The goal is to put into place safeguards and processes that allow you to recover quickly in case of a more severe disaster. A 5-step plan 1. Backing up If you are not already doing backups on a weekly or daily basis, then you should start immediately. The first thing is to invest in an appropriate backup media. The most common backup media for businesses are tapes.
Tape drives are relatively inexpensive and offer large storage capacities.
There are several different kinds of tape drives available, which offer a range of price, performance, and capacity options. The most common format for small and medium sized businesses is DAT, while DLT and AIT are common in businesses with large data servers. The Travan drives are an inexpensive option for home users. The main problem with tape drives is that external units are only available in SCSI format. A USB-SCSI converter will not provide adequate performance.