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		<title>Don&#8217;t bother backing-up your computers(unless you&#8217;ve actually tested recovery)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[This post is from guest blogger Peter H. Mantos of Albuquerque business consultancy Mantos Consulting, Inc.  (Also a long-time SWCP customer) The business community is well aware of the need to backup critical computer systems. However, very few small businesses have actually tested their backup system by performing a recovery. Business managers operate under a false assumption that they are protected from the worst. This article explains some common reasons that &#8220;successful&#8221; backups fail to meet business continuity needs. It encourages business owners to ensure that information technology (I.T.) systems can be recovered through actual testing. 1. INTRODUCTION You&#8217;re smart. You know that while wise use of computers (information technology, or &#8220;I.T.&#8221;) offers competitive advantages, they have now become a requirement, a &#8220;necessary evil&#8221; to stay in business. You also know that I.T. sometimes fails and without it, you are dead in the water. So, being smart, you do your backups; perhaps even regularly and even automatically. Perhaps you don&#8217;t back up every computer in the office every day or every week, but at least you back-up your important data; maybe even using an offsite service or by taking copies offsite. Good for you! But have you ever tried to recover using those backups? If not, don&#8217;t be smug about being backed-up! Many people have been unpleasantly surprised when the fickle finger of computer fate strikes. Some find that the backups don&#8217;t really restore the data or the functionality they &#8230; <a href="http://www.swcp.com/2012/dont-bother-backing-up-your-computers-unless-youve-actually-tested-recovery/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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