The Scariest Four Words in IT: “We Didn’t Back Up”
A Small Mistake, yet a Big Disaster
You start your day as usual coffee in hand, emails ready to check only to discover your files are gone. It could be ransomware locking everything, a server crash, or someone accidentally deleting the wrong folder. In seconds, years of work, customer records, and critical information can vanish. For many small businesses, that single moment can mean the end.
The Real Cost of Data Loss
The consequences are more severe than most realize. Downtime alone can cost thousands of dollars per hour, and studies show that 60% of small businesses that experience major data loss shut down within six months. But the damage doesn’t stop their lost trust is harder to rebuild than lost revenue. One incident can erase years of hard-earned reputation.
Why Cloud Sync Isn’t Backup
One of the most common mistakes small businesses make is assuming tools like OneDrive or Google Drive are backups. They’re not.
These services mirror your files meaning if something is deleted, encrypted, or corrupted, that change is synced everywhere.
What feels like a backup is really just duplication and duplication won’t bring back lost data.
The Risk of On-Site Only
Relying on a single on-site backup, such as a hard drive or server copy, isn’t enough either. On-site backups are vulnerable to theft, fire, floods, or hardware failure. If your only copy lives in the same location as your primary systems, one disaster can take out everything at once.
What Real Backup Looks Like
True protection means layered defence:
- Local backups for fast recovery when files are accidentally deleted or corrupted.
- Off-site backups that protect against theft, natural disasters, or on-site failures.
- Immutable storage that ransomware can’t alter, encrypt, or delete.
- Automated scheduling to ensure backups run consistently — no missed steps or manual errors.
- Version history that lets you restore a clean copy from days, weeks, or even months ago.
- End-to-end encryption to keep your data secure at every stage, from upload to storage.
At BennTech, we specialize in helping small businesses implement backup strategies that actually work.We combine local, cloud, and immutable backups, and test them regularly to ensure your data can be restored when it matters most.
Our goal isn’t just to keep your data safe it’s to make the process simple, secure, and affordable for your team.
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“The best defense is a good offense.”
— Jack Dempsey