Reduce data backup challenges with BaaS

Given the exponential rate at which data is growing and the siloed nature of legacy infrastructure, many IT organisations are finding data backup to be increasingly challenging, time-consuming, and costly.

Backup as a Service (BaaS), is a method of offsite data storage in which files, folders, or the entire contents of your hard drives are regularly backed up by your service vendor to a remote secure cloud-based data repository. The purpose of BaaS is simple: to protect your information – whether it’s business data or personal – from the risk of loss associated with user error, cyber-attacks, or any other kind of technological disaster.

Instead of performing backup with a centralized, on-premises IT department, BaaS connects systems to a private, public, or hybrid cloud managed by a third-party provider.

Backup as a service is easier to manage than other offsite services. Instead of worrying about rotating and managing tapes or hard disks at an offsite location, data storage administrators can offload maintenance and management to the provider. This frees up your IT team to focus on valuable, revenue-generating projects.

Benefits of Backup as a Service

As we see it, there are 4 key benefits to BaaS.

• Convenience – The convenience offered by a BaaS solution is indisputable. BaaS is automated so once it’s set up, your data is stored automatically as it streams in. Instead of having to proactively save, label and track information you can remain completely hands-off, freeing you up to focus on higher-value projects without worrying about data loss.
   
• Safety – Data stored in the BaaS solution is protected from typical threats involving malicious attackers, natural disasters and user error. In addition, your data in the BaaS solution is encrypted, further enhancing its security.
   
• Ease of recovery – BaaS offers multiple levels of redundancy by storing copies of your data in locations independent of each other. This means that if your data is lost or deleted (this mostly occurs through individual user error or deletion), backups are available and easily located.
   
• Affordability – Backing up your data becomes costly when you factor in the cost of tape drives, servers, or other hardware and software elements necessary to perform backup; the media on which the backups are stored; the transportation of media to a remote location for safekeeping; and the IT labour required to manage and troubleshoot backup systems. BaaS provides all of the above costs in one simple monthly subscription.
   

BaaS is essential to keep your data accessible and restorable from a remote location in the case of an outage or failure. To discuss your BaaS requirements in more detail, please Click Here to speak to one of our specialists. Alternatively, existing customers can contact their designated Account Manager.