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Thoughts for you to discuss There are 6 replies:
Nichole Sheree Williams Students Author: Nichole Sheree Williams, Email: NSWilliams@owls.williamwoods.edu   Show MyInfo popup for Nichole Sheree Williams
Re: Thoughts for you to discuss Posted: Sun 10/30/2011 at 4:16 PM, in reply to Jeffrey Stone
At the PSRS/PEERS of Missouri all information is consistantly updated. Our organization has an internal web-based program in which all user information is saved on under each persons account. Our other progams, as well as the NetFYI, are all backed up on several large servers. We also have a safe under ground location that houses all information for disaster recovery- unfortuantely I do not know how often that information is updated or how they transfer the data there but it is to my knowledge that in the event of a disaster approximately 99% of the information in-house could be recovered. PSRS/PEERS of Missouri also has several generators in the event of loss of power that immediately kick on- within 30 seconds- of a power outage. Our members also have their own personal accounts that they can access via the internet and those too are updated daily.
Marco Antonio Zabaneh Students Author: Marco Antonio Zabaneh, Email: MAZabaneh@owls.williamwoods.edu   Show MyInfo popup for Marco Antonio Zabaneh
Re: Thoughts for you to discuss Posted: Sun 10/30/2011 at 8:51 PM, in reply to Jeffrey Stone

Jeffrey Stone wrote:

ROI for a fail-safe back-up system is very hard to estimate and to guess how much redundancy you need.
 
Questions to ask of your own businesses and employers:
  • Is there a failsafe system in place where you work?
  • What pieces of the puzzle need to be added to further reduce your risk of data loss?
  • Is data backed-up continually or only at certain times of the day?
  • What data would have the greatest 'cost' if lost? ie. time and labor involved in recreating the data? impact to the moment by moment operations ? loss of customers who find out?
  • What opportunity will the new cloud applications have in your business?
  • What is all of your business applications were web based and hosted elsewhere?
Please reply to a couple of these.
Jeff
 
Where I work, files are updated at least 4 times a day. These documents are backed up to H&R Block Headquarters and the IRS. We also have a back-up server in each location that serves as the backup if the server fails.  All the computers are on UPS devices so if the power fails it serves at a temporary backup. At the main office we are in the process of bringing in a commercial generator so that we never lose power. If the office where to lose client information if would be devasting to the business. We have years and years of client data that makes it easy to for the tax professional to do clients taxes.  If we lost this information it would take long hours and manpower to enter it into the system again. Thats why it is so important to have back ups in place!