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“A backup is only successful if you can recover and use the data” Have you tried to restore your data from a backup? Are you certain everything you need is there and usable? What if you were now trying to do this under pressure to get your business operational-would a plan help? Backups can range from the very simple to the very sophisticated. The most important thing is to use a strategy which ensures you are saving the data for a period relevant to your business, so for example, HMRC requires you to keep data for 7 years, and if someone deletes files or data, and you just back up on a daily, weekly, monthly basis- information could be lost permanently. Archiving backups and possibly using offsite facilities may be the solution you require. If you have an ‘incident’ or ‘disaster’ which could mean anything from an employee leaving and deleting important files, a single server failure or a complete loss of an office unit, you need to be able to get your business up and running as quickly as possibly with the least disruption. A business continuity plan will map out exactly how you will do this, from which critical systems you recover first to who is responsible for what, and will help you remain focussed on the steps that need to be taken under the possible pressure of an emergency situation. The next most important step after creating your business continuity plan is to test it, and make sure you are satisfied that the process works and the data is accurate. We suggest that you regularly test it after implementation as things do change, people do leave and systems are constantly updated. How can we help? We help you to identify your risks and the impact of various ‘disasters’ on your business. We work with you to develop a plan which identifies the critical areas of your business and a backup strategy which will be relevant to you and your data. We document, help implement and test your business continuity plan, and then retest it regularly. |
