Backup Solutions

A Backup solution is like an insurance plan – you don’t appreciate how important it is until you need to use it. Like an insurance policy you need to know that you have the right cover to handle any disaster and many companies are not adequately protected.

According to research, 60% of companies that lose their data close down within 6 months of the disaster.

Why do I need Backups?

• Computers fail – all your data is typically stored on a small rotating magnetic disk tucked away in the plastic casing of you laptop or PC. These drives eventually wear out and will fail.
• SpyWare/Virus - thanks to the Internet we are all connected but that leaves us exposed to computer viruses and malicious software. This nasty software can corrupt your computer and delete your files. There have even been extortion cases where criminals use this software to ‘scramble’ computer files and hold the person to ransom to have it unscrambled.
• Crime/Theft – burglaries are on the rise thanks to the Recession. Laptops and computer equipment are easy targets to thieves as they are small, portable and expensive.
• Fire/Natural Disaster – your premises burns to the ground overnight, all your computer equipment and backup tapes were in the building. You had a backup but it wasn’t the right backup solution to protect your company’s data so it was worthless!
• Disgruntled Employees – many companies never even consider the possibility that one of their own employees could attack the company. It is not uncommon for disgruntled employees to sabotage computer systems.

Bad backups are worse than no backups

You may have some basic backup solution in place – perhaps you copy some files to an external hard drive or use a tape backup system or you email important documents to your webmail account. Maybe you will be able to recover what you need to save your company using those method – maybe not. An inadequate backup solution gives you a false sense of security and you only see the weakness in your backup plan when your data is gone and it is too late.

Every day your business runs the gauntlet of computer failure, malicious attack, fire and theft – you could lose your entire computer system, all your accounts, all your client data, you could lose everything. We can’t prevent disasters but we can leave you prepared to recover quickly and completely from such an event.

What Mulreany Consulting can do for you

Our technical staff have spent years designing and managing backup solutions in large multinational companies. We have seen what data loss can do companies from both a business and client-confidence point of view. Data loss is catastrophic but it is also preventable.

Mulreany Consulting will help you develop the right backup solution for you company and help you prevent a data disaster from closing your business.

Email info@mulreany.ie or phone 045-394580 now to talk to us about a Backup Solution for your business.