ONTIMEBACKUP Data Loss Evaluation

1. What kind of data is stored on your computer?
Occasional letters and reports
Client Records
Accounting
Most critical business data

2. If all data on your computer were lost, and all backup tapes destroyed, how long would it take one person to re-generate it all manually?
1 Week
4 Weeks
6 Months
1 Year
Over 1 Year

3. Do you keep paper records that you could use as a source to re-enter lost computer data?
Yes
No

4. How often do you perform a full backup?
Daily
Weekly
Monthly
Yearly

5. How is the backup done?
Automatically
Manually, by a skilled technician
Other

6. How long do you keep copies of your old data?
We use the same tape every day.
One Week
One Month
One Year

7. How often are backup tapes verified?
Every time a backup is done
Periodically
Never

8. Do you know someone who has experienced a system failure and couldn't recover their data?
Yes
No

9. How often do you re-evaluate your backup strategy?
Weekly
Monthly
Yearly
Never

10. Where are your backup tapes stored?
Off-site secure data storage vault
At home
In a safe at the office
Next to the computer
We don't do backups.

11. Who has access to your computers? (choose all that apply)
Trusted, computer-skilled employees
People with no computer training +30 Employees with little computer knowledge
Temporary staff

12. Do you or any of your employees: (choose all that apply)
Install non-company software?
Borrow software from friends?
Access your computers from remote locations?

13. How many computers do you have at your home or office?
1
2-10
11-20
Over 20

14. Do you have a computer network?
Yes
No

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