A NAS (Network Attached Storage) is a storage device that is accessible via your company network, and not directly attached to a specific computer/server. The endpoints (computers) and servers in your company would send data to the NAS per a configured schedule. A NAS would most likely be located in your network closet or safeguarded where you feel it is best placed. This NAS would be located internally meaning with the proper network security it would not be accessible via the outside world unless explicitly and securely allowed.
Endpoints that are to be backed up would send data to the NAS via installed software on the endpoint or shares/paths set up for access. Depending on your needs, employees would be able to restore their files on the fly. No more accidental deletes and needing to take up resources seeking help. A simple walkthrough (maybe more for others :P), and employees would be knowledgeable in restoring their own deleted files.
The beauty of a NAS is the granular controls available. Are you in an environment needing to use RSYNC, or maybe a network share that all data is saved to? With a NAS you can configure this solution or many more. We recommend at least a 3-2-1 solution: 3 copies of your data with 2 onsite and 1 offsite. The original copy would be the copy on your endpoints/server hard drive. The 2nd onsite copy would be the data sent to the NAS for storage. The 1 offsite location would be the cloud provider your NAS is configured to send data to depending on your companies retention policies, and restoration needs.
Do you need a NAS? Ask yourself how important your data is? If you lost your data would you lose money? Would you lose sleep? Would you lose clients? Would you lose time? Time is the most valuable thing we have in this world. It is the only thing we are guaranteed as long as we are still breathing. Time is what you charge for. Your data is your time.
Give us a call to work with your company to set up a backup solution to protect your company from data loss.
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