| As a small or medium sized business owner you may | | | | key |
| already be backing up your company data. If you are | | | | Normal data backups to tape can provide encryption |
| using a tape or other media based solution you are | | | | but this is not normally the default setting. For |
| probably already aware that it takes time and | | | | remote data backup you are asked to provide an |
| diligence to manage the tape rotation schedule. Here | | | | encryption key as part of the installation process. |
| are 5 benefits of an online remote backup solution. | | | | This is the same encryption that is used by banks to |
| You should make sure that any online data backup | | | | secure their systems.You are usually the only person |
| service you choose offers all of these options.Your | | | | who knows this key, so it is vital that you keep it |
| data backup is saved offsite | | | | safe. If you cannot find the key after a disaster, you |
| It is important that your data backup is removed to | | | | will not be able to restore your data. The remote |
| an offsite location after it is backed up. If you do not | | | | data backup service will not be able to restore your |
| move your data backup from your business location | | | | data without your key. This is very important!The |
| it is not truly safe. If there were to be a fire or | | | | remote data backup facility is secure |
| other disaster at your business location, your data | | | | The data backup facility has security guards and is |
| backup could be destroyed along with your office. | | | | monitored 24/7 to ensure unauthorized person gains |
| Putting last nights data backup tape into your desk | | | | entry to the building. Access to the building and then |
| drawer does not provide adequate protection!Your | | | | to the data backup server room itself is secured by |
| data is also mirrored to another server | | | | electronic swipe cards and readers.The facility has fire |
| When your data backup is on tape it is usually the | | | | protection features that include special Halon gas fire |
| only copy you have. Therefore if that tape gets lost, | | | | extinguishers that immediately disperse into the data |
| damaged or is simply found to be corrupted when | | | | backup server room, which is sealed. Even if a small |
| you need to restore your data backup, your data is | | | | amount of smoke emits from an electrical circuit the |
| not actually safe and you cannot recover.By having | | | | data backup server room is filled with Halon gas |
| an online system that immediately mirrors to another | | | | immediately. This removes all of the oxygen from |
| location, you get twice as much data backup | | | | the room and stops any fire immediately. This |
| protection. This happens immediately with remote | | | | protection is provided even though there is a second, |
| data backup.Your data backup is compressed before | | | | mirrored, redundant copy of your data backup in |
| transmission | | | | another facility thousands of miles away.The facility |
| Compressing your data backup before transmission | | | | also has backup generator systems that will start in |
| to the remote backup location provides two cost | | | | the event of a power outage and can run and power |
| benefits.The data backup that is transmitted is | | | | the facility indefinitely.Stephen Tickner is an IT |
| smaller. It takes less time to transmit to the remote | | | | consulting veteran of 15 years. In corporate London |
| backup location. This saves you money in bandwidth | | | | he was the IT Director of the UK & Europe for TAC |
| charges by your internet service provider. | | | | Worldwide Companies. He is the principal and owner |
| The data backup also takes up less storage space | | | | of TRS Technology Group, Inc; a Sarasota, web |
| on the data backup server's hard drive. This saves | | | | design & IT consulting practice based in Sarasota, FL. |
| you money on storage charges for your data | | | | He advocates the use of online remote backup |
| backup. | | | | technology as the safest form of disaster recovery |
| Data is encrypted and you are the only person with | | | | technology. |