The majority of small businesses in South Africa use a USB stick to back up their data, often kept in the same bag as their laptop, making data loss a significant risk.
Risk: In the unfortunate event of a stolen laptop, where a USB stick is commonly kept, all copies of critical data are lost. This includes items such as:
Over half of the small businesses that lose data struggle to fully recover, facing financial losses or even going out of business.
Solution: Having a backup copy in another location or using a traditional backup program allows for data recovery once the laptop is replaced. However, GPBackups Cloud backup service offers a unique feature. You can log in to the Cloud backup portal from any internet-connected workstation, download files from your latest backup, and continue working on them using any other machine. The Cloud Backup Server enables you to restore to a specific point in time, providing flexibility in data recovery.