Data Insurance for your Business

Published: 16 March 2007.

Would you dream of not having insurance for your business or home?

Your business data is just as important so why not have insurance for it?

Insurance policies and computer backups are two necessities we would all prefer to do without. With both, they don?t add value but we would be crazy to be without them.

Fortunately for insurance, you pay every year and you?re automatically protected. Unfortunately, data backups are an ongoing process, but they?re just as important as paying your insurance. Experience shows you are far less likely to call upon your insurance policy than your computer backups. But what if there was a way to automate your data backups so it was set and forget?

A recent survey by IT research firm Gartner showed 85% of small companies don?t have adequate backup for their data. It?s about the same percentage of people who don?t regularly floss their teeth. It?s the same idea; people know it?s important, but it takes time and it doesn?t add value, so they don?t do it. Unlike dental care, however, data backups can be automated, resulting in crucial assets backed up securely offsite every night. But how?

Adverse conditions can hit at any time; it is estimated that 26% of all PCs will suffer at least one episode of data loss in 2006 and 30% of laptops will suffer hardware failure and subsequent data loss within the first 3 years of use. With numbers like this are you willing to bet your business?

What does it cost to re-enter data if you have no backup?

A recent study discloses it takes 10 days and in excess of $10000 to re-enter just 10 megabytes of financial and accounting data. For most businesses this cost can have a serious impact on your financial position, your business productivity, and a large dent in client confidence. There is a way to ensure your business does not incur these costs and lost production in the event of data loss!
Imagine as a business owner your hard disk crashed tomorrow and you had no data backup. What sorts of data would you lose?
- client lists
- payroll information
- tax records
- accounting details
- transaction details
- records of who owes you money
- records of to whom you owe money
Think of the things you'd really scream about if you found they'd disappeared from your computer: what do they have in common? They are original. They are irreplaceable. Even if you were able to, imagine the time involved in recreating your financial records or client lists. Time which could be better spent working on your business.

THE ANSWER!

Remote Backup, the solution to automatically, reliably, and securely protect you critical business data. A remote backup service accomplishes several essential steps that are often overlooked or done incorrectly by traditional backup; it?s reliable, requires no human intervention, and stores your data securely offsite.
Essentially, a remote backup service provides an automated way to back up and store your computer files off-site. All you need is an internet connection. After an initial backup of your key files, the service then automatically backs up any changed and new files incrementally.
Remote backup services are best for small companies without a dedicated IT staff member. They can also be very effective for companies that have employees who often travel or work from home because the backup can take place from any location. Companies with multiple office locations may also find that utilizing a remote backup service's infrastructure to be more cost-effective than creating one.
It can be difficult for an optimistic entrepreneur to plan for a business disaster such as water damage, theft or fire, or system failure. But if you sign up for remote backup service, you can then forget about these possibilities and focus on the growth of your company instead.
Remote backup is insurance for your data and can cost less than a dollar a day.

Advantages of remote backup over traditional backup

? More reliable than traditional backup. Up to 50% of traditional backups fail due to media and software errors.
? More cost effective than traditional backup. There is no need to buy backup media or expensive hardware.
? More secure than traditional backup. All files are encrypted before they leave your PC. No one can open your files, not even your provider. Your backup data is more secure than the data on your PC.
? Automated. Remote backup saves you time because there is no need for manual intervention meaning your files get backed up even when you are away from the office, or too busy, and stored in our remote facility.
? Easy offsite storage. One of the typical failures with traditional backups is leaving your backup data next to your PC. This leaves your backup open to the same risks as your original data. Remote backup removes this risk by storing your data on our remote servers.

Essentially, a remote backup service provides an automated way to back up and store your computer files off-site. All you need is an Internet connection. After an initial backup of your key files, the service then automatically backs up any changed and new files incrementally.
Remote backup services are best for small companies without a dedicated IT staff member. They can also be very effective for companies that have employees who often travel or work from home because the backup can take place from any location. Companies with multiple office locations may also find that utilizing a remote backup service's infrastructure to be more cost-effective than creating one.

Priority Data

Priority Data specializes in protecting our clients? all important business data from problems and disasters which threaten the continuity of their businesses. Our systems automate the backup procedure and are designed to backup your data automatically. Your data is compressed and encrypted for security before being transferred via your internet connection.

Remote backup is our primary product but we offer a range of complementary products and services including fully managed anti-virus services and other services which help protect our clients? data. All services are designed to remove the headache from our clients and allow them to concentrate on what they are good at.

Priority Data understands most small and medium businesses work greater hours than standard office hours, so all of our services are backed by 24x7 support to ensure your data and systems are available when you need them most. Got a problem at 11pm on a Sunday night, call and we?ll get you working.

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