When backups go wrong

When did you last make a backup?

A week ago? A month?“I don’t remember.”?

Then I ask: Could you do all this week’s work again? What about a full month’s work? That usually makes the risk much clearer.

A worried client contacted us recently.

“I kept every photo of my child on a hard drive. It fell on the floor, and now I can’t open anything.”

A specialist recovery centre restored the photos. The recovery cost more than €1,000.

We also see this at work. A law firm kept its files on a server with no backup. One day, the server failed.

After restoring the system, I asked the owner what would happen if the files couldn’t be recovered.

“I’d have to close the office.”

Losing the only copy of important data can put a business at risk.How much work or information could you afford to lose?

Set up backups so they run automated on a schedule, and use the 3-2-1 rule: keep three copies, use two different types of storage and store one copy off-site.

Options include cloud backups, rotating external drives and replicating a NAS to another location. Choose a setup you can monitor and restore from.

We can help you design and test a backup arrangement suited to your data and budget.

Whether you need to protect personal files or business records,get in touch by phone, email or WhatsApp to discuss the options.