Back-Ups: The Ultimate Guide to Protecting Your Data

Keeping your data and software safe from disaster can seem like a daunting task, but the benefits of regular back-ups make it a no-brainer.

Backing up your software is one of the best and simplest ways to guarantee the security of your systems and data. Regular back-ups can help protect your business from data loss, outages, and other disasters.

By making sure that your software is regularly backed up, you can ensure that your data is safe and secure and that you are able to quickly and easily recover any lost information.

Backing up your software can also help you avoid costly repairs, as well as provide peace of mind that your data is protected. In this blog post, we’ll explore the benefits of regular back-ups and why backing up your software is so important.

THE IMPORTANCE OF DATA PROTECTION

• Data protection is something that every business should be thinking about. The recent Facebook and Cambridge Analytica scandal has made it clear that we need to protect our data from potential misuse.

  There are many ways to protect your business data from risk, but the best way to do it is by choosing a reliable software back-up solution.

WHAT IS A SOFTWARE BACKUP?

A software backup is an automated process of copying data to a different system or storage device. Backing up data means making a copy of your data and storing it in a different location. This is done in case the original data is lost, corrupted, or deleted. 

Backups are important because they help you protect your data. If your computer’s hard drive breaks, you’ll lose all your data if you don’t have a backup. Once you have a backup, you can either keep it on the same computer or store it elsewhere. 

Backups are essential for safeguarding any computer system. They are a way of protecting the data stored on your computer from unforeseen and sudden disasters, including theft, fire, flood, and other hazards.

BENEFITS OF REGULAR BACKUPS

• Data loss can be avoided. When data is backed up and stored elsewhere, it can be re-imported in case of a disaster. This is especially helpful if you store sensitive data on your computer, such as financial information or contact lists. 
  
  
• Outages are easier to deal with. If you regularly back up your data, you’ll be able to quickly restore it should your computer go offline. This is especially helpful if your business relies on your computers functioning at all times. 
  
  
• Software repairs are less costly. If you regularly back up your data, it’s much easier to restore data in case of a corrupted program. This will save you money because you won’t have to repair your software. 
  
  
• Provides peace of mind. If you regularly back up your data, you can rest assured that your data is safe. 
  
  
• Backups are easy to set up. You can set up a regular backup schedule to save time and effort. 
  
  
• You can restore data from the past. You can access older versions of your data and restore it if you need to.

TYPES OF BACKUP SYSTEMS

Manual backups – Manual backups are the most basic type of backup system. You simply manually copy data from one source and save it to another location. This is useful if you don’t have a lot of data, but it’s not very useful if you have a lot of data. 

Full system backups – A full system backup copies all the data on your computer or server. This is helpful if you want to make sure you have everything backed up. This type of backup is great if you have a lot of data. 

Differential / incremental backups – Differential backups only copy the data that has changed since the last time you backed up. This is helpful if you don’t have a ton of data and if you don’t want to wait for a full system backup to finish before you start backing up again.

Data Backup and Recovery can refer to both physical and virtual backups. 

• Physical backups involve copying files onto external storage media like CDs or DVDs.
  
  
• Virtual backups involve copying files onto an external hard drive or other media which can be accessed over the internet. 

BACK-UP STORAGE OPTIONS

The most common types of data storage include external hard drives, the cloud, and computer networks. 

External hard drives are physical devices that you can plug in to your computer and store your data on. 

The cloud is a virtual space where you can store data. Computer networks allow you to access remote devices and store your data on them. 

Whatever type of system you choose, it’s important to keep in mind that regularity is key. For example, it’s best to save your data at the same time every day so that you don’t forget to save it.

BACK-UP SERVICES

If you don’t have the time or knowledge to set up your own backup system, you can sign up for a back-up service. 

Back-up services allow you to store your data off-site and access it at any time. Back-up services are helpful because they allow you to offload the responsibility of data backup and storage. 

Contact the BahatiGroup team to find out how we can help with world-class backup solutions.

Thanks to our partnership with Redstor, we can ensure your cloud data is protected in as little as 15-minutes, thanks to their unique rapid-deployment approach. 

Read more about Redstor in our next blog post!