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Data Backup & Recovery

Group1 IT Solutions offers the following Data Backup & Recovery services:

  • Data backup
  • Data recovery
  • Offsite data backup
  • Onsite data backup

Any business, medical office or nonprofit should value their data backup and recovery. Never take backing up for granted. Data loss can affect your business for years to come. Whether you run your own local enterprise network or rely on a cloud provider, you need to be aware that your data is constantly being backed up, as well as how it is done and what to do if there’s a disaster.

Daily Backups

Protecting your data should at the top of the list. There are many protective methods to reduce the chance of data loss or damage.

Here are key backup considerations:

  • Test software and media for reliability
  • Create a disaster recovery strategy
  • Locate and utilize the appropriate equipment
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Recovery Procedures Following Disaster

In the event of a power failure, a security breach or natural disaster, you must be prepared to make adjustments to your operation to avoid excessive downtime. No networking system is immune to downtime, but well thought out recovery plans can assure minimal downtime.

If downtime does occur, it should be restricted to a matter of hours, not days. According to Strategic Research Institute, firms that do not return to normal operations within ten days of a disaster tend to go out of business. Furthermore, as much as 60% of businesses that experience a data loss disaster fold within six months.

It is essential to have a recovery plan that has been tested several times by your IT team, with specific steps laid out to recover data and resume operations. Essentially, recovery tools must be readily available, regardless of how many replicas of data exist. Lost data cannot necessarily be easily rebuilt from original raw data.

Natural disasters such as fire or flooding can be devastating to hardware, making it difficult to replace immediately. Ideally, you should have backup servers off site that you can switch to, at least temporarily.

Cloud Benefits

  • Top tier data centers use automatic backup generators
  • Data is backed up in multiple locations
  • Continuous automated data backup
  • 24/7 Help desk tech support
  • Up-to-date security solutions