Making the Best of a Bad Situation: Why Backup & Disaster Recovery Are Essential

Have you taken the time to plan for the worst? Everyone likes to think they are immune from disastrous situations like fire, flood, or security breaches. But the truth is, without a backup and recovery plan, your business is at risk.

Backup and recovery is a crucial aspect of any company’s business model. It simply refers to strategically protecting your business documents and programs from any type of data loss, and developing a plan to retrieve or reconstitute files in the event they are lost or destroyed. Typically, backup and recovery focuses its plan around electronic databases that are networked across your organization.

Here are a few reasons to design and implement a solid backup and recovery system into your business plan ASAP.

Preemptive protection – A backup and disaster recovery strategy literally safeguards your livelihood. Would your business survive a week if a flood destroyed all of your computers, servers, and hardcopy documents? How would you get back on your feet? By working with a trusted IT provider, like Infomax, you can determine a plan that best fits your company’s needs before disaster strikes. That way, if and when some unforeseen disaster happens you’ll be able to get your business back up and running in a timely manner.

Guaranteed coverage – If you are put in the position of having to rely on your backup and recovery plan, you can lean on your services provider to get you up and running quickly while you deal with the other inevitable aspects of clean-up, like rethinking deadlines or contacting your insurance company. Whether you’re a mom-and-pop shop or enterprise-level business, your IT services provider will ensure that all aspects of your business are included in your backup and recovery plan. For example, Infomax will back up your data automatically through cloud computing every 15 minutes, guaranteeing you uninterrupted workflows in almost any emergency situation.

Peace of mind – Let’s face it, you’ve got enough to worry about. Your day-to-day tasks can be overwhelming enough, without having to consider how your data would survive a disaster. Working with an IT service provider to determine a plan that works for your business will ensure that you have one less thing to stress about, giving you peace of mind when it comes to your company’s data.

Interested in having your data backed up every 15 minutes? Contact Infomax today to get your backup and recovery plan started.

Think Big: Boost Quality & Productivity with Large Format

Many businesses think that production printing equipment is only for very large organizations or for companies that need to print massive quantities of professional documents regularly. But in fact, many smaller and medium-sized businesses could also benefit from introducing production-level equipment in-house.

Here are four key benefits of in-house production over outsourcing larger projects.

Print more efficiently: Would your business benefit from being able to print up to 250 pages per minute whenever you want? If your business thrives on printing high-volume pieces, consider removing the middle man. Instead, make the right machine for your business available anytime. Doing so will efficiently produce high-quality products at professional speeds, getting the job done faster than if you outsource it to a third party.

Control the quality of your outputs: Bringing the right equipment in-house gives you control of your outputs, ensuring that your documents look exactly the way you intend them to. Gone are the days of getting an entire job back that’s way too dark or seems a bit off-center. When you are in charge of the printing job, you can ensure consistent, high-quality products every time. And you don’t need to be a printing expert to master production-level equipment. At Infomax, we partner with the industry’s best manufacturers to ensure your devices are easy to use and maintain.

Experience flexible printing times: Production printing eliminates the need to outsource large-volume printing to vendors, providing you the convenience of dictating each job’s start and stop times. Keeping large jobs in-house means that you no longer have to consider where your job fits into your local print shop’s schedule when you’re on a deadline or waiting three days for a proof before the job even begins. In-house printing offers quick turnaround time—regardless of the size of the job—saving you time and money.

Reduce cost: Outsourcing costs can add up when factoring in job aspects like inflated price per page, exorbitant color costs, logo inclusion fees, job-size fees, and even product delivery charges. In-house production printing reduces waste and ensures quality output when you are tasked with high-volume print jobs.

Are you considering including production printing equipment to your business? Contact Infomax today to learn more about the best options for your business.