Posted by Christopher Lyons on Wed, Jun 30, 2010
Computers are nowhere near perfect. They fail, they crash, and they become infected with nasty viruses that can make your life more than miserable. What's even worse is that they don't give you any warning signs - no slight cough or scratchy throat - it's often a one and done deal. However, as imperfect as they are, computers sure are convenient if you use them properly. This is why it is extremely important to back up your data.
Having your computers fail and not having backups is a badge of your stupidity (or your IT Company's in some cases), don't wear it proudly. Business and service disruptions due to a loss of data are no joke. In fact, they can sometimes be bad enough to put an organization out of business. In IT Support, we don't take backing up lightly. Too many people don't back up; despite being told to constantly. If something crashes or goes down, you better hope that you are backing up. Backing up will allow you to recover most, if not all, of your data.
Make sure you back up some if not all of your data, but most certainly backup what is important. A recent Microsoft article I read noted that the two most important items to back up are your Customer Databases and your Payroll Records. Be sure to back these up because they are the driving force behind your organization. Also, remember to store your backups off site. By taking the backups off site, you are preventing the possibility of losing all of your data if something physically happens to your office. Backing up is one thing, but storing your data in a safe location is another.
All in all, you should be backing up. Does it sound too difficult for you to do on your own? Maybe. And that's why Philadelphia IT Support Company, Trigon Technology, and other reputable IT Service providers in your local area can help make your backup process easy. For more information or to have Trigon setup a backup plan for you, reach out to us today by calling 1-888-494-TRIGON or by emailing us at solutions@TrigonIT.com. If you're not backing up - do yourself and your business a favor and make the call today!
Posted by Andy Neumann on Fri, Jan 29, 2010
In my previous life, I played the role of a mildly successful branch manager for the nation's 4
th largest bank and during this time, I participated in many a campaign and many initiatives to drive business into my branch, bolster my monthly sales results and single handedly feel as if I was positively affecting the price for a share of my company's stock. Why does this matter? It doesn't, other than to provide a base to present an idea that stuck with me over the years and to provide a nice seguay on how to practically apply this concept in the world of
IT Support.
Preparing for the unexpected. As part of our internal profiling strategy at the bank, this was a question we would ask our clients as a way of probing deeper into their financial ‘hey nows' in the hopes of attracting them with additional services that the bank provided. Preparing for the unexpected is not a foreign concept to most, though I am sure that when you are with your friends, it is an idea that NEVER comes up. No one likes to talk about the unexpected, let alone prepare for the unexpected. We are all going to live until we're 100. . .maybe longer. . . right?
If I asked you to associate the concept of ‘Preparing for the unexpected' to the IT Services world, I am confident that our conversation would take an express elevator to the floor where we would get off and begin discussing your company's back up strategy. I am certain this is what the phrase conjures up, and rightly so. In the world of IT, the ‘unexpected' would in no doubt take the form of some sort of data or information loss and ‘Preparing for this' would in no doubt be identifying the best (albeit ‘best' may = most cost effective) type of back up strategy and disaster recovery plan to put in place. But I ask you, and challenge you to consider that this concept can be and should be applied to all spectrums of your IT environment. Whether it be a large arena like implementing a sound back up strategy that will affect everyone or a one on one interaction, perhaps with a principal of your company, where you thought that you had done your due diligence, but in reality may have been blindly walking through the paces, we can all benefit from the idea that we need to prepare for the unexpected. Emphasis is clearly placed on those ideas that will most certainly negatively impact a large audience, but many of us forget, including myself, that it is often the small one on one interactions that, if done with true thought and purpose can have resoundingly great effects but, if overlooked and neglected, can have an unsightly ripple effect that may seem to never end. I offer that preparing for the unexpected does not always need to be an overly involved, multi-tiered process involving input from many different resources. In reflecting on incidents and interactions from my past (I say that tongue in cheek), planning for the unexpected can be something as simple as a 10 minute meeting with an associate to review, plan and confirm or even checklist or work order sign off document.
This concept is not new, ‘Preparing for the unexpected', but in writing this, I am overwhelmed at the idea that I (I will only speak for myself on this point!)) continue to overlook the easy things in life, the things that should be absolute ‘gimme's', and still cannot understand why. It is dawning on me that perhaps rather than ‘Prepare for the Unexpected', I should begin ‘Planning for the Expected' - I may just surprise myself with the results.
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Posted by Christopher Lyons on Wed, Nov 25, 2009
It is essential for all businesses in the Philadelphia area to have a
backup and disaster recovery plan. If you already backup your organization's data, than good, you're on the right track. However, have you ever tested your data? If you're not testing the validity of your data, if an event were to occur, you may not have any data to restore! Trigon Technology, a
Philadelphia Computer Consulting company, can help your organization remain effective and efficient throughout a disruptive event.
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Posted by Christopher Lyons on Mon, Nov 16, 2009
In order for your business to stay up and running during a catastrophic event, your organization should be backing up its information. It is essential to take backups off site. If a disaster were to occur in the Philadelphia area and something happened to your headquarters, backing up off site would allow your organization to continue its daily operations.
When backing up off site, it is important to make sure that your data is stored safely, and that you will have easy access to it should a disaster occur. Trigon Technology, a Philadelphia IT Solutions company, helps Philadelphia's small and midsized businesses plan and prepare for business disruptions. Trigon Technology's backup & disaster recovery solutions for Philadelphia implement new technologies that allow for online backups, making backing up easy and worry free.
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