Sometimes, it’s a good idea to get back to the basics and make sure that as a company, you are doing what is necessary to keep your business well. We are quite sure you have implemented a plan to make sure your servers are being backed-up on a regular basis. There are various reasons to perform backups, the most important is it may very well save your business.

People make mistakes. There will be a scenario when an employee inadvertently opens an email containing a virus. If this virus erases your database, we can only hope it had recently been backed up. This way, restoring the data is quite a simple process. If not, good luck.

You are required by law to keep business records for an extended period of time for tax purposes. Through proper backups, you are ensured these documents are always there just in case you need them.

In the unfortunate event of a disaster, the businesses that can regain their data quickly will have an advantage.

A study conducted by the University of Texas showed that 43 percent of business that suffered major data losses never fully recover. And many of these companies actually went out of business. Don’t think this can’t happen to you. As we noted earlier, everybody makes mistakes, and it just takes one to erase everything you have. Be on the safe side and make sure all your files are properly backed-up.

Without a server, it is all too easy to lose data on individual computers. It is time to invest in a refurbished HP, IBM or Dell server.