Wesley IT Complete Security and Backup Solution
At Wesley, we take backups and security very seriously, and so should you. In today’s digital world, it has never been more important to protect your data. Our experienced IT engineers will create a profile based on your requirements and deliver a tailor made solution within your budget. Are your backup and security procedures getting the attention they deserve?
Backup and Security
 All electronic devices and components are subject to failure. In fact most businesses will face a computer failure at sometime.The biggest threat to businesses these days is data loss. Many businesses overlook the importance of backups until they suffer a loss or corruption of their mission critical data. Many a time a failure may mean that the only way to restore data is from a previously created backup.
These days computers handle such big volumes of data that it would be impossible to remember everything if we had a total data loss.Everything from emails to customer records and financial data is stored on our computers, losing even some of this data would severely hinder most businesses.This is why you need to have reliable and secure backups. Backups come in many forms these days, from a simple USB HDD, to Tape drives and Offsite Backups.
It is recommended that you talk to your System Administrator and design a backup strategy that will work best for you. Wesley IT can offer you many options and can provide the advice to ensure that your mission critical data is protected.
The importance of Backups
Backups are insurance for your business. In this day and age of email and high tech computer systems, most of your business’s core data is electronic. Client lists, Financial data, Intellectual property, Patient Data..the list goes on.
Could your business survive if you lost all this information?
Even though most of us know that we need to do regular backups, the fact is that many, if not most of us, don't do it. So let's take a moment to review why it's important to perform these backups on a regular basis. Here are six of the more popular ones:
- The Human Eraser — Have you ever reformatted a hard disk when you meant to format a floppy? Have you ever typed "Y" when you meant "N" and then it was too late? Have you ever overwritten a file by mistake? How about installing software you later found you really did not want? Today's computers can do a lot of damage in a very short period of time. Backup systems can save you hours, days or months of trying to reconstruct your valuable data. Before you do any important system change, such as adding hardware or software, remember to backup before you proceed.
- Hard disk failure — Mean Times Between Failure (MTBFs) have improved dramatically in the past several years for all peripherals. But so has data capacity — and the amount you could lose if your disk fails. The problem is you never know when a failure will occur. And, according to Murphy's Law, the loss will occur at the worst possible time. Backup systems give you immediate and automatic protection from unpredictable disk failures.
- Free up disk space — While we can't stop the steady growth in the size of application software and related data, we can help you do something about it by allowing you to offload some of the less-used files from your hard disk to a secondary storage medium like tape or DVDs. Removing those inactive files can open up your hard disk for new programs or growing data files. Inexpensive DVD or tape cartridges are a sure way to archive your programs and data while still keeping them accessible when you do need them. It could even help you put off buying a larger disk.
- Events beyond your control — Both natural and man-made disasters inject disconcerting variables into any application that require large amounts of data storage. These include fire, floods, lightning and outright theft. After such an occurrence, how will your business survive?
 Virus protection and spyware protection — Some unscrupulous individuals continue to write viruses that innocently hide in shareware programs and all throughout the Internet. These programs have the capability to copy themselves and load into your system along with the software you think you are getting. Once loaded, they proceed to wreak havoc with your system, causing errors, lockups and data loss. A reliable backup system can restore data lost through virus infection when used in conjunction with good virus detection software and an earlier, clean backup.
Security
 Data security is critical for most businesses and even home computer users. Client information, payment information, personal files, bank account details - all of this information can be hard to replace and potentially dangerous if it falls into the wrong hands. Data lost due to disasters such as a flood or fire is crushing, but losing it to hackers or a malware infection can have much greater consequences. Viruses such as Melissa and Code Red caused untold damage to many computers and networks. Although you may think you are not vulnerable think again.... many viruses won’t even damage your computer, they will simply make it a part of a much bigger attack, where multiple computers are used to attack a larger target such as a bank. This is why it is important to have a layered security strategy in place. Devices and software are available to help prevent unauthorised or accidental access and misuse of your confidential data or resources. Wesley IT can offer hardware and software firewall solutions, Anti Virus and a range of strategies to provide a strong barrier against unwanted behaviours..
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