Whenever we take on a new client we often get asked how often should I backup my data? Although we treat every client different due to their business requirements the answer for this question is usually the same, as often as possible.
Why you should backup as often as possible
Let’s say, for an example, you perform one nightly backup of your data after business hours. The next day at 4pm your server decides to crash wiping all the business data but you have a backup of the previous night so everything is ok right? Nope it’s not and here is why: if you have to roll back to a previous day’s backup you have just lost full days’ worth of work. Depending on your business, this could be a lot of lost revenue.
Performing multiple backups throughout the day gives you the opportunity to roll back your business to a specific point in time, usually within a matter of minutes. If your business is performing manual backups then it will be difficult to perform multiple backups throughout the day. This is why you’ll need an automated backup solution.
Our server backup service is not only fully automated but it has the ability to perform backups of your server every 15 minutes (continuous backups). When disaster does strike you’ll have multiple restore points to choose from.
Will multiple backups cost more?
We do know of other backup providers that charge extra for performing multiple backups and also for their data retention rates. This can grow very fast due to the design of their backup system. A number of our new customers have come forward to complain about this practice and have even been suspected that we’ll do the same; We certainly do not.
As our backup service performs incremental backups, only the changes to your data is backed up, which, depending on your business, can be very small. Our backup system can perform 96 backups per day without additional charges on your account. This is because you get billed for monthly storage rates, not daily.
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