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Backup and beyond
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The Digital Age may only be in its infancy, but already many organisations are struggling to
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cope with the need for more and more data to be stored, backed up and recovered. Does the
Cloud have all the answers – what exactly is the future for data backup?
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For most SMEs, the future of backup technology is undoubtedly in using outsourced
online backup services, states Brett Raynes, CEO of Backup Direct.
Online backup is becoming more storing data ‘in the cloud’ via visible is
popular because it offers multiple online backup services are usually when it
advantages over traditional forms focused on security, but it’s much resides on
of backup, like tape or hard-drive. harder to ensure the security of in-house machines that contain the
Carrying out manual tape backups, data stored on tapes than data designated encryption keys,
in addition to storing them safely stored in the cloud. Tapes need mitigating the risk that the data will
and efficiently, is time consuming constant rotation, enforced be exposed to unauthorised users.
and it doesn’t add any significant encryption and have to be stored in
value. Online backup removes this fire-proof safes. For SMEs worried At the moment, the main
chore because it automatically about the sensitivity of their data, disadvantage of online backup is
backs the data up and is easily online backup is a cost-effective cost. If you’re planning on backing
manageable. This gives an in- solution. Data stored online is up large amounts of data you might
house IT administrator more time protected, as it is encrypted when find that it could prove expensive
focus their attention on improving it is sent and when it is stored. The as online backup is usually
IT efficiency. Concerns around only time that information becomes charged per gigabyte stored.
Comment from We do feel that cloud based approaches will have some impact on backup
and archiving. But will there be a wholesale move into the cloud? We don’t think so,
says Tony Cotterill, President and CEO at BridgeHead Software.
cloud based providers need to the data completely safe from prying
overcome. Firstly, there is still a eyes? In some sectors there are
We’re working on the assumption that bandwidth issue. For moving large obviously legal issues around
most organisations will want to keep volumes of data the cloud will remain ensuring data cannot be seen by
operational backups – those they uneconomical for many. anyone that’s not authorised. And if
need to restore quickly due to small you‘re extending the cloud argument
corruptions or minor breakdowns - on Secondly, will people entrust their to archiving, which might involving
site and within their own control for data to a third party? Some will, but organisations handing over the only
the sake of speed and convenience. many will need a lot of convincing copy of a set of data, we feel fewer
They might be willing to move their that it will be looked after as people will switch to the cloud.
disaster recovery copy - for recovering diligently as they demand. Will Although some will certainly choose
from major failures or disasters – to a customers believe cloud providers to use the cloud for the secondary or
remote location via the cloud. Even will be able to generate a faithful tertiary copy of the archive whilst
then, there are two big hurdles that restore in the time required? And is keeping the primary archive locally.
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