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I know. I know. People are always harping about backups. We're always harping about backups. And there is a good reason why. Your data is your life. Your business. Your ability to communicate. Your ability to produce. Your you.

Every once and a while there's a great reminder of the consequences of not having a backup. Today it is these poor folks:

http://ma.gnolia.com/

Now I never used ma.gnolia.com but I've heard of it, and others I know used it. I say USED as they had no reliable backup of their servers. Servers went down. Data was lost... and now, by the looks of it, ma.gnolia.com is out of business.

A business with no backup plan is a time bomb. Ask a few questions of yourself, or your IT person.

When was our backup last run?
Where do the backups go?
Who is in charge of the backups?
How can I see that they're running properly?
Are they taken off site?
Where do they go?
What is the media?
What does it look like?
How long does it take?
What does it back up?
Do I need to do something different?

Ask yourself, as the business or data owner, what would it cost, in real terms, if I lost my data?

Would I travel the path of ma.gnolia.com?

If you don't know these answers, and your IT doesn't know these answers, call us. We'll find out the answers for you and work with you, your IT staff or anyone to get them.