| It is easy to see that data is the
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| | communication two of these pitfalls can
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| foundation of a successful business.
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| | be eliminated. It is setting up a climate
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| While most businesses back up their data
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| | controlled media vault that poses the
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| to removable media, tapes or USB drives
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| | biggest expense for a small business.
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| being the most common, many businesses
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| | They are expensive to build because they
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| leave the backup tapes right next to the
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| | are not designed for the limited space
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| server. The risk they fail to foresee is
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| | that a small business would require.
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| destruction of the office by fire or
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| | To avoid these problems, many businesses
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| flood.
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| | outsource their tape rotation to an
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| Both the server and the backup will be
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| | offsite tape storage provider. On a
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| useless if the room no longer exists.
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| | regular schedule a uniformed employee
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| Unfortunately, some owners discover that
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| | rotates the backup tapes from the
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| getting back up and running is beyond
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| | business location. Once the tape is
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| their cash reserves.
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| | picked up it is scanned into a tracking
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| A data recovery plan should include
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| | system just like an overnight delivery
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| creating backup tapes and then storing
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| | service uses. The tapes are transported
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| them in an offsite storage location. The
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| | in un-marked vans and stored in secured,
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| tapes should be rotated regularly,
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| | climate controlled vaults. A tape
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| handled properly, and stored in a secure,
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| | rotation service also offers twenty four
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| climate controlled facility. This
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| | hour access to the tapes and delivery to
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| provides insurance and gives the business
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| | a recovery location of the business'
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| continuity after a disaster.
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| | choosing.
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| While this may seem like an easy process,
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| | A second solution is to use an online
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| the pitfalls for not doing it properly
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| | storage service. The data is backed up,
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| are deep. Tapes not securely transported
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| | encrypted, and then sent via the internet
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| and inventoried may come up missing or be
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| | to a secure location. The issues with
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| stolen. Unaccounted for backup tapes is a
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| | transportation are eliminated as long as
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| data breach. This breach must be
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| | the data is properly encrypted. With
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| disclosed to those affected by laws in
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| | small amounts of data this is a good
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| thirty-six states. This bad press can be
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| | solution but loses it economic benefits
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| as damaging as losing the data.
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| | as the volume of information grows. The
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| A second pitfall is how the tapes are
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| | business just needs to make sure there is
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| stored. Without the proper environmental
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| | large bandwidth at the recovery location.
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| controls of a media vault, moisture and
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| | Even more important for the small
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| temperature fluctuations will degrade
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| | business owner can be the consulting a
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| tapes and leave them un-readable. A worst
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| | service will offer. How to set up backup
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| case scenario is counting on a tape that
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| | software and hardware can be a mystery to
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| can't be read after a server fails. Tapes
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| | the uninitiated. This disaster recovery
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| must be stored properly and changed out
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| | expertise helps assure that the data is
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| occasionally.
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| | saved correctly and when needed will be
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| A third pitfall that may seem trivial but
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| | easily loaded onto a replacement server.
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| is also crucial is the ability to
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| | No matter what solution you choose, make
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| physically access the tapes. Backup tapes
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| | sure your business data is backed up
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| are useless if they can't be found or
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| | periodically and stored in a secure
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| returned. A vacation or the inability to
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| | offsite location.
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| reach the employee who stores the tapes
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| | Record Nations provides offsite tape
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| can leave the company in a lurch until
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| | storage and online backup service to
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| they are located.
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| | businesses nationwide.
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| With attention to detail and good
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