By Jon Thordarson, European Technical Support Manager at KeepItSafe
October 23, 2015

KeepItSafe Cloud Backup Expert Tips: Choosing the Right Managed Cloud Backup Solutions

Data is the lifeline of every company. When it comes to protecting this lifeline and most valuable asset, no stone should be left unturned. Taking necessary precautions against data corruption, whether it be human error, malicious attack, data loss, disclosure of sensitive information, server crash, unauthorized access, or a natural disaster, it is critical to the long term success and existence of any business. In today’s information economy, companies are looking for a technological edge that reduces cost, increases performance, and improves system security.

Implementing a data backup solution is not enough in itself. It needs to be supervised, updated and tested continually to ensure all data is successfully backed up as planned. Because of the time and capital expense involved with managing, monitoring and testing a backup system daily in-house, more and more business decision-makers are opting for a managed backup solution. This means outsourcing the management of this critical function to a company with special expertise so they can allocate their in-house resources to more effective and efficient areas for the future success of their own company.

Managed data backup system, as the name implies, is an easy and convenient way to backup and store data. They enable businesses to automatically and securely store all their critical data off-site, to a remote location, while spending less capital and administration resources. As you are giving your trust to a third party to backup your most valuable asset, it is important that you choose a provider with an immaculate professional reputation, which has third party certifications, and boasts extensive experience in data backup management.

Seven important items to look for when choosing a quality managed cloud backup service provider:

1/ Comprehensive customer service 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

2/ Retention and deletion policy settings and ability for storage capacity forecasting.

3/ Highly effective online managed data backup service that utilizes multiple layers of security.

4/ Management of your backup and recovery operations under strict Service Level Agreements (SLAs).

5/ Third party certifications (i.e. SAS 70, FIPS 140-2) in areas like Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity.

6/ Incidents are addressed in a timely fashion, using existing storage management queue, with root cause analysis performed.

7/ Continuous monitoring of the system to ensure successful backups are completed as scheduled. Remote management with 24/7 monitoring, and regular reporting.

Organizations need a data backup system that ensures them the maximum data protection and security possible. This can mean the difference between uninterrupted business continuity and complete dysfunction of all essential business operations or even going out of business in the face of an unexpected data loss emergency. This need is heightened by increasingly strict government compliance regulations, an exponential growth in corporate data, and a broader range of data being used to support critical business operations. If you keep the above things in mind, you should have success when you outsource your backups to a Managed Service provider.

KeepItSafe is one of the most endorsed cloud backup and recovery solutions, which identifies, protects and manages your business’ most valuable asset, your data. KeepItSafe’s managed backup services will automatically encrypt and store your business critical data off-site to its private data centers, with 24/7 customer support. You also get to enjoy technologies and benefits like monitored backups, data de-duplication, local storage, varied levels of data recovery 24/7, and continuous data protection (CDP), and FIPS 140-2 certification.

KeepItSafe supports compliance through automated, continuous off-site data protection with on-demand recovery, while ensuring strict data security and confidentiality. And that is compliance made easy!

About the Author:
Jon Thordarson, KeepItSafe’s European Technical Support Manager, has over 15 years as an industry executive. He is an expert in the world of online backup and data protection. Prior to leading the development of technical infrastructure at KeepItSafe®, Jon co-founded and served as CTO for SecurStore – a leading provider of cloud backup services for enterprise networks. Thousands of businesses trust Jon’s guidance with fluctuating data-compliance requirements through the online publication, “EU Data Protection Regulation”. As a principal contributor, Jon identifies the challenges and opportunities of the EU Data Protection Regulation, while providing expert advice for readers to meet new compliance standards. Visit KeepItSafe’s website here: www.KeepItsafe.com

 

 

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