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Backups & Disaster Recovery
A comprehensive backup and disaster recovery service which allows your business to swiftly recover data and files, enabling you to quickly resume operations and get back on track without delay.
What is business backup and disaster recovery?
Backup refers to the process of creating copies of important data and files from your computer and storing them in a separate location or on different storage media. The purpose of backup is to have a duplicate copy of data that can be used to restore information in case of data loss, corruption, accidental deletion, or some other issue. Backups provide a point-in-time snapshot of data, and so should be done regularly.
Disaster recovery, on the other hand, focuses on the overall strategy and procedures for recovering and restoring operations after an IT disaster or disruption to your work computers. It involves the processes and technologies used to bring your computer systems, applications, and data back to work after a computer crash or other unexpected event.
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Why does your business need a backup and disaster recovery plan?
Data Protection
Data loss can occur due to hardware failures, natural disasters, cyberattacks, human errors, or other unforeseen events. Having regular backups and a recovery plan ensures that data can be restored in case of such incidents, minimising the risk of permanent data loss.
Business Continuity
A well-designed backup and disaster recovery plan enables your company to recover quickly and resume its essential functions, minimising the impact on productivity, revenue, and customer service.
Compliance and Legal Requirements
Many industries have specific regulations and legal requirements related to data protection and business continuity. Having a backup and disaster recovery plan in place helps a business meet these obligations, reducing the risk of non-compliance and potential legal consequences.
Cost Savings
While implementing a backup and disaster recovery plan requires investment, it can ultimately save a business significant costs in the long run. The financial impact of data loss, downtime, and recovery efforts can be substantial, including lost productivity, customer churn, legal penalties, and reputation damage.
Reputation and Customer Trust
A business’s reputation is closely tied to its ability to safeguard data and maintain uninterrupted services. If customers experience data breaches, data loss, or extended service disruptions, they may lose trust in the company and take their business elsewhere.
Competitive Advantage
In today’s competitive landscape, customers and partners often prioritize working with businesses that have robust data protection and business continuity strategies. Having a backup and disaster recovery plan can give a business a competitive edge, demonstrating its commitment to reliability, security, and resilience.
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As a business person who has no idea about anything Tech… They’re a god send.!! My eyes glaze over at the MENTION of anything like it.. The Team at Section Tech are so understanding and patient. They take the worry out of all my business tech. Love ’em
Can I do my own back-ups?
A manufacturing company was doing their own backups, but then their computer systems crashed. Sadly, the last backup didn’t work properly, and since they weren’t doing backups regularly, they lost important data, leading to significant downtime, costly data recreation efforts, and potential legal consequences.
This experience emphasised the crucial need for a strong and up-to-date backup and disaster recovery plan for this business, to avoid such disruptions and their associated financial and operational impacts in the future.
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Your step-by-step business backup and recovery plan.
At Section Technologies, we provide a comprehensive 10-step plan to ensure total peace of mind for your business backup and disaster recovery.
1. Data Backup
Regular and automated backups of critical data and files, ensuring their duplication and preservation in secure storage.
2. Offsite Storage
Storing backup copies of data in offsite locations or in the cloud to protect against on-site disasters, such as fires, floods, or physical damage to hardware.
3. Data Replication
Replicating data in real-time or at scheduled intervals to an alternate location or server, providing redundancy and minimising data loss in case of a computer or system failure.
5. Testing and Validation
Conducting regular tests and simulations of the backup and recovery processes to ensure their effectiveness and identify any potential issues or gaps. Testing helps to validate the recoverability of data and the efficiency of the recovery plan.
7. Monitoring and Alerting
Implementing tools and systems to monitor the health and status of backup processes, ensuring that backups are performed successfully and promptly. Alerts are generated in case of failures or anomalies to facilitate immediate corrective actions.
9. Security Measures
Implementing robust security measures to protect the backed-up data from unauthorised access, encryption of data as required, and adherence to relevant compliance standards and regulations.
4. Disaster Recovery Planning:
Developing a comprehensive strategy and set of procedures to guide the recovery process in the event of a disaster or disruptive incident. This includes defining roles and responsibilities, prioritising critical systems and applications, and outlining the step-by-step recovery process.
6. Rapid Recovery
Implementing mechanisms and technologies that enable quick recovery of data and systems, minimising downtime and ensuring business continuity.
8. Scalability and Flexibility
Providing the ability to scale backup and recovery capabilities based on changing business needs and the growth of data volumes. This may involve cloud-based solutions that offer elastic storage and computing resources.
10. Documentation
Maintaining comprehensive documentation of the backup and recovery plan, including details of configurations, procedures, contact information, and relevant recovery documentation, facilitating effective execution during a disaster.
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I had a serious ‘ breakdown’ for want of a better word with my office computer 2 days ago after an update basically shut down my computer graphics and 2nd screen. As a service-based business I have to be able to send reports out to clients asap so was in a bind. I rang my friends at Section and Brett and Will sorted it all out remotely from their office, cleaned it all up, and had me back on track within 1 hour! I couldn’t recommend these guys more highly for their professionalism and their quick and quality service.
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