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answers to common questions handled by your support staff, along with some tips
and tricks that you have found useful and presented here as questions.
1) How often should I back up my data?
This depends largely on how volatile your data is, and how critical
it is to the operation of your business. For most businesses, we
recommend that a FULL backup of all data be performed once a week, and
in INCREMENTAL backup (just what has changed) be performed on a daily
basis.
2) How/where should I store my backup media?
Backup media should always be stored in a different location than the
computer it is backing up. In a small business this should be in
an office or storeroom as far away from the server itself. The
media should be kept in a sealed, labeled container, fireproof if
possible. Additionally, one should periodically (once a month)
take a copy of the weekly backup to an offsite facility (such as another
office, or even your home).
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