TECHNOLOGY REVVED UP
IS DOWN-TIME A CONCERN FOR YOUR BUSINESS ?
Faringdon based CIS discusses the subject
Imagine arriving at the office to find that your entire network has gone offline . You have no access to data or email and you have no idea how long it will take to resolve the problem You have some data backed up to an external hard drive , but it doesn ’ t contain the latest files because your backup stopped working without telling you . You later find out that your server is the root of the problem . It stopped working . Your IT tells you that you need a new server to resolve the problem which will cost your business thousands and whats more , it could take days to restore your systems . As each hour goes by you ’ re losing money and more importantly the ability to engage with your clients and support your employees . Sounds like a disaster doesn ’ t it ? Well , it doesn ’ t need to be this way .
The problem is that in most cases it ’ s not an issue until it ’ s an issue and that ’ s why you could be risking everything you ’ ve worked so hard to build .
You don ’ t keep your hard-earned money in a tin box under the bed , you keep it in a secure purpose-built bank . Data should also be thought of in the same way . Disaster Recovery is the answer .
What is Disaster Recovery ? Disaster Recovery is often confused with back-up . In a nut-shell , back-up protects data ( files such as . word . excel . jpeg etc ) whereas Disaster Recovery restores your whole IT infrastructure . How long would it take for you to rebuild your entire IT infrastructure ? A well-planned Disaster Recovery position could reduce this time from days to hours .
System crashes , viruses , theft and hardware failures are happening every day . Are you confident your business could recover quickly from a disaster ?
• Do you have a Disaster Recovery plan as well as data back-up ?
• Is the right data being backed up ?
• Is your data stored off-site securely ?
• Is your data regularly tested and could it be restored successfully ?
• Is your backup full server-image and not just your user files ?
• If you have multiple backup devices , are they in sync ?
Disaster Recovery enables you to : Plan Ahead Our Disaster Recovery solution solves your system failure issues . Our clients can recover their virtualised data , applications and environments in hours to meet pre-planned Recovery Time Objectives .
Improve Recovery Times Your recovery time will improve from days to hours because we back up your entire server . Our solution also provides peace of mind to clients who virtualise MS Exchange , SharePoint and SQL because they can recover individual items in minutes .
Meet UK Data Sovereignty Requirements Our Private Cloud meets strict UK data compliance . This means you can be assured that , when storing your data in the CIS Private Cloud it will remain in the UK .
Why you should make this a priority The only thing harder than planning for an emergency is explaining why you didn ' t . Business continuity should be a priority for every business owner and creating an IT disaster plan is crucial .
Disaster Recovery Combats Ransomware too Ransomware has a number of variants . These malicious pieces of malware target and encrypt your data so you cannot access it unless a ransom payment is made . If you don ' t have a business continuity plan in place then you could spend weeks recovering your data from such an attack .
Summary of Disaster Recovery
• Business downtime is reduced
• It reduces the restoration time of your business to hours not days .
• It safe-guards your client data from human error , hardware failure and natural disasters like floods or power outages . Contact us for free advice and to see how we could help your business - www . cisltd . com - 01367 700555
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What you need to know about the new EU Data Protection Regulation .
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