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BUSINESS: IT Solutions Benefit Companies to Meet Legislation
Recent Gauteng Business News
As South Africa experiences an evolution in corporate governance,
companies addressing the new legislation are encountering numerous
business and technology challenges. Martin Kuhlmann, StorVault Country
Manager says that the vital role an integrated IT solution plays should
not be underestimated.
Kuhlmann says most companies utilise some form of IT and software
application(s) to manage a business and in complying with the new
legislation, these companies now have the unenviable task of addressing
IT governance by protecting electronic data. “Protecting data and
making provision for business continuity is critical for any business.
New legislation sees government insisting on company directors
understanding IT solutions and making provision for the unexpected. It
is essential for companies to implement compliant solutions that secures
data and ensures that it is immediately recoverable,” says Kuhlmann.
From managing explosive data growth, complying with policies and
regulations to protecting multiple systems and sites from small and
large disasters, all organisations, no matter their size, require data
to be protected and available at all times. “We constantly liaise with
organisations that do not place enough focus on their back-up and
recovery solutions and underestimate the importance of having a reliable
solution,” says Kuhlmann.
Organisations require the highest performing backup and recovery
solutions that are easy to administer and can integrate within the
complexity of the existing and future IT environment. Tape drives are a
strong consideration for data back-up solutions for many companies as
they are relatively cheap. However, this form of storage does not cater
for immediate data recovery and has the potential to get lost or
destroyed when being transported or stored. In addition, there is the
risk that the client does not verify the backed up data.
StorVault provides solutions with EVault software that specifically
addresses online/off site back-up and recovery of critical data. “We
manage the back-up and recovery of data via an online infrastructure
which eradicates the need for tape drives, which are generally picked
up, transported and stored at an offsite warehouse,” says Kuhlmann.
StorVault is strategically aligned with i365, a Seagate Company and has
been delivering easy to use data protection since 1997.
Kuhlmann advises that when choosing data protection software, a solution
that delivers foolproof, cross-platform data backup and recovery,
real-time protection and remote disaster recovery is vital.
“Clients require optimum IT governance solutions that enable them to
meet the legislation obligations. We are able to provide them with
these solutions while assuring them of data security and immediate
recovery, that enables business continuity no matter what,” concludes
Kuhlmann.
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