We all know how it is with backups, especially for micro and small businesses. We know how important they are but still they seem to get left, as though someone else will do them for us.

Some might backup to a big USB hard drive overnight. Then the next night, overwrite the files from the previous session. It's a simple drag and drop, what could be more complicated?

But what happens if the files you backed up tonight (such as your Sage accounting files) turn out to be corrupt? You've already overwritten your last good copy of your data! Then again, you could quite easily have a fire overnight. Not only are your server and desktops onsite but so is your backup, so you've lost everything!

Scare tactics? Maybe. Or could those scenarios just be potential realities? There are so many possibilites. Fire, flood, viruses wreaking havoc on your network. Until it happens, you just don't know. What you do know is that, as a business owner (or indeed home user, university student) it's all about minimising the risk.


That's where offsite backup comes in.

Starting at just a fiver per month (plus VAT of course), you can schedule backups to occur overnight. The software will encrypt your important data files (you could backup everything if you want to) before using a 256 bit SSL link to send them to a secure offsite facility, all done using your existing broadband connection.

The following morning you've got an email that lets you know how the backup went and what your current storage usage is.

Whats more, you can backup your Microsoft Exchange and SQL databases and it's all included in the monthly fee. As your storage needs increase, so the cost per GB decreases.


What's it going to cost me?

It's difficult to provide an accurate costing as data compression varies considerably depending on the file types being backed up. For example, 50GB of data on your servers could quite easily reduce to 20-25GB by the time it is compressed and encrypted.

The most accurate way to calculate the exact cost of your offsite backup is to take advantage of our free, no obligation 30 day trial. This allows us to establish your exact storage requirements prior to any commitment.

There are no additional fees for set up or software licences.

If you suffer a major catastrophe, losing all your data, and the engineers consider it quicker to get your data to you via a removable drive rather than the Internet, we'll cover it.

Furthermore, we don't take any credit card information either so no personal records are held on file and payment is via BACS or cheque upon receipt of an invoice after the thirty day trial.


Why Choose SDSL?

For us that's easy. We've been working with SDSL since 2005 and use them for backing up our own internal systems.

Before Offsite backup was as prominent as it is today, we scoured the market and tested numerous solutions ranging from very cheap to obscenely expensive.

The one company that rose to the top was SDSL. They weren't the cheapest nor were they the most expensive, but what value can you put on your data? When it comes down to it, cost isn't the be all and end all!

What we got was a good, honest service for a fair price. Backup reports arrive when they're supposed to and the file transfer rates are good. UK based support is there, right at the end of the phone. And, they listen! We regularly make suggestions and, if they're reasonable, they are implemented.

SDSL are also a BESA (British Educational Suppliers Association) approved supplier, giving schools, colleges and universities confidence in the company, its services and work practises.


Start backing up your valuable data now! What have you got to lose? Oh, that's right, everything!

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