Haven’t Backed Up Your Business Data? You’re Playing With Fire (Or, You Know, Coffee Spills)
If you haven’t backed up your business data, you’re pretty much monkeying around with the future of your company. It’s shockingly easy to lose everything—one accidental coffee spill, a hard drive crash, or a hacker’s lucky day, and poof! No backup server, no backup files, no data recovery plan, no more business.
Backing up your data isn’t just important—it’s essential. What would you do if your business got hit with a catastrophic data loss? You’d want to be sure you’ve got a copy of everything that keeps your business running, stored safely offsite and ready for retrieval.
According to some heavy hitters in the tech and business world, here are a few stats to think about:
- Less than 50% of surveyed small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) have a disaster recovery plan for catastrophic data loss (Symantec).
- 20% of SMBs don’t back up daily, and 43% of those that don’t think it’s a waste of time (Paragon Software Group).
- More than 93% of companies that lose a data center for more than 10 days end up filing for bankruptcy within a year (National Archives & Records Administration).
Let’s dig into why you need to back up your systems, prevent data loss, and properly protect your business.
Tape vs. Cloud Backup: The Showdown
Once upon a time, businesses would back up their data by copying it onto a tape (yes, really). Companies have been relying on this method—or other internal systems—since, well, forever.
But guess what? Those methods are outdated, expensive, and, frankly, unreliable. Tape failures happen, security breaches are a concern, and—fun fact—tapes can melt in a firebox. Sadly, a lot of businesses don’t realize they’re playing with fire until it’s too late.
So what’s the solution? With a smart data backup and recovery plan, you (and your friendly neighborhood managed service provider) can guard against threats with a real-time replication system. It’s easy to manage, affordable, and tailored to your business’s needs.
And the best part? The cloud. Yep, all the cool companies are doing it. Backing up your data to the cloud is an awesome, dependable alternative. Services like Axcient, Datto, and Carbonite are popular cloud-based options for SMBs, and they offer hybrid solutions too. Hybrid cloud solutions combine onsite backup with cloud storage, so your data is safe both locally and in an offsite data center.
With cloud backup, there’s no need to worry about losing or breaking a physical drive—or watching it melt in the firebox. Plus, it’s highly unlikely that your data will just disappear into the ether. And if it did, it probably means your backup provider went out of business (cold comfort, but hey, at least it’s some comfort!).
Ready to Protect Your Data?
Let’s chat about your data backup and disaster recovery needs. Whether you’re looking to become more agile, efficient, or scalable, we’ll help you protect your business data and keep your company running smoothly. Contact us today for a free consultation, and we’ll show you the best ways to safeguard your data.