Data Backups Revisited

Ok I know that I've blogged about this titled "It's gone, I can't believe it's gone" but I think it's important to revisit this topic with a little bit different twist. Think for a moment what would happen if your office burnt down. Could you stay in business?

You probably would think to yourself, I've got insurance that would cover the cost to replace the desks, computers, and equipment. Now what would happen if your QuickBooks file disappeared? Could you continue working without your customer list, vendor list, outstanding invoices?

If you haven’t considered this, then consider this. If a file doesn’t exist in 3 places, it doesn’t exist. We normally recommend having your file on your hard drive, a backup hard drive, and an off site location. The off site location is the important one when it comes to disaster recovery. All of your important files (contracts, creation documents, QuickBooks file) need to be stored somewhere physically away from where they currently reside. That way if the worst should happen (building burns down or the fire suppression system malfunctions and destroys your computers) you can continue to operate your business.

Sure it will take some time to get everything up and running again but at least they will get running again. Without some sort of offsite backup plan, chances are when disaster strikes, it will be a knockout blow.

Contact us today to discuss several options of how your data can be securely backed up and retrieved, or call 435-572-4849 to speak with one of our service specialists.