don’t forget about encryption. you did, didn’t you?
by roman h. kepczyk
quantum of paperless
your firm’s safety net in the event of any disaster is your data backup. it had better be consistently performed and securely stored offsite.
typically, firms have a problem when the process they relied on to make the backups didn’t work, or the tapes weren’t complete because all the data no longer fits onto one tape. this is becoming a common problem as more data, and more applications add significantly more volume, making the backup application require more storage and a longer running time to complete.
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when backups are run during normal business hours, it can slow down the entire network, impacting everyone’s performance. make a note that the tape drive you have today will be the last one you will ever own.
according to the aaa 2015 survey, 67 percent of firms back up all their data to the internet with 56 percent doing so on a daily basis.
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