Losing financial data can bring the daily production of your business to a grinding halt

Rebuilding After a Complete Data Meltdown

For many businesses owners and managers, losing all of your sensitive data can be a complete disaster. Trying to recover financial documents, as well as employee and customer information may not be feasible without the right precautions. However, such a nightmare scenario doesn’t have to be the end of the line for your company.

Incorporating a cloud storage system into your backup plans provides a strong alternative to merely hoping to avoid a systemic failure. If you have a system in place, approaching the most important categories first can speed up the recovery process.

Financial Data

Losing financial data can bring the daily production of your business to a grinding halt. Without budget numbers and expense accounts, your employees with be left in the dark. What’s worse is that losing this information can also affect your ability file accurate and timely tax information. Getting these accounts up to speed after a complete loss can be a tough task, but having an online backup can expedite the process significantly.

Employee Information

Once your organization has key financial data back together, the next portion of information that should be focused on includes employee content. Although adding this data to an online storage account may seem risky, it is vital to have a backup ready in the event of an infrastructure failure. Be wary of using just any service though. Private servers, as well as organizations which place an emphasis on security, are recommended for employee information, as well as financial data. Facing a security breach in this area could be just as devastating as losing the information in the first place.

Customer and Client Accounts

Naturally, your backups should also include any information that is required to complete transactions and conduct business with clients and customers. Otherwise, it may be hard to repair relations with these parties after overcoming the downtime. Depending on your industry or type of business, this data can range from prior purchases and contracts, to content that includes pending orders and requests for specialized goods and services. If time is a resource that is running low for your company, prioritize this data during the recovery process. Focus only on what is required to get up and running. Once services begin to return to normal, your employees can integrate other data into the daily proceedings as needed. Of course, a properly sorted and codified system, constructed as a precaution, can be the ultimate asset in the prioritization process.

Miscellaneous Content

Other information, which may still be important to the recovery process, should also be documented and stored on your cloud server. Included in this category is technical information of hardware owned and licensed by the company, as well as other assets. Additionally, repairs, reconstructions, and upgrades should all be cataloged. If the case of the systemic failure is hardware related, having this information on your cloud can serve as the road map for tracing the cause of the problem to its root. From here, similar occurrences can be avoided in the future.