4 Scenarios Where Data Backup Can Save Your Business

An issue like data loss can be devastating if you’re not prepared to face it. Sometimes businesses don’t realize how important a data backup and recovery solution is until it’s too late, and a hazard has brought your company’s infrastructure to its knees. Something else businesses don’t take into account is that proactive solutions can help your company avoid dangerous situations like this.

At Computerware, we pride ourselves in helping our clients avoid common technology roadblocks and worst-case scenarios alike. Our Backup and Disaster Recovery (BDR) solution is designed with your business continuity in mind, and can help your company stay afloat even during the most difficult times. Here are four situations where you’ll find our BDR solution most-helpful.

Hardware Failures
One of the most dangerous parts of running a business is the threat of a hardware failure constantly looming over your head. Due to the unpredictable nature of technology, it could potentially break down and become unusable when you least expect it. For instance, a server might cease proper functioning when it hasn’t seen regular maintenance. If it fails, any data stored on it might be permanently lost. That data is priceless and fleeting, and the replacement server will cost your business a pretty penny.

With a BDR solution, you can avoid the headaches of replacing faulty equipment and experiencing data loss. If the hardware were to suddenly become unusable, the BDR simply takes the place of the server, preserving your data until you find a viable replacement, or migrate it to the cloud. Naturally, this is a complex process, so it’s best to leave the details to Computerware when it comes to preserving your data infrastructure.

Natural Disasters
Natural disasters are more likely to occur than you think. Floods, fires, earthquakes, or tornadoes all have the potential to damage your technology beyond repair. If this happens, the technical side of the problem is no different from a simple hardware failure, and you’re stuck in a similar rut.

The BDR device has the power to redundantly back up your business’s data to an external location, multiple times a day, until you need to access it for recovery purposes. This data is encrypted and constantly monitored, so you know you’ll be able to recover your data with certainty. This helps your business escape a data loss disaster with minimal margin for error.

Hacking Attacks
We often hear about malware infecting a system and destroying data that’s stored on it. This is a scary scenario that can mean a number of things, but more often than not, data theft or data loss is the primary concern. While viruses and malware have varying degrees of damage, there are some things that even the best antivirus software can’t get rid of. In this case, wiping your system is likely the easiest way of getting rid of the threat. However, this also means sacrificing all data that was stored on the machine.

The best solution to this problem is the BDR solution. As previously mentioned, the BDR takes multiple backups throughout the day, so you’ll be able to recover from the last clean backup we’ve taken. This makes the machine-wiping dilemma a little easier to manage.

User Error
You can take all of the preventative measures you want, but if one of your fellow staff members messes things up, it means nothing. Losing an important file or corrupting a critical spreadsheet can have a disastrous effect on your company. This is more of an honest mistake than a malicious attempt on your business’s existence, but it’s still important to prepare for any worst-case, user-error scenario.

The BDR solution protects you from more than just these four scenarios. With our BDR solution, virtually any sort of disaster can be recovered from quickly and efficiently. If you’re ready to reinvent the way you think of backup and disaster recovery, give Computerware a call at (703) 821-8200.