Unless you\u2019re operating your business via a stable time loop fixed in 1953, you\u2019ve most likely eschewed the punch card in favor of a more modern type of storage.\u00a0 This should be regarded as a good thing.\u00a0 However, just as the technologically progressive turnip farmer circa the 1960\u2019s wouldn\u2019t have kept all of his valuable root vegetable data on a lone magnetic disk, today\u2019s business owner must recognize that even the most modern of storage device can become compromised.\u00a0 Flood, fire, cyclone\u2026 you must be prepared to face such disasters or face having the data you need to carry on your business be irretrievably lost.<\/p>\n
There are some things that are very important to your business, and there are some things that are very much not. As sweet as your minesweeper score is, should you really place it in as high regard as your billing records or inventory?\u00a0 Is that a silly example? \u00a0Yes.\u00a0 An almost shamefully silly one at that, but learning to recognize which files are truly important is very important.\u00a0 Files that you\u2019ve created and\/or modified such as accounting files, databases, word processing documents, spreadsheets or emails are usually some of the most difficult to replace and should definitely be considered.<\/p>\n
Now that you\u2019ve identified all of your most important data, what do you do with it?\u00a0 Wood etchings are highly flammable, and oral tradition will only stick around as long as you can keep a group entertained with your 1998 financial earnings document. (I know it was a sweet year, but eventually that \u2018N Sync concert you wrote off as a business expense loses its charm.)\u00a0 Ideally, you should have both a physical data backup on site for quick local access, and a secure, offsite location in case a more extreme complete disaster recovery is required.<\/p>\n
Of course, if you\u2019d like to remove some of the hassle from this process, or, much as you didn\u2019t cook your own food the last time you went out to a fancy restaurant, you\u2019d like the work done by the experienced hands of people trained and tested in the IT field, feel free to contact us.\u00a0 See what we can do to keep your data safe, your business safer, and your peace of mind saferest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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