(NAPSA)—If you want your small business to move forward,it pays to back up. That’s the advice from IT experts, who say that backing up data is critical to protecting a business. Data loss can cause companies to lose spreadsheets, marketing material and, worse, customer information. The time and money spent recovering that lost data can be considerable and so can the a Securing Valuable Data: Tips For Small Businesses cost to regain productivity. So how often is data actually lost? More often than you might think. ecent survey findings from Verio—an online business and Web site services provider— showedthat: Forty-five percent of respondents had no data recovery plan in place for information stored on their PCs. Seventy percent of small and home-based businesses reported that a single incident of data loss would be considered significant andcostly. Fifty-three percent of respon- dents have already experienced an actual loss of information that wasstored on a PC. Sixty-four percent indicated they had experienced data loss due to something as common as a hard drive crash. Smart Solutions The good newsis that data loss is avoidable—and does not have to break the bank. For instance, New services removethe barriers to data security. affordable, reliable technologies such as Verio’s PC Data Backup service for small businesses is designed to protect critical data and work documents stored on personal computers and laptops connected to the Internet. The Web-based system automatically backs up and restores business files and data in a secure offsite data facility, thereby safeguarding business’ data while reducing the costs of recovering data in the eventof a loss. Verio PC Data Backup is simple to use, and users can actually view backupsas they occuronline. The technology can be a smart way for small businesses with limited resources to secure their data. For more information, visit www.verio.com/data-backup or call 1-888-VEIOPC.
