I want you to imagine that you are buying a washing machine from the local store of a major high street chain. The store is staffed by people who, astonishingly, seem to know less about modern electrical goods than you, eyes like switched off TVs who know nothing about the products.
The sales assistant cannot tell you the difference between the 40 degree wash and the fast spin; if it is not printed on the card next to the price, it cannot do it, right? Whilst the assistant takes 20 minutes to get your washing machine from ‘out back’, their colleague is pestering you about extended warranty and Sky TV. The extended warranty sounds good, but really, are they just telling you that the machine is rubbish?
Your washing machine breaks down and it ruins a load of washing; work shirts, bedding, your favourite jumper. The mess needs to be cleared up, insurance and warranty claims need to be dealt with, the clothes replaced. It takes time; you have to argue the toss with the insurance company, maybe clean up water and run dehumidifiers, and fight your way around clothes stores. If that isn’t stressful enough, what about the hassle of Sky TV and extended warranty when you go to buy a new washing machine? What a nightmare!
Now imagine that the washing machine was really your computer, some sort of crash or disaster has just wiped out all of your files. Depending on what went wrong you could replace the computer using the extended warranty or some insurance policy, a few hundred pounds buys a complete new unit worst case. You could be out of action for just a couple of hours or you might be down for a couple of weeks.
If the computer was the machine in your office then some business interruption insurance might offer some comfort, a couple of hours and a couple of forms and you get some money back for the lost productivity.
What about the files on your computer? You can’t buy your customer database from the high street or get your Sage accounts back from the insurers. How will you know which suppliers to pay or which customers have outstanding orders? No extended warranty or insurance policy is going to recompense you for the value of your electronic files – this is a big problem!
At Bespoke Computing Ltd we have the tools and expertise to get your electronic information back quickly in the event of a disaster or computer crash. If you need any help or advice on how to protect your files or how to improve an existing backup system, please pick up the phone or request a call back. Your important electronic information can be protected from as little as £7 per month with our Internet backup system, this small investment is far less than the cost of any disaster because the files on your computer are worth far more than the computer itself.