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| By backing up their data, they can retrieve all or most of what they lose.
Thus, for ultimate security, it is critical to back up your data regularly!
So, what are the most vital considerations for backing up of data? |
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Customer databases and payroll records |
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Customer or client databases are arguably the most important data for the continuity of your business. Their buying patterns, including what they buy, when they buy, how they pay and so forth, are all stored within your data files. Your databases would also include your customers contact lists. Also mission-critical for backups are your employee payroll records. You don't want to lose the information that you have to report to the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore. Your employees don't want problems with the IRAS, either. And they certainly don't want to be paid late. |
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Protecting your registry settings |
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You should be backing up all of your data. But if you don't, a third item you should have high on your priority list for regular backups is your Windows Registry. This is the huge database that tells your computer how to run. |
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Off-site storage of your Backups |
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To really be safe, the backup medium (tape, CD or DVD, etc.) should be removed from your site. If you are backing up to tape, for instance, and you leave the tape cartridge in the machine, you'll be protected if the hard drive fails. But if the equipment is stolen, or the office burns to the ground, the backup will be lost. The safest procedure is to use a different tape or disk each day. Keep all but the current day's media off-site — at your home, perhaps. |
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The various backup medium |
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There are various backup medium you can consider. They are:
- Tape
- CD or DVD
- External Hard disk
- Internal Hard disk
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The traditional security backup technology - tape - remains the best choice, and for two very good reasons: capacity (up to 1.6TB compressed for LTO4) and cost.
The more inconvenient a security backup regime is to implement, the less likely users are to bother. Tape backup can be done manually or, with appropriate software, be programmed to happen automatically. With the size of the average hard disk now several gigabytes, tape is generally the only media that allows a complete hard disk to be backed-up without needing to swap media during the process. Furthermore, removable storage media is comparatively expensive, with overall costs up to ten times that of tape.
Many tape backup systems are available on the market. They range in price from a few hundred dollars to a few thousand dollars. Higher-priced models have larger storage capacity, faster data transfer, and advanced software. Lower-priced models can easily store the entire contents of your PC’s hard drive on one tape within a few hours time.
A successful backup and restore does not depend solely on the tape media. Each and every component in the back up chain can be the source of the error in the first place. To help companies avoid failed backups / restores and address key concerns in managing tape media, leading providers of removable data storage such as Imation has developed comprehensive suites of tape media related services. Imation offers their T.A.P.E or Total Assessment and Performance Evaluation service to assists organizations to streamline their data storage operation.
Call 01 Computer today at 6309 2727 for a T.A.P.E programme tailored to you needs. |
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