Why is user data backup such a pain?
Identifying (and dealing with) the two main culprits behind user data backup woes.
- At the end of this article we will offer a free 10 user license of our software to you – but, first, we’d like to answer this one simple question – WHY IS USER DATA BACKUP SUCH A PAIN?
Most businesses, enterprises and organizations still experience a large variety of issues with user data backups.
The main issue, of course, is that backups are not reliable, making data recovery a tedious task (if possible at all) and this leads to a whole host of problems that your company, your IT department and your users can do without.
We can attribute the pain of user data backup to two MAIN culprits.
Main culprit ONE: It’s YOUR problem!
A (not so) surprising statistic from the CIBECS 2011 Data Loss Survey (of over 250 companies) was that most companies relied on a data backup policy that placed the onus for the protection of business critical information on their users.
An equally unsurprising statistic was that “users not following company data backup policy” came out a triumphant #1 in the “problems associated with user data backup” stakes. In fact, “users not following policy” scored twice as many votes as any other option.
Well… “obviously”. Of course you cannot trust users to backup their data.
They never have, they never will and there are three, basic, reasons for it:
- They forget, don’t know how to, and do not care to find out
- It takes a lot of time and they do not want to be bothered
- They do not want sensitive information on a server where it can potentially be open to unauthorized access.
That’s the long and short of it.
Users should never be in charge of the security of business critical information. Not only does this leave your company open to data loss and all the (direct and indirect) costs associated with it but, in terms of corporate governance and compliance, it also leaves your business badly exposed.
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Main culprit TWO: Antiquated / Legacy solutions
IT tends to look at user data protection in the traditional sense, meaning from the center out, instead of from the edge, inward – with the main areas of risk and exposure residing on endpoint user devices such as laptops and desktops.
Problems with this mindset?
Corporate data loss grows exponentially each year, which means that data at the edge of the network has never been more exposed. Loss is happening at a higher rate with data intake doubling every 18 months.
The fact of the matter is that today’s legacy solutions struggle to provide an answer to the problem of endpoint data protection because vendors attempt to adapt antiquated technology, instead of building the correct solution from the ground up.
5 characteristics of an effective user data backup and recovery solution.
- The solution is non-intrusive and invisible to users
- The solution optimizes storage and bandwidth use
- The solution is effective for remote data/branch office use
- The solution delivers quick and easy data recovery
- The solution offers central control and clear, concise, management reporting
Leave no byte behind!
Our goal for the year is to assist businesses and organizations to achieve a 0% data loss statistic.
In order to kick things off we have extended our offer of a free 10 user license that companies can register for and use without any obligation or limited trial period.
The license is a full feature version of our latest automated data backup and recovery software.
We encourage you to take us up on this absolutely free, absolutely no terms or conditions, offer.
