December 12th 2007

 

Forget about the cost of computers, processors, storage, and monitors - the most important and valuable part of any computer network is the data it holds.

 

If your hard drive starts to make a clicking sound – or if you hear a grinding, tapping, or metal scraping sound - you should turn your computer off immediately!

 

Here’s why:

 

Hard drives spin at an extreme speed - from 5,400 to 15,000 revolutions per minute. If you experience a sudden hardware failure, extensive damage can occur in a very short period of time. Not only will your hard drive be toast, but you run a high risk of erasing all of the data it contains.

 

The “Click of Death” To Your Computer Network

 

Should data loss occur, it could take days – even weeks - to recover your data, re-install your applications, and restore your network back to normal, and that’s not even taking into consideration the exorbitant fees data recovery specialists charge (after all, they CAN charge pretty much whatever they want since their customers are desperate).

 

While everyone knows that spam, viruses, and hackers are a threat to your company, many people don’t realize that a failed hard drive or faulty computer equipment can also erase your data. These mechanical magnetic storage devices are extremely susceptible to failure from head crashes, circuit board shorts, electrostatic shocks, power surges, and overheating. All of these events can leave you without your data for days, and with no other option but to send your hard drive to a very expensive data recovery professional or lose days, weeks, even months of data that will require many hours of hard work to replace.

 

Fortunately, there is a very simple and easy way to prevent this from happening to you…

 

Our Network Maintenance, Monitoring, and Backup Services Will Ensure Your Network and Data Can Be Restored Quickly and Painlessly.

 

The best way to recover from a hard drive failure or network disaster is to prevent it from happening in the first place. Unfortunately, the vast majority of businesses do NOT have off-site backups in place, nor do they regularly maintain and monitor their systems. When a hard drive fails (or any other unexpected disaster happens), they experience crippling data loss, downtime, and incur exorbitant costs.

 

We all know that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

 

That’s why we started offering our complete peace-of-mind Hassle-Free IT Support Plan. For a low, monthly fixed fee, we will monitor and maintain your computer network to:

 

* Ensure the security of your data.
* Speed up your entire network.
* Protect against viruses, spyware, and hackers.
* Eliminate annoying spam.
* Check your data backups.
* Maintain critical security patches and updates.
* Alert you to hardware failures before they happen.

 

If you simply cannot work without access to your data AND if keeping your data safe is important to you, then give us a call today for a free network evaluation. We’ll come onsite, review your network, and give you a customised plan for your business.

 

Call: 020 7494 2121
E-mail: support@itsoho.co.uk