FAQ's
A database backup is a complete, current, working and secure file containing all necessary database content to allow a company to quickly recover data in case the original file is lost due to an operational mistake, equipment failure, or nefarious means like a cyberattack or hacked access. Recovered data can either be partial (to replace missing fields), or complete (to replace a completely lost database).
Databases are commonly used by companies to capture and report enterprise resource planning (ERP) information, potentially including HR, inventory, sales, manufacturing logs, pricing information, etc. This information is typically the lifeblood of a company and without adequate backups, it is at risk of being lost through innocent and not-so-innocent means. Companies that lose their ERP data are at high risk of failure.
Yes. Standard backup software does not provide the same assurances for databases that Verified Backups provides, nor do they provide the verification of data being saved.
We recommend that companies attempt to restore a database from their backup to ensure files are current, complete and working. It is a good routine to practice testing backups. Few companies have the resources to perform daily tests, which is where partnering with Verified Backups makes good business sense.
Since databases are always actively capturing, categorizing and sharing information, they are more difficult to back up. Databases are significantly different than office programs that create static data that is easier to back up.
Yes. Standard contracts cover up to 50 gigabytes of data from any number of databases.
No. We have found that even the most well-intentioned companies do not follow through with regular backups, and many times they are not stored in a safe and secure location. In addition, we rarely see companies rotate their external drives according to their backup policy.
Depending on the restoration need, most of our clients have been restored and are operational in an hour.
Without analyzing your system, we have no way of knowing for sure, but we do know that our system provides a complete, current and working database that is fully tested 365 days a year, from which data can easily be restored.
Yes, data are encrypted in the most secure manner available while in transit and at rest.
Verified Backups was founded by Mr. Chris Marshall, a database expert whose experience spans three decades. His consulting clients identified a flaw in standard backup programs and asked that he address their database backup needs. Verified Backups was born from this need and Mr. Marshall's patented solution. The company is headquartered in St. Louis, MO and uses only domestically-based servers.
We currently focus on SQL database backup and recovery operations, and are developing a similar approach for Oracle and Access backups.
DataCore.com found that 28% of companies have experienced a data loss in the past 12 months.
Of the small businesses involved in a disaster including a massive data loss, FEMA states that 40%-60% will fail within a year. Boston Computing Network similarly declared that 60% of companies who lose their data will close within six months.
Carbonite notes that about 70% of business people have or will experience data loss due to accidental deletion, disk or system failure, viruses, fire or some other disaster.
FEMA states that 20% of companies do not have a disaster recovery plan (including data losses) in place. These companies are extremely vulnerable to losing data.
How quickly companies return to normal operational status after a data loss is a clear indicator of their ability to survive the loss. Ontech noted that 93% of businesses who failed to recover data within 10 days filed for bankruptcy within a year.
FEMA noted that 90% of companies who are unable to restore their operations within five days will fail within a year.
DataCore.com notes that only 2% of surveyed businesses recovered from their latest data loss in less than hour. While other data recovery operations can take days or weeks, recovery of data from Verified Backups files typically takes less than two hours.
Hackers exploit small to mid-sized companies who often underinvest in cybersecurity. Verizon’s Data Breach Investigations Report notes that 43% of data breaches involve small businesses.
Datto noted that 20% of small to mid-sized businesses have suffered from a ransomware attack.
Hackers account for a small percentage of data loss, with human error, device mismanagement, power outages, equipment failure, natural disasters, and disgruntled employees being other major causes.
0% of Verified Backup Customers have lost data that was included in their daily backup.
Symantec noted that 47% of enterprises lost data in the cloud requiring a data restoration from backup, yet 66% of those organizations saw their recovery operations fail, often due to insufficient testing and verification of backup data.
DataCore states that a third of surveyed companies reported a malware infection in the previous five years. Without adequate backups your data can be lost forever.
Avast noted that many businesses are relying on outdated backup technology resulting in 60% of data backups being incomplete. Additionally, 50% of backup restorations fail. No client of Verified Backups has ever permanently lost their protected data.
In 2021, Veeam Software found that 14 percent of all data is not backed up at all and 58 percent of recoveries fail, leaving businesses’ data unprotected and irretrievable in the event of an outage by cyber attack.
A 2021 Veeam Software survey found that 51% of all organizations (worldwide) plan to adopt Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaas) by 2023.
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