Data Replication, Backup and Recovery

Many small business overlook the importance of a good data retention and recovery plan until they loose critical data for the first time. Deka Technologies will not only design a solid data retention and recovery plan for your organization, but we can securely store your data at one of our data centers. This means you no longer have to worry about backing up your data and taking the tapes offsite. We will do all the work for you.

 

Data Backup Vs Data Replication

What is Data Backup and how is it different from Data Replication? A backup is a snapshot copy of a file that is saved with other files in a proprietary format that may only be retrieved using special backup and restore software. This “backup file” has been traditionally saved to tape. In the past this method has been used mainly because of cost considerations. The size of today’s file, coupled with the unreliability in the backup process and the slow and uncertain retrieval process lessens the desirability of the backup. In today’s business environment, backups serve to augment a company’s DRP (Disaster Recovery Plan), but are no longer the sole procedure used.

With the decline in prices of disk drives over the last decade, coupled with the increased capacity of disk drives and the advances in storage management Data Replication is now the preferred choice of companies when it comes to instituting a Disaster Recovery or Business Continuance Plan. Data Replication is the process by which an entire file is copied (“replicated”) to another location, usually to a disk on a Network Attached Storage device or a Storage Area Network Device located at an offsite location.

File Revisioning (Archiving)

File Revisioning is the process of saving different versions of files at set periods of time. This is useful in certain industries such as; legal, architectural, engineering, publishing etc... Deka Technologies can create a plan that will ensure you can return to a document from a given time period.
 

Whatever your need Deka can design, implement and manage a Data Replication or Data Backup Plan to meet the needs of your organization.