Most business owners know they need backups. Far fewer know how long it would actually take to get back to work if their main server failed this afternoon. For many small businesses the honest answer is days, and every one of those days means staff who can’t work, customers who can’t be served, and revenue that doesn’t come back.

That’s the difference between backup and business continuity. As an authorized Datto reseller, the Cyber Mavens help Augusta businesses close that gap.

What is business continuity and disaster recovery (BCDR)?

A traditional backup copies your files somewhere else. Business continuity and disaster recovery (BCDR) goes further: it protects entire systems, including the operating system, applications, settings and data, so that you can keep working while the original problem is fixed.

Datto’s BCDR solutions take frequent, image-based snapshots of your servers. If something goes wrong, those snapshots can be used to get you running again quickly instead of rebuilding everything from scratch.

What happens when disaster strikes?

Whether it’s a ransomware attack, a failed hard drive, an accidental deletion or a storm that knocks out your office, the recovery options look like this:

Restore a single file or folder in minutes, for the everyday “I deleted the wrong thing” moments.
Run a failed server as a virtual machine on the Datto device in your office, so your team keeps working while the hardware is repaired or replaced.
Recover from the Datto cloud if your office itself is unavailable, thanks to copies stored offsite.
Roll back to a point in time before an attack, so ransomware doesn’t have to mean paying a ransom.

Local, offsite or hybrid?

Datto protects your data in more than one place:

Local copies on a device in your office mean fast restores.
Offsite copies in the Datto cloud protect you if your building is damaged or inaccessible.
Hybrid, the combination of both, gives you speed and resilience, and it’s what we recommend for most businesses.

For businesses in the CSRA, where severe storms and hurricane remnants are a fact of life, having a copy of your systems outside the region matters.

Which Datto solution is right for you?

Datto offers options sized for different businesses:

Datto SIRIS for businesses that depend on one or more servers and need full business continuity.
Datto ALTO for smaller businesses that want the same kind of protection in a compact, budget-friendly package.
Datto Endpoint Backup for laptops and desktops, including Macs, which often hold important work that never makes it to a server.

We help you choose based on how much data you have, how quickly you need to recover, and your budget.

Why it matters to have a local partner

Datto is sold and supported through IT partners, which means the quality of your setup depends on who installs and watches over it. The Cyber Mavens are based in downtown Augusta. We set up your backups, check that they’re working, and are a phone call away (or a short drive) when you need to recover.

How do I find out if my business is protected?

Start with three questions:

How long could your business operate without its main server or files?
When was the last time someone actually tested restoring your backups?
If your office were unavailable tomorrow, where would your data be?

If any of those answers make you uneasy, contact the Cyber Mavens to schedule your free, two-hour consultation. We’ll review your current backups and show you what recovery would look like with Datto. Learn more about our cybersecurity, backup and disaster recovery services.

Back in Business in Minutes: How Datto Protects Augusta Businesses from Downtime