We have just lauched a micro-site with details of our LiveBackup backup and business continuity system.
If you are still using tape or disk based backup then you need to look at this. The LiveBackup system acts as an onsite backup library, backup virtual server as well as a staging platform for internet based off site or USB disk syncd backups.
It is as bullet proof a backup system we’ve seen for SMBs.
Have a look at www.shadowfaxlivebackup.com for more info.
(p.s. I just managed to overwrite a file I was working on. No problem, our LiveBackup had a copy from 15 minutes ago that I could recover.)
One of the reasons we love our Live Backup BDR (Backup and Disaster Recovery) service is that we know that our clients data is off site.
We got called to a company yesterday. Their office had been burnt to the ground by an electrical fire.
Their backups were in a fire proof safe in the office. Fire proof safes aren’t as fireproof as you might think. All their data was burnt to a crisp.
We set them up with a loan PC and a router with a 3G connection to get them back on-line (all the phone lines had been burnt out), which is something. But they have lost all of their data. They seem a resilient enough lot that I hope they will survive, and fortunately no-one was hurt in the fire, but it is going to be a stressful time for them to get back up to speed.
If you are still backing up with tape or disk, are they going off-site? Is the member of staff in charge doing it?
Time to check!