Data Backup

Data Backup and Disaster Recovery:

Above & Beyond IT now offers the only complete cohesive Data Backup and Disaster Recovery Solution for Windows 2000 and Windows 2003 servers. This reasonably priced, all encompassing solution provides small to mid-sized businesses near real-time backups with optional off-site data storage. Combined with Above & Beyond IT Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Plan you can rest assure your data is protected.

The solution combines an onsite NAS (network attached storage) appliance for fast backups/restores and high availability, with low-cost offsite storage to replicated datacenters in Baltimore, MD and Phoenix, AZ. All aspects of the on-site and optional off-site solution are monitored 24X7X365 by Above & Beyond IT. With a reliable, more frequent backup, and a well thought out recovery strategy this is the primary component of a Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Plan.

With Advanced Features Like:

	Enterprise Class protection of your business critical data.
	256-bit Secure Socket Layer encryption when transmitting off-site.
	Designed to regulate Internet Bandwidth Usage.
	Supports Open File Backup For Most Data Types
	Backup of Critical System State Backup Data.
	Ability To Backup MS-SQL Server Databases Without Stopping Services
	Online Backup of MS Exchange Server Databases and Mailboxes
	Bare-Metal Restores to Dissimilar Hardware.
	Customizable backups With Increments As Little As 15 Minutes.
	24X7X365 System Monitoring By Above & Beyond IT.

 

 

 

 

 

It's not about the backup, it's about the recovery

With any installation or management of your computer network, backups are a key component in the recoverability of your information. It is always important to remember that by investing in a solid backup system early on, and ensuring your backups are functioning properly on a continual basis, this can allow you a much smoother recovery from a potentially disastrous situation.

Things to consider when setting up a good backup procedure:

1. Do I have a backup system that ensures I can recover information in a flexible way during my normal business operations?

2. Do I have a backup system that I use to ensure that I am not writing over my existing information?

3. If there was a major disaster at my office would I be able to recover from backup that are located off-site?

4. Do I have a log that helps me keep track of thedata backups that have been used in my data backup system?

5. Have I attempted to restore data from a data backup to ensure that the data is still good?

6. Do I get a notification that my data backups are continually working?

7. Are there any laws that affect my busines and require me to retain my data for a specific length of time? (examples would include SARBANES-OXLEY ACT or HIPPA)

These and many other factors should be addressed by your outsourced IT service provider while implementing a new data backup system, reviewed when changes are made to your system, or when new laws affect your business are enacted.