File Backup Strategies
Your employer was recently the victim of a break-in, and all three dozen of its computers were stolen. Your company lost invaluable data because there was no comprehensive backup strategy in place for its computers. Your boss has asked you to prepare a report outlining a new file backup plan for the company. While preparing your report, consider the following:
a. How often should computer data be backed up? Should full backups or incremental backups be performed? Are image backups necessary?
b. Eighteen employees have notebook computers that they take off company premises. How will backups for notebooks be handled?
c. Research companies that provide online backup solutions for businesses. Which one provides the most cost effective solution for backing up three dozen computers? Can backups be performed automatically as employees change data files?