As the proverb goes, failing to plan is planning to fail. Now that businesses have become so reliant on modern technology, more hangs in the balance than ever before. Solutions such as cloud storage and automation offer better opportunities to secure your most valuable business asset — digital data. That’s why backup and disaster recovery are vital to your entire digital strategy.
Protect your business from unexpected events
Despite the availability of solutions that can secure the continuity of business operations during almost any type of incident, most organizations never reopen after a disaster or close their doors within a year. Disasters include cyberattacks, human error, hardware failures, and natural disasters. While there are many steps you can take to mitigate the effects of these disasters, you won’t get too far without a documented business continuity and disaster recovery strategy.
Cloud computing makes it possible to build a location-independent business that transcends physical borders. Even if your primary workplace is rendered inoperable by a flood or fire, your employees can continue working from a secondary facility or even from home if all the apps they need are hosted in the cloud.
Bring peace of mind to your employees and customers
Today’s customers have more choices than ever before. That makes them a lot less forgiving of organizations that fail to address their needs and leave their data vulnerable. No one wants to hear excuses like your network falling victim to a cyberattack or a hardware failure. If you can’t provide the level of service they expect, it won’t be long before they set their sights on your competitors.
When it comes to employees, the inability to recover quickly from an unforeseen incident will quickly put a dent in productivity and morale. Worse still, some might even be hesitant to use systems that aren’t adequately secured or backed up. No one wants to live in constant fear of making an apparently small and innocent mistake that ends up wreaking havoc to the entire business, which is why disaster recovery planning brings peace of mind to all concerned.
Fulfill your data retention and compliance obligations
Industry regulations make it a legal requirement for organizations to retain certain records for a predefined period of time, while also deleting personally identifiable data at the customer’s request. Many regulations require businesses to have a documented disaster recovery plan for this very reason. If, for example, your systems get taken down by a ransomware attack you haven’t taken every reasonable effort to prevent, your company could potentially end up facing litigation in addition to reputational damage and remediation costs.
Backing up data isn’t just about securing your business through unforeseen events — it’s also about staying on the right side of the law by ensuring your critical assets are kept safe. Disaster recovery is a core component of compliance, even if many regulations are vague on the exact requirements involved. In the end, a documented backup and disaster recovery plan is about demonstrating accountability, confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Minimize disruption to your business
Most businesses either never reopen after a disaster or close within one year due to suffering unacceptable losses. Fortunately, modern technology provides opportunities to greatly reduce or even eliminate any disruption to your operations during such an event. With a cloud-hosted backup and disaster recovery solution, your apps and data will always be available thanks to redundant servers and storage networks stored in off-site locations. With automatic rollovers and decentralized storage, there’s no need for your organization to suffer crippling downtime. That’s why backup isn’t just about keeping a copy of everything, it’s a process that covers every necessary step to ensure the continuity of your critical operations.
Valley Techlogic provides backup and recovery services to businesses in Central California. Call us today to learn more about our tailor-made plans.
