Small businesses are at risk from disasters which can cause downtime or data loss. Without an effective disaster recovery plan in place, the chances of one of these disasters putting them out of business permanently are greatly increased. Despite this risk, over half of small and medium sized businesses currently have no disaster recovery plan in place.
If the idea of losing all your data scares you, you should already have a data backup and recovery plan in place. A data backup solution saves a copy of your data at regular intervals, ideally in a format that can be easily recovered in an emergency. But when you have a backup a solution in place, how often should you back up your data?
Effective and reliable IT is more important than ever before for running a successful business. Compounding this, the recent pandemic and ensuing lockdowns have only increased the use of digital services across businesses of all sizes. Managing the growing number of online services you use, keeping software up to date, and maintaining the condition of business-critical hardware can quickly become an overwhelming task, especially if technology is not your speciality. That’s why many businesses are choosing to contract a third party like Carden IT Services to manage and maintain their IT.
More and more businesses are moving their storage to the cloud. While this helps facilitate collaboration between team members and save resources, there is still a lot of hesitation about cloud computing among IT decision-makers in companies. Many businesses worry that increasing the use of cloud services will increase their risk of a data breach.
When it comes to IT support, New York businesses’ top priority is cybersecurity. With the number of ransomware attacks and data breaches on the rise constantly, if you’re not taking your cybersecurity seriously already, you need to start!