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Veeam Software , a leader in Intelligent Data Management for the Hyper-Available Enterprise , has announced its top tips to help businesses stay ‘ always on ’ during the summer break .
During the summer , the workforce will be reduced , but the same can ’ t be said for data usage . Banking , shopping and healthcare requirements won ’ t slow down , so businesses must be equipped to deliver digital services , ensure business continuity and reduce risk while managing customer expectations .
Here are some top tips to help businesses in the Middle East maintain their availability during the summer :
• Pack up traditional backup : Data is the engine of Digital Transformation , but it is no longer enough to simply collect , store and protect data . The growth in volume and sprawl means the cost of managing , securing and protecting data is becoming more significant . Legacy backup and recovery solutions are not only expensive , but only offer an inflexible infrastructure that doesn ’ t expand or scale well to everchanging business needs .
Businesses need to be more proactive in how they address the information that ’ s available to them , create a competitive advantage and ultimately drive revenue . To address this , businesses must achieve hyper-availability , where always-on data automatically anticipates the needs and meets demands across multiple infrastructures – virtual , physical , cloud – while remaining protected and ensuring compliance .
• Factor in the right data protection : Data management and protection is essential if businesses are to not only survive , but to drive the Digital Transformation and thrive in an increasingly competitive environment . Over the last few years , there have been data centre outages and increasingly sophisticated ransomware attacks , which could have had irreparable consequences to not only brand reputation but also data and financial loss . Hospitals store critical patient data , which if a victim of malware could result in cancelling life-saving operations while banks have access to sensitive personal data , which if
Claude Schuck , Regional Manager for Middle East and Central Africa at Veeam Software
not appropriately protected could result in serious financial theft .
Today , businesses must re-evaluate their data management strategy and take a holistic and a more proactive approach to data management . One that is on the right infrastructure , always protected , ready to work , in the right place , at the right time while meeting regulations , such as GDPR .
• Explore alternative staffing : Always on businesses don ’ t stop , sales targets still exist and customers have requirements that need to be met . During the summer period , businesses should consider reallocating staff to cover certain roles and responsibilities of another employee during their holiday , to not only drive learning and development initiatives , but also address a potential skills gap in the company .
Similarly , certain industries encourage it , particularly retail , leisure and hospitality , who take on seasonal and part-time workers to help meet the always on demands during peak periods .
While this addresses the immediate business needs , consideration needs to be given to what data employees have access to , and what processes are in place to mitigate the risk posed by those with authorised data access , who have bad www . intelligentcio . com INTELLIGENTCIO
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