Positive E Solutions Inc. is able to provide a variety of backup solutions. It is important to implement a backup solution that fits your needs, based on the type of data, operating system, installed applications and data size. If you are looking for a new backup solution or you are not sure about your existing backup system, feel free to contact our technical sales department by phone (705) 733-0171 or by email.

RAID Systems

 

Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID), is a system which will, in the smallest configuration, mirror the data from one hard drive to another. This will ensure you won't lose your data in the event of a single hard drive failure.

RAID does not protect you from data loss due to logical data corruption, file deletion or file changes by the user. This is especially important if you use a central inventory, accounting or POS system. An error might not be visible at the time of creation but might affect the whole system later on. That is why Positive E Solutions Inc. recommends the use of an additional backup system which gives you the option of accessing your backups that were created a number of days ago (5, 7 or 30 days). This can only be done with separate exchangable media or offsite backup solutions.

If you are on a tight budget and would like to have a Raid Solution with a one or two day redemption, you could use a RAID-1 System which creates a identical copy of the system/data drive and uses two other hard drives for exchange.

For more information on RAID Data Storage sytems, visit our Data Storage section.

Local Media Backup

Tape Drives are devices reminiscent of a tape recorder, that read and write data onto cassette tapes. Tape drives have data capacities of anywhere from a few hundred kilobytes to several hundred gigabytes, with modern units storing as much as 5 TB to a single tape. A common tape size is between 200 GB and  1.6 TB. Positive E Solutions Inc. also offers a solution to backup onto CD or DVD media. This option is more cost effective than a tape backup however you are limited to the size of the CD or DVD media.

Dating back to 1951, the Tape Backup Solution is one of the oldest ways to store a backup. Combined with a RAID system it will give you a decent backup procedure. The downside is that a standard tape backup requires manual interaction by changing the tapes and storing them in a different physical location.

There are also virtual tape libraries (VTL) available, which emulate leading tape libraries to deliver the speed, reliability, and availability benefits of disk-based backup while enabling the use of existing tape backup software and procedures.

For more information on Virtual Tape Libraries or standard tape backup solutions, visit our Data Storage - Tape/Optical section.

Online/Offsite Backup

Offsite Backup works in a similar way to a tape backup with one major difference: rather than sending your data to a Tape Drive, an Offsite Backup sends it securely over your Internet connection to another data centre, safely off-site. This completely automatic event normally occurs at night while the business is closed and the computers are idle.

Positive E Solutions Inc.'s Offsite Backup Service stores your data in an encrypted format in our data centre. Using the newest technology in RAID systems, we can ensure your data will be safe once it is stored on one of our backup servers.

There are many reasons to use Offsite Backup. What makes it the most incredible solution is that Offsite Backup combines all backup solutions into one:

• It uses RAID technology to ensure your data won't be lost should hardware errors occur.
• The backup files are not stored on site and are protected from robbery or natural disaster such as flood or fire.
• You have a 30 day redemption, which is comparable to 30 daily tape backups.

Visit our Offsite Backup Section for more information.

Disaster Recovery

This is not a solution, however if you find yourself without a backup solution and have lost your data we may be able to retrieve your vital information. Please visit our Data Recovery Service Website or call us today at (705) 733-0171.

At Positive E Solutions Inc. we recommend the use of two or more backup systems together.
Contact us to get a full backup solution and secure your data today.