Analytics are critical for effective data backups

Posted on Wednesday July 17, 2019

Collecting data is vital for keeping records, tracking performance, and delighting customers. With so much on the line, it's never been more important to have backups of all your files. If your data is growing at a rate that's hard to keep up with, analytics tools are an awesome way to figure out which backups matter most and how to prioritize them.

An excess of information

Nowadays, too much data may sound like a good thing. But for many organizations, creating backups in real-time isn't economical. So if you've wondered how you should structure your backup plan to prioritize the critical files, we have an answer: Analytics tools.

Analyzing vast amounts of data quickly and affordably has never been easier for small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). The key is working with experienced IT professionals to customize a solution to meet your needs. As an MSP (managed IT services provider), we've spent years designing business continuity and disaster recovery plans, often for SMBs that couldn't create backups every hour.

A smarter solution

Depending on your needs, we can set up sophisticated analytics tools that determine what is most essential to your business's day-to-day operations. These solutions prioritize data in order of importance and translate that to a backup structure that ensures the right data is safe and sound should disaster strike.

These tools integrate with your existing data-backup solution but provide it with a map of what to save first, and what to leave for later. That results in faster recovery times in the event of untimely outages or disruptions. Furthermore, using analytics increases efficiency and decreases overall backup costs by providing a better picture of what is unimportant versus what is unnecessary.

SMBs have been the drivers of innovation for decades because, as they say, “necessity is the mother of invention.” So whether you're interested in top-of-the-line IT solutions or just need to get a better handle on disaster recovery, we're ready to create a customized backup solution, just for you. Take a second to analyze that, then give us a call.