Data Back Up

For any organisation operating in today's world, information is as valuable as any currency.

But it can be easily lost or destroyed. Equipment failures and natural disasters can wipe out facilities and hence data. If an organisation loses valuable information, daily business operations will be interrupted, reputation can be lost, and there is a very real risk that an organisation may fall foul of regulation and compliance, translating into costly legal fees and fines.

It is therefore essential that organisations backup their systems and archiving their data carefully. Thought has to be given to how accessible data is in order to select the appropriate backup-hardware solution. Some data may need to be accessible at all times, whilst other information can be stored and retrieved as necessary.

Geography has an important part to play. If a natural disaster destroys corporate facilities, an organisation will have hoped that its data is stored at another location and that it has a strategy for recovering and restoring it in a reasonable amount of time.

The iomart Group has developed several data backup and archiving solutions that provide organisations with a variety of options to suit their requirements.