The Importance of Continuity and Data Backup Solutions
November 1st, 2024 by admin
In today's digital age, data is the lifeblood of any business. It contains everything from customer information and financial records to proprietary research and trade secrets. Without access to this vital data, a company can quickly grind to a halt. That's why having a comprehensive business continuity and data backup plan is absolutely essential.
At ATS, we understand that disruptions and disasters are an inevitable part of doing business. Whether it's a ransomware attack locking down your systems, an accidental data deletion by an employee, or a natural disaster knocking out power, threats to your data and operations are always looming. However, being prepared with the right solutions can minimize downtime and data loss, allowing your business to recover quickly and continue operating.
We take a proactive, holistic approach to protect every aspect of your communications infrastructure and data environment. Our cloud-based voice solutions allow calls to be automatically rerouted to mobile devices if your office phones go down. Our secure data backup solutions keep your critical information continuously replicated and available, no matter what kind of failure occurs - from server crashes to natural disasters.
One area that is often overlooked but incredibly important is monitoring and protecting the login credentials that grant access to your systems and data. Simple usernames and passwords are alarmingly vulnerable these days. That's why we include continuous dark web monitoring as part of our services. This allows us to detect if any of your company's credentials have been compromised and are being bought and sold on shadowy underground sites. We can then promptly reset those credentials to lock out potential threats.
While we work hard to eliminate routine technical problems that cause business disruptions, we know there's no way to predict and prevent every possible issue that could impact your operations and data. Unexpected failures, human errors, and catastrophic events are going to happen at some point. As the saying goes: "It's not if, but when."
Some of the most common culprits that can derail businesses include:
Ransomware attacks - This malicious code infiltrates your systems, encrypts your data, and holds it hostage until you pay a ransom to hopefully recover access. Ransomware is constantly evolving and spreads through various nefarious means like phishing emails and infected websites.
Human errors - Believe it or not, accidental mistakes by employees are the leading cause of data breaches and business disasters. It could be something as simple as leaving a laptop unattended, falling for a phishing scam, or visiting an unsafe website and inadvertently downloading malware.
Natural disasters - Events like fires, floods, hurricanes, and earthquakes can very suddenly and severely debilitate a business by damaging infrastructure and cutting off access to on-premise systems and data.
No business is immune to these types of threats. That's why it's absolutely critical to have robust continuity solutions and backup/disaster recovery systems in place BEFORE an incident occurs. As the saying goes, "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure."
At ATS, we've built redundancies and fail-safes into every layer of our platform to minimize disruptions from any type of data disaster or operational failure. We leverage secure cloud infrastructure along with backup sites and hot failover capabilities to ensure your communications and data remain available and quickly recoverable.
Our enterprise-grade business continuity solutions constantly replicate your data in real-time to secure data centers. So, if your primary on-site infrastructure is compromised, we can quickly failover and provide access to your most recent data backups. This allows your operations to failover within minutes of a disruption rather than going down for hours, days, or even weeks. Our recovery time objectives (RTO) and recovery point objectives (RPO) are industry-leading.
We also support advanced features like SQL database mirroring between your production databases and our cloud replicas. For organizations with unique compliance requirements around data sovereignty and privacy, we offer in-country mirroring options to ensure your data remains within national borders if needed.
The bottom line is that business disruptions and data threats are inevitable in today's hostile digital world. But by being proactive and implementing comprehensive backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity solutions, you can minimize the impact of any incident and ensure your operations remain as resilient as possible. Don't leave the fate of your critical systems and data to chance.
ATS has helped organizations of all sizes across various industries put robust data protection and continuity measures in place affordably and without complexity. When the unexpected inevitably strikes, you'll have the peace of mind of knowing your business can quickly adapt and recover - avoiding costly downtime and catastrophic data loss. Contact us today to learn more about fortifying your defenses and building resilience in your IT environment.