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How To Setup Backup and Recovery For Desktops and Laptops

The growing amount of data stored on desktop and laptop computers creates a significant challenge to your backup and recovery plans.

To be sure, your best strategy is to get this data onto a server. Once the data is on a server, it is much easier to backup, and recovery is relatively easy.

Many small organizations start with individual desktops and laptops and run them on a network with shared access to printers on the network. As these small organizations grow, they need to evolve to server-based storage.

A good network consulting company can easily assist you in transitioning from the chaos of individual computer storage to a more rational server-based storage solution.

Still, even if you operate a well-constructed server-powered network, you need to address backup and recovery on individual PCs. Mobile laptops, for example, may not be synced to the server and precious data can easily be lost.

In designing a comprehensive backup and recovery solution, you need to address the complete protection of all information stored within your organization. Backing up laptop and desktop PC data must be a critical component of your disaster recover plans.