Break out the party hats and celebrate World Backup Day on March 31. Better yet, use the coming month to implement data backup best practices to protect vital information assets and ensure business continuity. Reliable backups form a critical factor in defending your business from ransomware, natural disasters, and other hazards.
Begin with essential data backup best practices that have saved businesses for years:
In the old days, the server room stored the bulk of an organization’s data. Now, however, businesses may store data in a wide variety of places, from work PCs and servers to the cloud and mobile devices. In addition, many companies support remote work and BYOD policies. These policies add potentially thousands of endpoints to the mix.
First, determine what data needs to be backed up and where it lives. Then, implement a backup solution that allows you to capture that data. For instance, if possible, install a client on laptops and home computers to conduct remote backups. And in instances where you cannot set up automatic backups, define a backup policy and train employees to follow it.
Backup policies need to work hand in hand with retention policies mandated by privacy regulations. Regulatory compliance can affect how long you retain copies of your backups and even the medium you use to store them.
Consult with your legal department and a compliance professional to determine the retention requirements that apply to your industry. Know what data needs to be kept and for how long. Keep in mind that CCPA and GDPR also include “right to erasure” clauses that require the ability to delete some data on request.
As complex as regulatory compliance can prove, it does deliver a silver lining. When you know what data to keep and for how long, you can delete out-of-date information, saving storage space.
As your business grows and changes, your backup strategy must keep pace. Cloud migration, remote work, BYOD policies and regulatory compliance add complexity. Additionally, the tools and data backup best practices available to streamline the process continue to evolve.
The business continuity experts at eMazzanti will help you navigate this complicated environment and implement backup strategies tailored to your business needs. From ensuring regulatory compliance to addressing data wherever it lives, we have you covered. And for customers using Microsoft 365, our eCare Cloud Backup services deliver the flexibility you need.
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