Backups?

Hello everyone! I know it has been a little while. We have been working on some very cool things recently that have demanded more of my time than usual. On the up side, I have some very exciting news to share.

TH2 Technologies had partnered with Asigra to bring our clients the latest in cloud backup technology. We are now equipped to bring you a premium service at a discounted rate. Let’s talk some about the service, how it works, and why it’s important.

The service itself (like any “cloud backup” solution) is provided to the client through a piece of software that runs on one machine on the network. This software and service together can go to the computers and back them up to a locally attached drive, and them push a copy of that to TH2’s servers over the internet. This gives you a local copy for fast restoration of files and an off-site copy in the event of catastrophic failure due to fire, water damage, or anything else that may cause the hardware on-site to fail unexpectedly. If you haven’t heard the statistics, that’s probably a good thing. There is an 80% myth out there that states something to the effect of ‘80% of businesses that suffer a catastrophic data loss will never recover.’ I have never seen the study where this number (the magic 80%) is derived from, and when asked I reference this site: http://johnglennmbci.com/quotes.html. Most of the links from his site to the references are broken, but I can attest that the numbers on the site are referenced directly out of published documents by well known companies. While there is some variance in percentage from study to study, one thing remains true: if you lose your data and don’t have a backup, you are in for a very hard time, especially if you are a small to medium business.

So, now is the easy part. Just give us a call, we can look at your backup solution, and let you know what we think. Then we’ll give you a quote on what it would take to get you backed up offsite. Every night. Some people ask about Mozy and what we think about their service. You know that we’re now a service provider, so Mozy is a competitor, but I can honestly say that a company that charges a flat yearly fee does not care about your data, they care about your money. It is more profitable for Mozy if you have less data stored, because they price per GB is high if you only have a few Gigs stored. Their policy’s are conducive to this model, where if you delete a file, Mozy will remove it from their server after 30 days. Say you want a file that you JUST realized you deleted. 31 days ago. Too bad. There policies are designed to drive profit, just like anyone’s, but the difference is that our policies (and most pay per GB platforms) are in line with your needs as a business. We look forward to talking to you, and getting you protected.