Monthly Archives: May 2010

The thankless task of backing up data every day – it’s not a job that is appealing or interesting in any way, but it’s one of those jobs that has to be done; and if you’re really honest, does it actually get done as often as it should? At the end of a long, stressful day at the office, is it the one job that is forgotten about or ‘can wait until tomorrow’? And what about the storage of these backup files – many businesses make the mistake of storing them on-site so they’re easily accessible, but what happens if there’s a fire or flood, for example, and everything is destroyed? The backup process has then become pointless as it’s all gone up in flames or been swept away, and you’re left with nothing.

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