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The consulting company Newell & Associates had a disk drive
crash six months after it began operations. Even with a
fully backed up system on a tape drive, it took over five days
to get a critical computer system restored. Newell & Associates
spent several months investigating all the alternatives to manual
backup systems. They finally decided that the best backup system
is the one used by Fortune 500 companies. Companies like IBM,
GE, and Amoco.
Most Fortune 500 companies use the same basic techniques to
protect their data:
- All their systems are completely automated
- The data is copied to a central location
- Highly skilled technicians implement and monitor the process
The advantages to a typical business are enormous:
- All files are protected by state-of-the-art encryption, so
only the customer can retrieve their files
- Completely automated off-site protection
- Fast online recovery of any version of any protected file
- Easy installation and setup
- Only an internet connection is required, eliminating the need
for expensive backup equipment and media
- The backup server is monitored by highly skilled technicians whose
only job is to make sure the backups are performed properly
This is how it works....
We operate an off-site storage facility for the user's data.
At the facility, an account is maintained for each user. Each account
is protected by a password known only to the user!
The electronic vault system is set up so that at a preset time, usually
late at night, the clients computer automatically wakes up and prepares
its data for backup. It determines which files have been modified
since the last backup, compresses them, and encrypts them for security.
When the data is ready the computer uses its Internet connection
to contact our Servers and transmit the data. Our Servers verify
and store the data. Your data is available 24/7 for recovery as needed.
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