Best Remote Backup Solutions for Disaster Recovery Data File Storage & Business Continuity

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The worst time to find out that your remote backup system isn´t right for your business is immediately after a disaster or data loss when you are trying to recover your files. But all too often that´s exactly what happens. You may find that the crucial data you need to recover immediately will take a week or longer and there may be extra fees involved. In the worst cases, the data may be unrecoverable and lost forever.

To avoid these devastating consequences, it´s important to choose the right system that you know will make it easy, fast and cost effective to recover your data no matter what the circumstances. Here are five things to look for in a remote system backup solution for your business.

Maximum restore capabilities

Any type of backup solution is only as good as its restore and disaster recovery capabilities. Before you buy, make sure you ask detailed questions so you know exactly what to expect in the event that you need to restore your data. First, ask how quickly you can expect to restore your data. Will they need days to produce and process the DVD and then ship it to you or will it be restored the same day in most circumstances. The best systems will give you several levels of recovery permissions for maximum efficiency and security. That way you can set rules so that an employee who loses one file can restore it easily, but larger and more sensitive data loss will be handled by managers or administrators.

Low total cost of ownership

Online solutions can appear very affordable until you add up the monthly recurring fees over the years you will use it. Software solutions are expensive and even more so when you factor in the labor costs required to implement and maintain them. When you are comparing systems, add up the total cost you would pay over life of the backup solution, which may be 3, 5 or even 10 years. These costs include the initial fee, IT labor costs, monthly recurring fees for offsite data backup and any fees for recovering lost data.

Control of data

If your business handles sensitive medical, legal or other types of critical data, you need to know exactly where your data is going and who will be able to see it. With most online solutions, your data is completely out of your control and its security is particularly vulnerable in the event that you end your contract with that file storage provider. Look for a solution that enables you to have total control over your data.

Total protection for your whole company

Most solutions just back up your servers. However, laptops and remote offices are becoming more and more prevalent. Look for a remote backup solution that can work with your present system but that also has the capacity to meet your future needs if your company follows this trend. The best solutions backup your whole office environment including your servers as well as desktops, travelling laptops and remote offices.

Ease of use

If you´re like most companies these days, your IT department is too small and already overburdened. Do not add Implementing and maintaining a remote back up system to their already full plate of duties. Look for a system that is so easy to install, maintain and recover data from that you don´t even need an IT department to do it.

Don´t wait for a disaster or major loss of data to figure out if you´ve chosen the right back up system. Follow these 5 tips and you can feel confident you´ve chosen the best remote back up system to meet your company´s needs.

For more information or to find the right remote backup solution for your business, visit www.3x.com. Written by 3X Systems Director of Marketing, Rocky White.

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