Emergency preparedness is all over the news these days, which is a great thing.  At Symagio, we believe many businesses are unaware of the necessity for disaster recovery planning.  In the much-read law.com, there was an excellent article called In Case of Emergency.  Here’s our favorite excerpt:

“A company must protect records. Many companies back up their data. That’s a good thing. But, all the back-ups in the world won’t do a company any good if they’re several years old or if they’re stored in the company’s office building when it burns to the ground. Make sure back-ups are updated frequently and stored in an off-site location especially constructed for data and record storage.”

This has become a mantra for us at Symagio, and is one of the reasons we’re so fanatical about disk-to-disk backup.  Tape drives, we believe, are more likely to be left behind, more likely to be forgotten on-site, and are just a hassle.  How many times have you forgotten your car keys, your lunch, that piece of paper you needed?  All too often … so backing up with tapes, we believe, is an invitation for human error to get in the way of your disaster recovery plan. 

Take the time to read the whole article - it really is excellent.  And when these topics come to the forefront of every General Counsels mind, everyone is better off.   

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