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What would you lose forever if your data is lost or stolen?

March 31st is World Backup Day. This is a day where IT professionals get the word out on the importance of backups.

Some sobering statistics;

  • 30% of people have never backed up.
  • Only 25% of people do a regular backup.
  • 29% of data disasters are caused accidentally.
  • 1 in 10 computers are infected with viruses every month. Many of these viruses can destroy your data.
  • 113 phones are lost or stolen every minute.

We store so much of our lives via documents, photos and videos but with that ease of use comes a greater danger of losing these irreplaceable items. Thankfully we have technology that can insure our data remains safe.

If you follow the 3-2-1 rule your data will be safe.

  • 3 copies of your data
  • 2 different types of storage (drive, NAS, cloud)
  • 1 copy offsite.

Also ensure that on a regular basis you test your restores to ensure everything is working correctly. Following these steps you can be more confident that your data will be safe.

Still not sure if you are covered by your backups?  Contact me and we can talk.