Data Back-up for Small Businesses

December 2005

Recent research by British Telecom in association with the Institute of Directors has found that less than 20% of UK small businesses back-up their data remotely despite over 80% admitting that they could not function without it.

The most popular means of back-up were, perhaps not surprisingly, tape and CD. However many of these are not stored off-site making them vulnerable to disasters such as fire. Furthermore because the system typically relies on staff to initiate the process, it is not always done regularly. Small businesses are encouraged to store back-up data off-site and consider using a broadband-based service that automatically dials in and stores information on a remote server.

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