Hello IT friends!

Today…a little rant! complete with some useful tips!

I lost count of all the people that have asked me about the different backup solutions out there…I can still hear them ask “are my word and excel files well protected?”

It’s at that moment that I decided to bring out my inner diplomat! We sit down and I explain that even though they have this attachment to their « precious » files, those actual files represent but a grain of sand in their operating system desert! Whichever one they use (Windows, Linux…).

Let’s start with the registry containing crucial information on the configuration of major applications…or directory of users present in a domain controller.

Yes, of course it’s always possible to rebuild your IT infrastructure following a fire, even if  you forgot to save your most precious file…unfortunately many don’t know this…but the delays for the resumption of activity will be much longer and the costs of reconstruction much more expensive. Want to avoid all this?  It’s simple: Backup your System State!

Good computing practices require that domain controllers or application servers are among the servers to which the states must be saved at least once a week.

Other sensitive subjects…System States, databases, Exchange files and even the elements of a full virtual machine backup are too often forgotten by the backup software…as well as certain online backup solutions.  Remember one thing:  if you backup your system without taking into consideration your System States as well as your Datastores…is a USELESS backup!

It happens quite often that we come to the rescue of certain « businesses » that find themselves in unfortunate situations following a major disaster; their backup was not properly configured and set up by an IT security expert.

EGOMEDIA’S online backup solutions were designed and developed in order to respond to today’s demanding corporate needs. This assures that the complete backup as well as implementation of the contingency plan is on schedule.

For more information, contact our IT security department! The Professionals that make up our department will take the time to guide you and recommend the right security solution that best suits your individual needs!

Have a great week!