Unplanned downtime and data loss can and does cost South African businesses a great deal in terms of revenue and time in trying to retrieve lost information. Close on 52% of organisations in South Africa have lost a hefty chunk of their revenue due to unplanned downtime with 23% having suffered data loss, and business owners are certainly not smiling about this.
The EMC found in a recent survey that out of 24 countries, South Africa ranks 7th in terms of local businesses data protection strategies and just how ready companies are for potential data loss scenarios and unexpected down time, and this against a staggering 87% of businesses worldwide being “behind the curve for data protection maturity”. Stats show that over the past year, South African businesses have lost as much as R8.95 billion as a result. These statistics should be just as shocking to you as they are to the businesses that form part of them! By being prepared and having a reliable data backup system and strategy in place, you can ensure that your business does not become a statistic!
Since 2012, data loss figures have shown a 400% increase in the number of data loss incidences. Particularly disturbing is that 71% of organisations have little faith in their recovery systems and their overall ability to retrieve data after an incident.
At Soteria Cloud we understand that data loss and unexpected down time can be of serious concern to business owners. Our team members are always standing by to provide professional advice on how to go about protecting your data and thus protecting the profitability of your business. We strongly advise each and every business, regardless of size, to consider their various cloud backup options and to ensure that their important business documentation and data is safely backed up to the cloud on a regular basis. Our systems are also designed to automatically backup data according to a schedule which means that your staff members won’t be required to do a thing, once the software is running.
Say goodbye to your old filing and data storing systems and backup to the cloud! We encourage all businesses interested in protecting their data to ensure that they do not fall victim to data losses. Learn more about our packages and how we can help you at Soteria Cloud. Contact us via email or telephone today.