The easiest way to think about your computer's backup requirements is to consider - what is the worst thing that could happen to your valuable data. e.g. family photos, your budget spread sheets, your Email and contacts even the time, effort and cost of your system installation - all your programs and settings.

The worst thing invariably is fire, theft or flood etc - the event where you loose all your hardware. In this case, the hardware can be replaced but your data will no longer be available to you. Forever.

There are many solutions for securing your data and system setup from a simple copy and past to a memory stick or burning to CD & DVD right up to sophisticated systems like online automated backup up to automated imaging software that creates a disaster recovery system for your entire computer or server and client computers. The decision on what system to use really depends on the value you place on your computers and data being available when you need them.

For home users and simple business needing a few documents, family photos, email and maybe an accounting package we have a free third party program that is very simple to setup to offer an automated or 1 click backup to a flash drive or external hard drive.

A web based online system may also suite the small business. This offers an automated solution as well as being able to access your backed up data from any internet connected computer on the planet. Depending on the amount of data you have, this can be an on going cost some wont want to pay.

For companies with a server/client network or those with computers that have sophisticated work station setups, a complete disaster recovery may be more suitable or even critical for the continuity of the business. AMX Computers Ltd is an authorised reseller for Ultrabak product that offer a comprehensive and complete solution through a range of products.

SENARIO 1: Imagine a network with a server connected to a number of computers. The server would have maybe 20-30 hours of configuration and setup etc, at $100 / hr say $2500.00 as well as all the company's data. There is a fire in the server cabinet and the server is destroyed! With the correct Ultrabak product and backup strategy, the IT manager could have a replacement server on site within an hour, from the backup source the server could be back in action in less than an hour!

SENARIO 2: A Karaoke computer has a sophisticated audio system that took 2 days for the IT guru to setup and fine tune as well as the operators song collection - maybe thousands of songs as well as a year of tweaks to make it perfect. The operator transports his Karaoke system in his van to each gig. At the end of a gig, whilst the operator is loading his equipment the van is stolen along with this computer. The following day he replaces his computer on insurance runs the Ultrabak recovery system and attends a gig he had booked for lunchtime that day on completely different hardware but with the setup and data exactly as it was when he last ran the Ultrabak backup.

If you are interested in backing up your data or a disaster recovery system, please call us or enquire here.