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Data: The True Capital of Your Company

In today’s digital landscape, data is the most valuable asset of any organization. If your data becomes unavailable or is compromised—regardless of the cause—your company faces significant risks: costly downtime, error-prone and expensive data reconstruction, reputational damage, and even potential legal liabilities for managing directors. In severe cases, business operations may be disrupted to the point where the very existence of your company is threatened.

Implementing a reliable backup strategy is therefore essential for companies of all sizes. Backups safeguard the current state of your information, ensuring that it can be restored quickly in the event of an emergency. Time is a critical factor: you must define both the intervals between backups and the maximum acceptable duration for data restoration. However, simply having a backup solution in place is not enough. It is crucial to regularly test the readability and integrity of your backup files. Only those who verify their backups consistently are truly prepared for emergencies.

To help you assess your company’s backup readiness, we have compiled four key questions you should ask your IT administrator regarding your backup strategy (you can download the questionnaire below):

1. Do we create regular backups of our data?

Backups are not just a technical formality. For example, if required digital documents are not available in an audit-proof format during a tax audit, the managing director may be held personally liable with private assets if the tax authorities make an unfavorable estimate. Penalties are also common if data cannot be provided in full upon request.

2. At what intervals are our backups performed?

How much data loss can your business tolerate without impacting ongoing operations? The frequency of your backups—known as the Recovery Point Objective (RPO)—should be determined by this tolerance. Whether you choose weekly or hourly backups, remember: restored data will only be as current as the last backup. If backups are performed only once a week, you risk losing an entire week’s worth of data. In the IT industry, daily (every 24 hours) file backups are common practice.

3. How long does it take to restore our data in an emergency?

Restoring the most recent system state also takes time—this is referred to as the Recovery Time Objective (RTO). The duration depends largely on the performance of your storage devices. You should determine how much downtime your business can afford and select hardware components for your backup solution accordingly.

4. Have we ever tested our backup in a real emergency scenario?

Put your backup solution to the test. Many companies only discover that their backup data is unreadable when disaster strikes. Regular testing ensures that your business can resume operations quickly and reliably in the event of an emergency.

Langmeier Backup & Data Protection for Businesses

Langmeier Backup 8.1 provides consistent Windows data backups during ongoing operations. In addition to classic file backups, the software creates bootable images (complete system snapshots), enabling you to restore entire operating systems. If your computer is affected by a virus or software malfunction, you can quickly recover and resume operations using a bootable emergency medium such as a hard drive or USB stick. With just a few clicks, Langmeier Backup also secures contact data, emails, and internet favorites. Even active databases can be backed up effortlessly.

Langmeier Backup Software at a Glance

• Langmeier Backup 8 Business: Meets business requirements for data security with selectable encryption levels, backup logs via email, and data backup to compressed ZIP archives or tape drives.
• Langmeier Backup 8 Server: Supports a wide range of backup concepts for both clients and servers, enabling rapid disaster recovery through bootable emergency media. Its high functionality and scalability make it suitable for organizations of any size.
• Langmeier Backup V-flex: Combines data backup, replication, recovery, and disaster recovery for virtual environments in a single solution. Langmeier Backup can back up any number of virtual servers.

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Backup questionnaire (Word file .docx)

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