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HAVING BACKUPS AND A DR STRATEGY IN PLACE TO BE UP AND RUNNING INSTANTLY MEANS YOU ’ RE BETTER PREPARED TO TACKLE CHALLENGES HEAD ON AND MINIMISE ANY IMPACT TO YOUR END CUSTOMERS . www . intelligentdatacentres . com
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Keep cloud security top of mind
A report from Flexera revealed that optimising existing cloud use remained at the top of companies ’ 2020 priority list for the fourth year in a row , followed by migrating more workloads to the cloud . Terry Storrar , Managing Director at Leaseweb UK , explains how backup makes the move to the cloud easier than ever .
“ One benefit of modern cloud backup solutions is that they are suitable for businesses of any size , enabling data backup from any server or device , anywhere with an Internet connection . Cloud backup solutions are easy to manage and their providers offer reliable , hands-on customer support .
“ At Leaseweb for example , we take every necessary precaution to ensure that our customers ’ data is available around the clock . This includes the availability
Andy Collins , Head of Security at Node4
of emergency backup services , such as batteries and generators , in case of power outages . Agreements are also in place with energy suppliers for redundant energy connections that enter the data centre from different locations , redundant Internet connections and an agreement with local authorities for evacuation

HAVING BACKUPS AND A DR STRATEGY IN PLACE TO BE UP AND RUNNING INSTANTLY MEANS YOU ’ RE BETTER PREPARED TO TACKLE CHALLENGES HEAD ON AND MINIMISE ANY IMPACT TO YOUR END CUSTOMERS . www . intelligentdatacentres . com

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