaged data.
A proper backup copy is stored in a separate system or medium, such as tape, from the primary data to protect against the possibility of data loss due to primary hardware or software failure.
Avast Business Cloud Backup
As Avast Business Cloudcare resellers, we can provide our clients with a fully managed Online backup and Anti-virus service. Simple to manage via our online console, we look after all Anti-virus updates and alerts and manage your backup to the cloud. For a free 30-day trial, please feel free to contact us
Avast Business Cloud backup is fast, easy and secure.
CloudAlly
CloudAlly is Enterprise-ready Microsoft 365 data protection from the pioneers of SaaS backup and is remarkably cost-effective for a small business. It offers Secure Microsoft Office 365 Cloud Backup and Recovery.
End-to-end automated or on-demand backup of all your M365 data (Mail, Calendar, Contacts, Tasks, SharePoint, OneDrive, Office Groups and Teams.
Secure and Certified with Microsoft-mandated OAuth and MFA/2FA support. ISO 27001, HIPAA, and GDPR compliant. Global data centres of your choice. Secure Amazon AWS S3 Encryption. And, Immutable Storage – Object- Lock minimises accidental or malicious data loss.
CloudAlly can also back up Google Workspace, Salesforce, Box and Dropbox
Why Backup and Recovery are important
The purpose of the backup is to create a copy of data that can be recovered in the event of a primary data failure. Primary data failures can be the result of hardware or software failure, data corruption, or a human-caused event, such as a malicious attack (virus or malware), or accidental deletion of data. Backup copies allow data to be restored from an earlier point in time to help the business recover from an unplanned event.
Storing the copy of the data on a separate medium is critical to protect against primary data loss or corruption. This additional medium can be as simple as an external drive or USB stick, or something more substantial, such as a disk storage system, cloud storage container, or tape drive. The alternate medium can be in the same location as the primary data or at a remote location. The possibility of weather-related events may justify having copies of data at remote locations.
For best results, backup copies are made on a consistent, regular basis to minimize the amount of data lost between backups. The more time passes between backup copies, the more potential for data loss when recovering from a backup. Retaining multiple copies of data provides the insurance and flexibility to restore to a point in time not affected by data corruption or malicious attacks.
