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All businesses need to protect the data they hold against theft, loss, and damage. Implementing robust backup and recovery processes is key to achieving this goal. For many businesses, the most effective way to make this happen is to leverage managed backup and recovery solutions. Here is a quick guide to what you need to know about them.
It is not an exaggeration to say that data is crucial to the success of all modern businesses. Moreover, at least some of the data generated by businesses is commercially sensitive and/or protected (by law or regulations).
Theft, loss, or corruption of business data can have serious consequences for businesses. At a minimum, it can be expected to cause disruption. It may also lead to sanctions and/or legal issues. There is a strong chance that it will cause some level of reputational damage. All of these outcomes will have a financial cost.
Data backups cannot protect against the theft of data. They do, however, provide a strong defense against its loss and corruption. This includes deliberate corruption such as ransomware attacks.
Managed backup solutions are backup solutions provided by specialist third-party vendors. There are typically 6 key parts to these services. Here is an overview of them.
Automated data backup refers to regularly scheduled backups that occur without manual intervention. This ensures that data is consistently backed up at specified intervals, reducing the risk of human error and ensuring that the most recent data is always protected.
By leveraging cloud infrastructure, managed backup solutions can offer virtually unlimited storage capacity. This ensures that businesses can easily accommodate growing data volumes. Additionally, cloud storage typically includes redundancy and geo-replication, (where data is stored across multiple locations). This enhances reliability and disaster-recovery capabilities.
Managed service providers (MSPs) utilize advanced monitoring tools to detect and resolve problems such as failed backups, storage capacity issues, or potential security threats. This proactive approach minimizes downtime and ensures that backups are always up-to-date and accessible when needed.
Managed backup solutions employ robust encryption protocols to secure data both at rest and in transit. They also implement stringent security measures and conduct regular security audits. In short, MBS vendors do everything possible to safeguard their clients’ data.
MBS vendors offer streamlined recovery processes. They often work to contractually-defined recovery time objectives (RTOs) and recovery point objectives (RPOs) to ensure minimal disruption to operations. Advanced recovery options may include point-in-time restores and granular recovery capabilities, enabling precise data retrieval.
Managed backup solutions often include features designed to meet compliance requirements such as data retention policies, audit trails, and compliance reporting. This helps businesses avoid legal penalties and ensures that their data management practices align with regulatory mandates.
Business continuity is essentially about minimizing disruption to a business. Here are five ways using managed backup solutions can help with business continuity.
Automated backups ensure that data is consistently and accurately saved at scheduled intervals. This reduces the risk of human error and guarantees that the latest data is always available for recovery. This automation speeds up the backup process, enabling quicker restoration of data and minimizing downtime during an incident.
Managed backup solutions include predefined recovery time objectives (RTOs) and recovery point objectives (RPOs). These specify the maximum acceptable downtime and data loss, respectively. Advanced recovery options, such as point-in-time restores and instant recovery features, allow businesses to quickly revert to a specific state, minimizing the time required to resume normal operations.
Managed backup solutions typically leverage high availability and redundancy strategies, such as geo-redundant storage and failover systems. Geo-redundant storage ensures that data is duplicated across multiple geographic locations, protecting against localized failures. Failover systems automatically switch to backup servers or storage in case of primary system failure, ensuring continuous access to data and services. This can significantly reduce downtime.
Continuous Data Protection (CDP) is a technology used by managed backup solutions to continuously capture and replicate data changes in real-time. CDP ensures that every modification is saved immediately, providing a near-zero RPO. This means that businesses can recover the most recent data with minimal loss, and the time required to restore operations is significantly reduced since the latest data state is readily available.
Advanced monitoring tools detect and address issues such as backup failures, storage capacity limits, and potential security threats in real-time. By resolving problems promptly and preventing backup disruptions, these services ensure that backups are always up-to-date and ready for quick recovery, minimizing downtime during an incident.
Enterprise backup solutions are essential for protecting an organization's critical data and ensuring business continuity. With the increasing amount of data generated and stored by businesses, having a reliable backup system in place has become more crucial than ever before.
An incident response plan is a documented and organized approach to identifying, responding to, and recovering from security incidents. It outlines the steps that an organization will take to minimize damage and recovery time, while also addressing the various stakeholders involved in the process.
DRaaS can be the most cost-effective way of managing disaster recovery. Here is what you need to know to ensure you are getting the best value from your DRaaS solution.
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