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<p>You’re ready to purchase a BDR. You’ve done all
of the research, found a company you’re confident in and are excited to finally
have peace of mind. Now, you start thinking about exactly what you need to back
up. Is all of your data necessary or should you salvage a little server room?
Most businesses want to back up everything - you never know when you’ll need
it, but sometimes that is cost prohibitive. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
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<p>Depending on what kind of BDR you’ve purchased,
you will first need to delegate what data is stored, is not stored, and how
often. There are three different kinds of backup in today’s tech world:
straight to cloud services, software-based products, and a hybrid approach that
combines on-site hardware and software with the cloud. The amount of data you
can back up, how you can segment that data, how often it’s backed up, how it’s
backed up (all the data every time creating enormous backups, versus
incremental backups that key-in on changes) and how easy it is to access will
be affected based on the solution you chose.&nbsp;
It’s not always necessary to back up everything daily, but there are
some things you will want to consider.</p>
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<p>&nbsp;First is
credit card transactions or receipts. Your accounting software should keep an
eye on this and automatically back up this data. This also includes things like
invoicing, receivables, payroll and just about anything that is financially
related. All financials are incredibly important, even one lost invoice could
really hurt your business.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
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<p>Second, protect all intellectual property. Unless
you’re rocking an amazing vault to store a famous recipe like Coca-Cola or KFC,
make sure that you back up everything that brings you a competitive advantage
in the marketplace. Anything with hackable data or items that could be
compromised need to be backed up daily as well.</p>
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<p>Next, you will want to back up any client files.
Not only is it invaluable to keep this information safe, but it would certainly
affect your client confidence if anything was lost or stolen. In addition to
client files, make sure you’re backing up your client and prospect lists
(anything that you’re storing in your CRM, really). You spend a great deal of
time developing your list for marketing purposes. Losing this information is one
of the major reasons companies go out of business within six months of
experiencing data loss. </p>
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<p>Finally, you must back up all project management
software. Anything that your business uses to keep track of daily activities
and work being done needs back up to make sure that you can maintain progress
in the event of a data loss and you maintain a “paper trail” on project
communication.</p>
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<p>When it comes to BDR, you ideally want to back up
every piece of data that you have. Sometimes, though, this is impossible based
on the cost involved in maintaining that hefty data chain. At the bare minimum,
keep these items in mind and you should never have to deal with a business
killing disaster.&nbsp;</p>
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