Technical Brief December 2007
Minimize Risk of Data Loss with Offsite Backup Methods
With so much reliance of electronic data in business these days, a reliable data backup solution is more critical to an organization’s survival than ever. If disaster strikes, some businesses could lose virtually everything, including its data, revenue, its competitive advantage and even its credibility in the case of a security breach. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, 93% of companies that experience a significant data loss will be out of business within five years.
Implementing a reliable backup procedure can protect your business from data loss and downtime as a result of any of the following: hardware or software failure, power failure, natural disaster, or human error. When considering a backup solution, offsite backup options have some considerable advantages to onsite backup.
The primary advantage to using a remote backup method is that it protects your data from onsite disasters, such as fire, burglary, flooding or storm damage. The two most common offsite data backup methods are removable media and remote online backup.
