Backups....

The best way to test your backup is to try restoring data from it. You don't need to do everything, but restore a few files a couple of times.

If your backups fail on any given scheduled time, make sure you take the time to figure out why sooner rather than later. Don't procrastinate!

Make you learn HOW to restore your data when you are not under pressure. That way if a catostrophic computer event happens, you are ready to do what needs to be done and get back up and running!

BACKUPS

Are your backups working? How do you know? When was the last time you tried to recover data from a backup?

We encounter customers on a daily basis with computer problems severe enough that we need to reload their computer to get them back up and running. Of course the first questions we ask are: "Do you have a current backup?" and "Do you have all of the original software what you have installed on your computer?" In most cases, we get the "deer in the head lights" look.

Approximately 30% of businesses that have a major fire are out of business within one year. 70% fail within five years. (Home Office Computing Magazine) Could your business survive a significant data loss? How much would it "cost" you to recover and/or recreate your data?

Backup to whatever medium is affordable for you... external hard drives, flash drives, on-line backups, another computer. JUST DO IT!