November 2007
Unfortunately, most small to mid–sized companies do not backup their data on a regular basis and when they do it's typically done on a tape with one of their employees taking it home.
Events like disk crashes, server corruption, viruses and natural and human disasters can take businesses permanently offline. According to a survey conducted by Continuity Insights magazine, KPMG Risk Advisory Services, and The Hartford's Guide to Emergency Preparedness, more than 25% of all businesses experience a significant crisis in any given year – of those that do not have a data recovery plan, 43% will not re–open.
We wrote the attached article titled, "If You Believe a Tape is a Safe Way to Backup Your Company's Data...Think Again!" to inform our customers about the importance of remote data storage to ensure business continuity.
If you would like additional information or insight into this topic, please contact me anytime.
Best wishes,
Randy Wear
President
Decision Systems Plus, Inc.
