Data Protection Means a Lot to Your Franchise

Here's a scenario that no one wants to think aboutlook at some of the other ways that people have
even though it's one that could easily happen to you.saved their data, it's easy to see where they've been
Imagine that you're in charge of your own franchisevulnerable before the remote backups came along.
and you've got someone in change of data protectionSome of the more common approaches included:
but they're doing the things the old way and physically1. The CD Rom. Still a great way to keep that
saving the files and taking the information with theminformation remote and away from the source should
after work each day.something bad happen, but these run the risk of being
Now imagine that this person has had a bad day andlost or stolen. They come in a distant second to the
forgets. Happens right' Now think about what wouldremote backups.
happen if the very night they forget, your store suffers2. FlashDrives. Just like the CD Roms but in a way
a catastrophic fire and all the files are lost with theeven more likely to go missing.
computer in the store' It's not hard to see howIt's not hard to see why remote backups are the best.
devastating that would be to your entire business.They are offsite in a secure location away from the
So now you're asking yourself what the solution is.original source and with a set of specific codes it's
Aren't there ways to ensure that this doesn't happen?possible to get the information right away as long as
The short answer is yes there are, but the correctyou can find an Internet connection. Remember that
answer is that some of these data protection ideasthere are certain instances where second best isn't
work better than others and the best by far is thegood enough and data protection is one of these.
remote backups that ensure full security. When you