Off-site backup solutions are critical to handling  the disasters that your typical On-site backup solution can't.  Data loss from natural disasters and hardware theft cannot always be prevented regardless of how much security and hardware that you might have.    Adding consistent off-site data protection is critical to your disaster recovery plan.   There are many ways to accomplish this and protect your data. We implement various   Online-backup solutions that not only store your important files at our facility but other Off-site facilities in order to provide a more robust protection solution. 

All of your information is encrypted before being transfered from your office or facility and safely stored at our Off-site locations. We can also physically transport & store your data at various intervals between & during scheduled maintenance visits for clients who use our "Virtual IT Department" services. 

Your offsite solution should also provide a way to recover from natural disasters, theft, fire, water damage, and employee malice.  Feel free to contact us to discuss your current situation and concerns regarding the protection of your data.

Disaster Recovery
Disaster recovery planning involves designing systems and/or procedures to create secure copies of your critical data.  The first obvious step then, is to identify what your critical data is and where it is stored.  Most business owners are surprised to see how much critical data is stored on user's local hard drives.  Once the critical data is centralized, it can be backed up to an external drive or storage device.  That drive or device should be taken off-site on a weekly basis, at least, in the event of a catastrophe that requires a complete reinstallation of your hardware.

There are dozens of options for securing your data locally including mirrored hard drive sets, other RAID configurations, external hard drives, tape solutions, and even CDP (continuous data protection) devices that are network appliances that store versions of your data that can be restored quickly and easily.  Your disaster recover strategy shouldn't end there.  The next level of defense is to use an off-site data storage service in order to recover from scenarios such as theft, fire, flood, or other catastrophic situations.  There are even more options to consider depending on the type of data you have and your tolerance for down-time. 

Disaster Recovery Planning is one of the most important IT functions that most small businesses ignore.  This can become a potential liability for your business. At Abeltech our technicians & consultants have the experience to get you on the right track.