A storm could blow your business away – just like Dorothy’s home in The Wizard of Oz. Is your data safe and sound in the cloud?
In the classic film The Wizard of Oz, Dorothy’s black and white farmhouse in Kansas barely lasts a scene before a tornado takes it right off the ground and blows it into a faraway land. Is it fantasy? Without a doubt – but that doesn’t mean you can’t learn a lesson from it.
The fact is that, while your business may not be in danger of blowing away and ending up in a land of make-believe, there are still serious risks to consider about your premises and what you store there, because you never know what kinds of weather or other emergencies may occur.
Unexpected emergencies pose serious risks to businesses of any size. Without thorough and effective planning, a severe storm or power outage could put your company at risk of financial losses, reputational damage or worse. A robust data backup solution tends to be the best — and often, only — way for a business to prepare for emergency situations, but without the right expertise, how can you be sure that you aren’t still at risk?
Disasters happen, and they happen much more often than you realize. Data loss — or the threat of data loss — is a common occurrence for businesses of all sizes, with many of these incidents caused by human error, server failure, or network outages. How you prepare to deal with one of these incidents can mean the difference between business as usual, and costly downtime.
That’s why you need to keep your data in a safer place – the cloud! No matter what happens on the ground – fires, floods, cinematic tornadoes or otherwise – you can trust that your data is secure. By storing your data in the cloud, you ensure it is:
- Safeguarded from the most common cause of data loss – user error
- Made recoverable from data loss resulting from a system error
- Protected against a wide range of internal and external threats
- Available whenever you need it, and in the proper format – no exceptions
Your data is your business’ most valuable asset. Without it, your operations are left at a standstill. The chances that your business could suffer catastrophic data loss and manage to recover without a reliable and well-tested cloud backup solution in place are very slim. Businesses that aren’t able to recover fully — and quickly — often face permanent closure within months of a data loss incident. Are you willing to take that risk?
Don’t let your data end up like Dorothy’s farmhouse – to learn more about how cloud solutions will help you keep your data safe, get in touch with me right away at (419) 872-9119 x299 or JDeWitt@CPUonline.com.
