Do you really care about backup and disaster recovery (BDR)?
I believe deep down inside you do care about the integrity and security of your data, but what are you doing to protect it? My suspicion is that you rely on your IT provider to handle it. That’s good, that’s what you should be doing. But are they handling it?
Most companies I talk to just assume that their IT service providers are backing up all data on site as well as taking critical business data off site to a secure facility. Without a business continuity system in place to ensure that critical company data is properly backed up, safely stored and fully recoverable whenever needed, you are essentially playing Russian roulette with your company and everyone’s livelihood.
One of my favorite sayings is “Trust, but verify.” I expect my accountant to file my taxes on my behalf with the IRS. I expect my lawyer to file my corporate return for me annually. I just assume they are doing these things, but I always make sure they are done. If your IT is not actively managing your backups, they are leaving your company exposed.
On-site Tech Support manages backups daily and performs monthly test restores. When was the last time your IT provider did a test restore?
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