Did you know standard small business insurance only covers hardware lost in disasters and considers data an intangible asset? Could you keep your business running with no data? Could you afford to buy new software and sales leads? What are your years of saved files worth?
3 out of 4 Businesses never recover after a disaster strikes. The best way to protect your business is to have a full, offsite backup system. Making sure your data is in two places at once not only protects against hard drive failure, but ensures all your info cannot be lost in one disaster.
The next best way to prevent data loss via disaster is backing up your workstation on a fire and waterproof hard drive. This is not recommended for backing up servers, but for individual machines it’s a good, cost effective solution. You can currently purchase a 2TB ioSafe Solo model for around $400. If you’re running a small, single computer business, this is a great way to protect your data.
One problem with using a fireproof HD is it’s usually in the same room as your primary data, plugged into the same wall. In the event of theft or power surge, your home business could be devastated.
Locking up offsite backups in a secret location is equivalent to the level of protection the President and VP receive from the secret service. The ioSafe Solo is like a good bulletproof vest (and hat)—a lot safer than wearing a t-shirt.
If you’re currently backing up on an external HD and have no plans of moving to a more sophisticated, offsite system, I highly recommend this nearly indestructible hard drive. It probably won’t stop bullets, but it will protect you against the 3.6% chance of losing your “intangible” assets to flood or fire.
