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What
is Off-Site Backup?
Off-site
backup is the storage of your critical data in a location
that is not on your premises. In the event of a disaster in
your location, your data can still be accessed and recovered.
Even if your server no longer exists your data can still be
restored. Even if all your backup tapes are destroyed, your
data can still be restored. The software has an easy to use
"explorer" interface for both backup and recovery.
How
Does Off-Site Backup Work?
On
a nightly basis, all of your files are transmitted,
via the Internet, to a remote data center. All of the files
are encrypted, compressed and transmitted through a secure
session directly to the data center. All of the compression
and encryption takes place on the client side, making the
transmissions of data fast and secure. There is an integrated
file filter that can be used to make sure that only important
files are backed up and storage space is not wasted on temporary
or unwanted files.
Is
My Data Secure?
Yes.
Before the transmission takes place, the data is first compressed,
then encrypted using 440-bit Blowfish technology. (You only
use 128-bit encryption when you purchase things online or
do your banking!) The only decryption key is stored on the
client side and cannot be unlocked without the password. Furthermore,
the data transfer is encrypted using a temporary encryption
algorithm negotiated between the servers at the time the session
is established.
How
Do I Restore Data?
Data
can be restored 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a
year with a few clicks of a mouse. With the base plan, you
are able to retrieve data as old as 1 month, including multiple
versions of the same file. Alternatively, data can be restored
conveniently to CD's and shipped overnight for easy archiving
or recovery.
What
Can Be Backed Up?
In
general, all files can be backed up with a few exceptions.
All Microsoft or Corel Office Suite product files, most databases,
legacy DOS applications, QuickBooks, Quicken, graphics, and
Adobe can be easily backed up as well as most other file formats.
Currently we are not supporting Exchange server backup*. Additional
support for files that are locked or in use is also available
for an additional fee.
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Misra, managing director of the Unisys Worldwide eSecurity
and Privacy Practice, agreed. "One of the things
that has been recently demonstrated is that proximity
can be an issue," Misra said. "You can have
backup systems and backup recovery plans, but if they're
in the same location or close by, then that doesn't solve
the problem." (Enterprise News, 9/14/02) |
- Is
your data safe?
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Do you backup every night?
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Are you prepared if there was a disaster in your building?
- In
the event of a full system failure, could you still
restore your critical data?
- Disk
drives have a 100% failure rate - they all crash eventually.
- Causes
for loss:
Hardware\System
Malfunction -
44%
Human
Error
-
32%
Software
Corruption
- 14%
Computer
Viruses -
7%
Natural
Disasters
- 3%
- Potential
threats are generally classified into four broad categories:
Accidental
- loss of power, transportation accident, chemical
contamination, toxic fumes, etc.
Natural - floods, earthquakes, hurricanes,
tornadoes, etc.
Internal - sabotage,
theft, (ex) employee violence, etc.
Armed conflict
- civil unrest, etc.
- 43
percent of companies experiencing disasters never
reopen, and 29 percent close within two years.
(McGladrey and Pullen)
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