Data Backup and Recovery FAQs
- I copy my data to another drive and take it offsite. I’m well protected now … right?
- Isn’t MLANS Peace of Mind Backup just another offsite backup?
- I want a backup method that has me covered no matter what happens. That’s what I call peace of mind! Can you promise me that?
- This sounds expensive. I’m not sure I can afford it.
Q. I copy my data to another drive and take it offsite. I’m well protected now … right?
A. It’s a fact: Your disk drives WILL FAIL sooner than you think and with no warning. According to recent research by Carnegie Mellon University and Google, disk drives are much less reliable than vendors commonly claim and fail due to 1.) Drive age over three years old, 2.) Handling, 3.) Early production quality, and 4.) Statistical variation, in other words, failing for no apparent reason at all ages and in all environments.
If you care about your irreplaceable data, you must back it up.
But not just any backup will do, and here’s why:
- If your backups reside in the same building as your server, they are subject to fire or flood.
- An offsite plan that depends on an employee to remove the backup media is subject to human error.
Q. Isn’t MLANS Peace of Mind Backup just another offsite backup?
An automated offsite backup can take days to recover. Testing restores is slow and difficult.
If you have lost your server in a disaster, that’s the last time you want to rely on a slow, inefficient, untested restore.
If your data isn’t encrypted, anybody with access to the remote storage can get access to your data, violating your privacy.
Q. I want a backup method that has me covered no matter what happens. That’s what I call peace of mind! Can you promise me that?
New technology in MLANS Peace of Mind Backup has you covered no matter what happens:
- If your server disk drive fails, we can quickly recover from the network attached storage (NAS), an onsite backup device.
- If your server itself fails, the NAS can act as a temporary server.
- If you lose both the server and the NAS in a disaster, we will have a new NAS built for you containing all your data at one of our remote storage facilities. They will express ship it to you, ready to install and run.
Your MLANS Peace of Mind Backup is fully monitored 24/7/365.
Q. This sounds expensive. I’m not sure I can afford it.
Not only does MLANS Peace of Mind Backup meet the highest standards for backup, it is also highly affordable compared to tape backup.
