My Data Disaster

Several years ago, we were working on site at a customer’s office. We decided to take a break for some lunch. I packed up my working documents, my laptop, and other tools. Went down to the car, put my bag into my trunk, then proceeded to the restaurant next door for some lunch. I think I had a buffalo chicken sandwich and an iced tea. Finished my relaxing lunch, walked to my car to pickup up my laptop bag and to my dismay found my car driver’s window smashed out and my trunk open. My laptop had been stolen from the most secure place in my vehicle.

Along with at least 6 months of work on a project…

I was devastated. Not only had my 2-week old brand new car been violated, but I had a deadline due to my customer for my project. I was instantly 6 months or more behind, and more importantly was going to let my customer down. At that moment, I realized just how invaluable my data was to me… and my client.

We’ve all had experiences like this. Some form of “data disaster”. My clients have seen building fires, car break ins, failed hardware, spilled coffee, a renegade thumb… you name it, I’ve had to help many of my clients through “data disaster”.

If only I made a backup… a copy of my project files. I would have been OK… But I was too busy. I would get a backup made after I finished a certain section. I had procrastinated myself into disaster.

Luckily, there are several services that can help you prevent such a “data disaster”. There are a multitude of cloud-based services available on the internet that are very affordable. After much research, I landed upon MozyPro as my personal recommendation.  It works well for the way we do business today. Across several devices, anywhere and everywhere we are. It also has some technical features that makes it the best choice for server environments such as email and databases.

It’s easy to install and use. After signing up for the service, I downloaded and installed the small software on my office PC, MacBookPro, and 2 home office computers. The software then made its initial copy of all my important files which took several hours – overnight in fact. Now, as I work, my files are automatically updated online as I update them on my computers. And recently made also available on my iPad and iPhone as well! Yes, I can actually view my folder and files on my iPhone and either view them or email them to someone ANYWHERE I happen to be.

Cost varies on how much data you want backed up, but I would say that $10-15 per computer to $50+  per server would be a good starting budget to consider.

One more thought…  Signing up with CAP5 provides the next level of support… CAP5 will monitor and ensure your backups are always happening and provides the personal attention to ensure you are “data disaster”-proof as possible.

If you don’t have a backup – get one TODAY… RIGHT NOW… Your data needs you to…

http://capfive.com/mozypro.aspx