Companies of all shapes and sizes have one thing in common: They create data and in some cases lots of it, including customer information, product specifications and accounting files. The creation of data comes with the challenge of protecting that data from accidental deletions and disasters and complying with regulatory requirements for long-term retention.

Backup

Backup technologies provide effective recovery options for systems subject to data loss from human error, hardware failure or major natural disasters. They are ideally suited for quick restoration of recently stored data and can return complete systems to full capacity in a short period of time. Backups create duplicate replicas of your data on a daily basis, which is fine if your only aim is to store this data for a short period of time, however, if you require to store data over several months / years then using backups for this requirement can quickly become unmanageable.

Archiving

Data archives are often confused with data backups, which are copies of data. Data backups are used to restore data in case it is corrupted or destroyed. In contrast, data archiving protects older information that is not needed for everyday operations but may occasionally need to be accessed. Consider the scenario of being asked to find a series of three-year-old emails from a former employee for a legal matter. The chances of your backups containing this information would be slim to none, as most backups are continuously overwritten over a period of weeks or months. Archiving removes a single instance of the information from an environment to a storage system which is more conducive for long-term retention therefore affording you the ability to retrieve historic information confidently and easily.

Give us a call on 01383 722757 to discuss your Backup and Archiving requirements; we’ll tailor the solution to meet your business requirements ensuring your data is safely stored for short term and long term recovery.