2 TIPS FOR IT HURRICANE PREP
Don’t wait for a Hurricane to hit our area to begin to prepare for Hurricane Season. Here are our TOP TWO TIPS to begin prep work for Hurricane Season.
Hurricane season is quickly approaching as we watch Tropical Storm Barry move into the coast. Start preparing your business now, instead of waiting until the last minute.
source: ABC13 Houston
TOP TWO TIPS FOR HURRICANE SEASON PREP FOR YOUR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Don’t wait for a Hurricane to hit our area to begin to prepare for Hurricane Season. Here are our TOP TWO TIPS to begin prep work for Hurricane Season:
BACKUP TO A HYBRID-CLOUD
There are several different ways to create a backup, but we suggest a hybrid-cloud image-based backup that can be used to restore data and applications even if your server is destroyed, and that can restore data from different points in time.
RealTime provides Hybrid-Cloud backups for our clients. The above diagram explains the concept of a Hybrid cloud model for backing up your data.
Source: KPMG International, 2016.
2. GO OLD SCHOOL
This is what telephones looked like before they were referred to as “landlines”.
Use your printer the way you did in the 1990s! Print out a copy of all of your important emergency contacts and have them ready with your hurricane supplies. You never know if you will be able to access your phone or computer, but perhaps you can find a landline somewhere to use in a dire situation.
If you don’t have a Backup plan, contact us today to get your business backup going. Our IT experts can handle all of the details of protecting your business during Hurricane Season and year round. It’s always good to have a plan. We are the planning experts.
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FIVE REASONS FOR YOUR OWN PRIVATE CLOUD
With the rise of ransomware, cyber crime and just basic disasterous situations, having a reliable backup is essential to maintaining and protecting your company data. As if you needed more than one simple reason (losing ALL of your data if it's not backed up), we have listed five really good reasons why you should use a Cloud Backup.
WHY CLOUD BACKUP?
5 NO-BRAINER REASONS TO USE THE CLOUD FOR YOUR BUSINESS
With the rise of ransomware, cyber crime and just basic disasterous situations, having a reliable backup is essential to maintaining and protecting your company data. As if you needed more than one simple reason (losing ALL of your data if it's not backed up), we have listed five really good reasons why you should use a Cloud Backup.
1. Cloud Standup
In the event of total failure, our solution offers the ability to activate aka "standup" your servers in the Cloud giving you time to address hardware/software failures.
2. Multisite Replication
Multisite refers to the three or more data storage locations to which the Cloud Backups replicate. This gives you peace of mind knowing that your data is safe three-times-over and recoverable no matter the cause.
3. Ease of Scalability
Being able to scale your business when the time comes easily is important. Here, you can grow your backup without worrying about server sprawl; utilization rates or unnecessary lead time to add new equipment.
4. Speedy Recovery
Things happen unexpectedly so being able to restore backup drives from any location provides fast recovery when you need it the most.
5. Offsite Access
Offside access couples with speedy recovery, so being able to access your data from any location makes Cloud Backup hassle-free.
What questions do you have about private cloud hosting?
Maybe your business has already decided that it needs cloud backup and data protection? How do you do it? RealTime IT can walk you through the process and get your business setup with your own private cloud. Email us now to get started.