There have been many statistics estimated about business continuity and data loss for small businesses, mostly from companies trying to "help" you stop the disaster of losing sight of business.

Mark Twain said, "There are lies, darn lies, and statistics. inch

Regardless of the percentage estimated for business failures, the fact is: many small businesses will not survive long after losing their contracts, orders, accounts, and other records.

Backup can be easy and affordable

Fortunately, for many small businesses, it is a lot easier and much less expensive to implement a solid backup strategy today.

There are two critical steps to protect your business from a catastrophic loss of data.

Backup crucial computer data.
Store your backups off site.
Both of these steps can be quite a process, for large companies that have a lot of data. There are some critical waste these steps for small businesses too but, for many, backup does not have to be complicated or expensive.

Digital recording drives used to be the most in-demand hardware systems for backup. However, disk storage technology has improved tremendously in speed, capacity and cost. Most companies are now using, or moving to, disk based backup systems.

Windows Server may have all the software you need

If you work with Windows Server 08, or Windows Small business Server 08, you may have all the software you need already. Both come with backup software that is greatly improved over previous versions. Add a couple of inexpensive, portable UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS computer drives, and you'll have solutions to implement an effective backup strategy.

The backup software that accompany Windows Server 08 and Windows SBS 08, is a little different, but either can handle the wants of many small offices.

Three steps to stopping up crucial computer data

If you use software that needs a database (a lot of directory market software does, i. e. Sybase Anywhere, SQL Express, etc. ), follow your software's instructions for stopping up the database. Usually, this means the database software itself will need to close the database files and copy the database to backup files. Once this is done, Windows Server Backup will backup those files, along with all your other files.

You can use one backup drive, but using two will make it much easier to switch one off-site each day. Format the drives using NTFS and label them so you can identify which has which backup job. You will not be able to use them for storage other than backups. Choose a drive with at least three to four times the ability of your total utilized disk space  clé d'activation windows 11 pro. For many businesses 1 TB drives will do just fine.

Using Windows Server Backup, pick the drives or version you would like to backup and create a schedule. If your database software allows you to schedule a backup, schedule one so it sports sufficient time to complete, before your Windows Server Backup starts. Otherwise, backup up your database as recommended before your scheduled Windows Server Backup. Your backup uses whichever drive is available. If you work with two, just detach one and take it home with you everyday!
You can get started!

I just helped a buyer implement a system like this in about two hours, and that including training them how to manage their off site turn, backup and restore files. They used two Western Digital Passport 1 TB UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS drives they purchased approximately $120 each. You will probably want to read a little more about your database software's backup procedures and Windows Server Backup, however it isn't that complicated!