It’s Time To Remove Complexity From Your Data Backup Process

Over time, any successful business will inevitably become more complex as it grows, with multiple and often overlapping processes being created and multiple systems operating at the same time. Generally, the complexity of a data backup system is directly proportional to the complexity of the system for which backup is required. Businesses, however, cannot afford complexity in their …

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Key Considerations When Choosing Disaster Recovery Systems for Hyper-Critical Facilities

Maintaining 100% uptime is critical for many businesses such as healthcare providers, financial services, aircraft or rail traffic controllers and more. Not only do such facilities generate enormous amounts of data, they need to retrieve it immediately in the event of downtime, and they also have to comply with stringent regulations that pertain to data security …

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How to Choose the Right Backup Appliance Part IV: Deciding on Offsite Backup Copies

Choosing the right backup appliance for your company is easier when you know what elements you need to have. This multi-part series on how to choose the right backup appliance is intended to help you sort out the most important details and help you make the right decision for your organization. As the conclusion to our …

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How to Choose the Right Backup Appliance Part III: Backup Location

A backup appliance is an important asset in an organization and choosing the right one is crucial to the success of the business. While costs need to be kept at bay, there are certain factors of backup and recovery that can’t be compromised either. Once you decide on certain components such as backup storage space, type …

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How to Choose the Right Backup Appliance Part II: The Importance of Compliance

While choosing a backup appliance for your organization, analyzing your current infrastructure and reviewing the existing backup systems in the organization come first. Once these are reviewed, you can move on to the other aspects that will help you determine the specifics of the backup system that will suit your organization’s backup as well as business …

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How to Choose the Right Backup Appliance I: Details Matter

Every organization is different and so are its backup requirements. The wide range of backup techniques and appliances available in the market today may complicate the process of choosing a backup procedure, partner or appliance. The key here is to analyze the requirements of your organization and always keep them at the forefront. Once you …

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Key Challenges of Performing Backups from Remote Locations

Managing backups may be routine and straightforward when the entire gamut of operations takes place within a single facility. However, for national corporations and global enterprises with offices across the globe, and each office having disparate systems and procedures, deploying an integrated backup and disaster recovery system to ensure that the company’s digital assets are safe, secure …

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Hallmarks of a Robust Data Backup, Archive and Disaster Recovery System

Organizations handle different types of data, but there are some types of data that have legal validity or important information that can’t afford to be lost. The consequences of losing these documents go beyond monetary losses and can even ruin lives or disrupt the business or individuals affected. Regardless of the type and nature of …

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The Importance of Balanced Interaction Between DRPs and Their Clientele

Data recovery service providers (DRPs) are an integral constituent of any business structure today. They are responsible for the data of a business and their importance can never be understated. As a part of this relationship, the interaction between an enterprise and the DRP is an important factor to make sure the system is integrated …

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Going Beyond Automated Backups

The best backup systems are automated, sparing users of the need to divert their attention from core tasks and waste time on non-productive activities. However, a good backup and disaster recovery solution goes beyond simply having automated backups. Here are a couple of other elements you need in a backup appliance to protect, recover and …

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