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ROBUST DATA STORAGE
A strategy can have a tremendous impact on a business ’ s efficiency and capacity to grow . Sergei Serdyuk , VP of Product Management , NAKIVO , explains how SMEs can develop a robust backup data storage strategy .
There ’ s no question that data has become an essential commodity in today ’ s world . Any SME generates and processes a great deal of data every day . Therefore , storing and effectively protecting this valuable asset is essential to compete with larger businesses and continue to grow . Here are some of our insights at NAKIVO gained from helping SMEs protect their data on-premises , on tape , in the cloud and on NAS devices .
Here are some steps , in order to develop a robust backup data storage strategy :
• Determine how critical each category of data is to your day-to-day business operations and your Business Continuity and its business value in general . This way , SMEs can better align data storage resources with business priorities .
• Specify the data that needs to be backed up . Where should critical data be stored ? Who is authorised to modify or migrate data ? Who has access to the backup data ?
• Don ’ t put all your eggs in one basket , or the 3-2-1 backup rule . Diversify backup data storage locations to optimise performance and ensure data recovery in case of a disaster .
• As businesses scale up , it ’ s essential to have a backup data storage system that can adapt to meet the business ’ s needs without exhausting the IT budget .
Since the value of a business ’ s data directly affects its bottom line and overall growth potential , there ’ s been a great shift to more agile , scalable and flexible storage options for backup in recent years . Take cloud data storage , for example . The use of cloud storage for backup data has surged , as businesses , especially SMEs , seek to store their critical data without any upfront hardware or storage provisioning costs . Cloud data storage provides 24 / 7 access to data from anywhere globally as long as there is an Internet connection . SMEs can scale up or down
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THERE ’ S NO QUESTION THAT DATA HAS BECOME AN ESSENTIAL COMMODITY IN TODAY ’ S WORLD . ANY SME GENERATES AND PROCESSES A GREAT DEAL OF DATA EVERY DAY .
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