Backup Solutions & Disaster Recovery
If you keep information of any value on your computer then it
is critically important that you back up your data on a regular, consistent
basis and have a disaster recovery solution in place. If you are a
business with a server then redundant backups
and a disaster recovery solution are an absolute "must".
Important information on your computer might include financial data (data stored in Quicken,
QuickBooks, Microsoft Money or other financial management programs),
important documents, spreadsheets or databases, photos or music collections,
even retained email and address books.
Remember this: At some point EVERY hard drive will eventually crash (unless
replaced prior to crashing), and catastrophic events (theft, fire, serious
damage) occur far more frequently than most people prefer to admit. And a hard drive crash can occur at any time, and
can be caused by a variety of factors. You will very rarely get any warning
that your hard drive is about to die.
Without a reliable backup solution it can be very expensive to recover
your data from a defective or damaged hard drive (anywhere from a few
hundred dollars to several thousand dollars, depending on the condition of
your hard drive). And in the absence of a data backup plan and/or in
the event of a disaster your valuable information may be
gone forever.
Tech Wizards can help you develop a good backup and disaster recovery
solution to fit any budget.
Call us today for advice and guidance in protecting your valuable digital
data.
Backup Solutions
Tech Wizards has partnered with the three leading online backup services to provide easy, secure, affordable and reliable online backup services tailored to your specific needs.
Mozy provides FREE residential and small business online backup service (up to 2 GB), and their unlimited backup service is only $4.95/month. Please note that this service is not well-suited for corporate use or for uses with a large amount of data to back up. Ask your Tech Wizards technician or Service Coordinator for more details or click on the logo below for more information or to sign-up for Mozy backup service.
Business-class online backup services are available from iBackup and Enveloc. Both services provide specific advantages to make your backup solution perfectly suited to your needs and usage requirements. Ask your Tech Wizards technician or Service Coordinator for more details or click on the appropriate logo below for more details. To subscribe to either service please contact your Tech Wizards Service Coordinator.
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Disaster Recovery
In the IT universe, a disaster is what happens if your computer or server is stolen, destroyed by fire or other catastrophic event, or damaged beyond repair (such as with a power surge or accidental physical damage). These type of events happen far more frequently than most people believe. And when it happens EVERYTHING ON YOUR COMPUTER OR SERVER IS GONE! Although you may have your data backed up, your operating system, settings and configurations, and software programs are gone. In most cases this requires the following steps in order to be back up and running with all of your programs and data restored to their original state...
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process can takes many hours for desktop and laptop computers and many days
for servers. However, we have partnered with the Paragon Software
Group to provide a disaster recovery solution that will get desktop and
laptop computers back up and running in just an hour or two, and servers
back up and running in just a few hours. This special backup software
(which also handles your local nightly backups) takes a "snapshot" of your
hard drive on a periodic basis and saves it to an external drive that is
kept off-site when not in use. Then, in case of a disaster to your
hardware, it has the capability to restore that "snapshot" of your hard
drive to ANY new hardware purchased to replace the lost hardware (including
all required device drivers). Unlike other
hard drive imaging software (which normally requires restoration to hardware
that is exactly like the original hardware), this disaster recovery software
allows you to quickly replace your desktop or laptop computer (or even your
server) with replacement hardware regardless of brand or model. And
the Paragon Group, through Tech Wizards, offers this software at an
affordable one-time price (no monthly service fees!). For more
information or to purchase your disaster recovery solution please contact your Tech Wizards Service
Coordinator.
