Small businesses today face an ever-increasing number of cyber threats, from ransomware attacks to data breaches and more. The aftermath of experiencing an incident can be staggering, in terms of financial loss, data loss and damage to a company's reputation. As a result, more and more Small Businesses are turning to Flashsystems as an on-premises backup and recovery solution. Here are 4 key benefits of using Flashsystems for your small business:
High-Speed Data Recovery
One of the biggest advantages of using Flashsystems as a backup and recovery solution is speed. Recovery from flash storage is much faster than with traditional back-up systems, such as Tape, thanks to the incredible speed of newer flash drives and included features such as FlashCopy®. This is especially important for businesses that need to minimize downtime in the event of a cyber-attack or other data loss incident.
Enhanced Data Protection
Another key advantage of using Flashsystems as a backup and recovery solution is enhanced data protection. Flashsystems are designed to be highly resistant to physical and electronic damage, which means that your data is less likely to be lost or corrupted in the event of an attack or disaster. In addition, Flashsystems can be configured with multiple levels of data protection, including data replication and snapshotting.
Scalability and Flexibility
Businesses are often concerned about the additional cost of modern backup and recovery solutions, as well as their future needs as the business grows. Flashsystems offer a highly scalable and flexible solution, with the ability to expand as your business needs grow. With Flashsystems, you can start with a small backup and recovery solution and easily add capacity as your needs change over time. In addition, Flashsystems make migrating to newer servers easier by housing your data outside your primary server. This makes it an ideal solution for Businesses that need a backup and recovery solution that can keep up with future business needs.
On-Premises Solutions
Finally, one of the key advantages of using Flashsystems as a backup and recovery solution for small businesses is that it is an on-premises solution. This means that your data is stored locally, rather than in the cloud. For businesses that have concerns about the security and privacy of their data, an on-premises solution can provide a higher level of control and protection.
In addition, an on-premises solution can also provide faster access to your data compared to cloud-based solutions, which can be especially important for businesses that need to quickly recover from a data loss incident.
Conclusion
Flashsystems offer a highly efficient, scalable, and flexible solution for small businesses that need a backup and recovery solution they can count on. With its high-speed data recovery, enhanced data protection, scalability and flexibility, and capability to be an on-premises solution, Flashsystems can provide businesses with the peace of mind they need to protect their data and maintain business continuity.
Upgrading to IBM Power 10: Total Cost Of Ownership (TCO)
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How Much Does It Cost To Upgrade To IBM Power10? ➡
Many business leaders believe keeping their technology up to date is too expensive, time consuming and just more hassle than it's worth.
However, the opposite is true. Keeping both your hardware and software current lowers your total expenses year over year with multi year maintenance and regular updates such as urgent security updates included those that choose not to upgrade face unpatched security vulnerabilities, a lack of manufacturer end of life support, decreased reliability, availability and serviceability and an increased total cost of ownership.
Midland Information Systems is fully involved in enabling you to achieve your business goals by providing you with end to end it services and products, including helping you upgrade to IBM POWER 10.
The newest generation of IBM Power Systems power 10 is designed to deliver flexible it without sacrificing performance and class leading reliability. Whether responding faster to business demands or driving innovation. Upgrading systems is not an easy decision.
Since 1981 Midland has been meeting all our customers demands with a wide variety of professional services and support delivered by our in house team of seasoned technical experts.
If you're ready to enhance business agility with the latest generation of IBM Power Systems, contact us today to schedule a consultation with one of our technical experts.