All business take pride in the work that they do, and indeed all businesses want to protect their data at the same time, ensuring that in the event that something goes wrong, they would have a means by which to recover their data, and retrieve their data so they could get back to business fast. 

And while the continual proliferation of devices connected to the internet has made our lives a whole lot easier when it comes to data backup, without even having to think about backing up data within applications, as ‘back-up’ features within these applications are now more commonplace than ever, the same can’t be said of back-up features when it comes to data held within our web sites and applications, and we often must ensure that any data that we host within our accounts is backed up in more than one location, not only for our peace-of-mind, but also for our customers peace-of-mind.

While WebGo takes the backing up of customers data extremely seriously, we do note that additional customer proactivity in this area is often the best defence when it comes to data loss and recovery. 

But what are the steps one should take when it comes to the backing up of data? Customers should always ensure that data is being sent both to a local device configured and set-up to run regular backups – so devices might include flash or thumb drives (for small amounts of data), or external hard drives/disks (for larger data transfers).

Backing up website and/or application data within external cloud storage containers is also vital to ensure your data is stored at a secondary location away from your premises in the event that accidental data loss occurs, or a freak event or accident occurs (such as a natural disaster, or a fire). 

WebGo offers website backup services through a product called CodeGuard, which when activated and set-up allows you to store as much as 200gb of data through the WebGo customer order and management system, stored off-site/externally (away from our premises for added peace-of-mind).

Website backups can be arranged in advance (for larger web sites and applications), and we can advise on the best ways to ensure your data is backed up both within the shared cloud, but also in the dedicated or private cloud. 

WebGo is a leader in the management of data back up, storage, and retrieval, and we work tirelessly with our partners to ensure that we offer the best products and services money can buy, at the most competitive and cost effective prices.

So please consider your data backup needs when setting up a web site or application, and please feel free to get in touch with WebGo if you would like to discuss your needs and requirements in greater detail.