Load shedding Backup for Backup | Cloud Backup

21 Feb

Do I need load shedding backup for my cloud backup?

Every South African knows just how inconvenient load shedding can be, but when power cuts cause your cloud storage provider to go down it can mean serious data losses.

That’s something that no business can afford at a time when electricity supply issues are causing major economic headaches in the first place and so many people now work from home or in a hybrid work environment.

Ensuring that you have a power backup plan is essential for uninterrupted connectivity and to keep computers running, but it’s also critical to consider your data.

At Soteria, we believe in being ahead of the curve with backup for our backup. With load shedding continuing (and Eskom saying that it may not end for at least two years) we’ve taken proactive steps to ensure that our service stays online and that your data is safe, encrypted, and always accessible with us.

how load shedding can cause data loss

Secure cloud storage providers pride themselves on the reliability of their services. Unfortunately, with load shedding a daily occurrence, and here to stay, backup centres are finding it difficult to manage their servers and networks,

Data back-up providers with servers located throughout the country have found that load shedding in one province can cause data loss in another. For cloud-based backups stored in remote locations across the country this can be particularly problematic.

That’s because a server located in the Free State may be responsible for storing data for a client in Durban. Managing and tracking the huge amount of data across the country with rolling blackouts is not an easy task -but someone’s got to do it, and that someone is us.

how we keep your data safe when the lights go out

The Soteria server setup is something we’re proud of, and as load shedding becomes more frequent we’ve created a system to keep your data safe at all times.

  • Our servers have two power feeds and generators at the ready to ensure constant backup during blackouts so that your business and its data can survive load shedding.
  • The two main Soteria data centres in Cape Town and Johannesburg work in sync, backing up each other’s data continuously. This powerful cloud storage tag team works around the clock to secure every bit of data that we back up.

no power doesn’t have to mean no data

Aside from having a good UPS (Uninterrupted Power Supply unit) and backup batteries which can provide temporary backup power during an outage, you also need to have a sound, secure cloud storage provider.

No matter how much load shedding Eskom throws at us, we’re ready. To keep your data safe no matter what happens, browse our range of secure cloud storage packages today.

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