The discussion about the integrity of data stored on company desktops and laptops is long overdue. The latest research by hard-drive company, Maxtor, puts the number of users who absolutely never backup their PC data at 46%. With up to 80% not backing up their files on a regular basis, it is safe to say business-critical data – and the well being of companies – are at serious risk.

Not only do users not back up their data, but organisations also run the risk of employees maliciously destroying or stealing information when they resign or are let go. Research conducted by IT security firm, Cyber-Ark Software, indicates that 58% of Wall Street workers admit to having already taken data from their company, while 71% admit they will take data if faced with the prospect of retrenchment.

The cost in wasted resources and lost revenue due to loss of business-critical data is tremendous and mounting, as more and more data flows in and out of companies.

* Simple, fully automated, backup and recovery of user data; 

* Central control over what user data should be backed up and when; 

* Data encryption for added security; 

* Data compression to maximise existing storage infrastructure and bandwidth; and 

* An easy to use solution when migrating data from old to new computer hardware.

Cibecs is used by thousands of business users worldwide, and counts the South African National Prosecuting Authority, GijimaAst, Business Connexion, Unisys, Dimension Data, UTi and Ingram Micro among its local and international customers and partners.

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