Do you Backup Your Mission Critical Data to a Tape, Optical Disk or Physical Hard Drive?
Did you know that cloud based backup is a safer and often more affordable option?
Data backup is the act of copying and archiving of computer data so it may be used to restore the original after a data loss event such as a power outage, cyber security breach, device failure, fire, flood or natural disaster.
Traditional backups use removable storage devices such as external hard disk drives, tapes or optical discs to record and store data. Utilising removable storage for backup is fast becoming a thing of the past due to the pain points commonly associated with them.These pain points include:
THE CLOUD AS A WAY OF MOVING RECOVERY DATA OFF-SITE
More recently, there has been a shift toward moving recovery data off-site using the Cloud. Several factors have come together to make moving data off-site more simple and efficient:
– The cost of shifting massive amounts of data over the Internet has declined dramatically.
– Broadband speeds continue to increase, making it feasible to shift gigabytes of data every day between an on-premises location and the Cloud.
– The cost of storing vast quantities of data in the Cloud has declined dramatically.
– Utilising Cloud technology, rather than dealing with the complexities of ensuring physical media is physically transported from the location to a secure off-site facility, means recovery data can be transmitted over you organisation’s Internet connection and stored in the Cloud.