In the event of a disaster, the continued operations of your company depend on the ability to replicate your IT systems and data. Data backup and restore are two integral parts of a disaster recovery strategy. Since all the risks cannot be eliminated, small businesses are implementing disaster recovery and business continuity plans to prepare for potential disruptive events.
For a small business, all comes down to how much you are willing to lose if your data is lost. For example, let's assume that you have a small 5 user office, and one of the users do not follow protocols and allows the entrance of a Cryptovirus, and all your data is encrypted, or better yet, the virus erases all the files in your small business server and you stop operations. You are not only losing business because you cannot serve your customers, you will also have employees sitting idle while you figure out what to do.
How much temporarily out of business you are willing to take? If you are not sure or you have not thought about this, let us do the analysis for you and show you what you may be putting at risk. Keep in mind that when we talk about data backup and restore we are not suggesting you must implement thousands of dollars in technology for possible disaster. Different businesses have diverse needs, in many cases is just a matter of allocating the right files in the right safe place where you can find them easily and restore them as soon as a disaster hits.
