The financial health of your department is only as healthy as your data.You are backing up your data, right?
Good.
If not, you’re flirting with disaster. Seriously. Stop reading and call us and we can you help set this up.
Still reading? Ok, so that means you are doing a data backup, but is it up to par?
Here are 4 things you can do to ensure your data is safe, accessible, and up-to-date.
- Dude, Where’s My Data? Hey, it’s great that you’re doing back ups, but do you know where they are? If it’s on an external drive, where is it kept? What if there is a fire or flood? Plan for the worst.
- How Fast Can You be “Back Up” and Running? Sometimes the worst happens and you need to use your back up, but how much time will it take to get it restored and functioning? This matters a lot when you have clients who depend on you. Think delayed payroll and cheque runs. Yikes.
- Dry Runs can be FUN! Trust us on this one. Pretending there’s a catastrophic disaster that destroys your office can be mildly cathartic, but it will also help you find holes in your backup restoration plans. Do a dry run once, then do it again!
- Makin’ Copies! Do you have back ups of your back ups? Are those back ups of your back ups up-to-date? We’re not kidding here. Any gaps in your data with out of date back ups can set you back weeks, months, maybe even years.
We tried to make this post a bit funny (not sure if we succeeded), but being without a solid back up of your data really isn’t a laughing matter. Don’t get stuck due to poor planning.
If you need help setting up your data back up, let us know. We can help you get this going. That’s why we’re here 🙂