Tuesday, November 15, 2011

The Concealed Expense of Data Storage

By Jason Sloan


Firms and organizations now seem to be naive about the true price of a data storage framework. Information storage is a prerequisite for efficient operations of a business but in the background of the present global economic crisis, there have to be a practical and inexpensive data storage plan.

These are the costs entailed with increased information storage:

Storage Hardware and Software Costs

Computer components and recording media used to store information cost money. Drives, zip drives, CD's and DVD's all come with a price. And these items of equipment have to be replaced if they go defective or merely wear out.

Maintenance Fees

Info storage solutions have to be maintained. Someone has to monitor the backup files and check temperature, humidity and security issues to preserve information integrity.

The natural wear-and-tear process takes its toll on the backup media and these must get replaced.

If online backup is utilized, this can be costlier though just about labour-free.



Facility Charges

The storage cupboard to hold backup files costs money and the storage area itself may have to be leased or at the very least take up some square feet of pricey floor space.

Power Costs

Information integrity is better maintained with proper cooling which, in turn, entails extra costs.

Increased information storage requires a correspondent increase in cooling and hence, a further climb in power costs.

Staffing Expenses

A worker or 2 must be hired to physically do the backing up, label and organise the files or perhaps transfer the backup to offsite location. Problem fixing jobs are especially laborious and long. The tiresome and time intensive process of all these tasks represents paid time.

Investing in data back up for enterprises is vital, many businesses in the past have struggled and even closed due to loss of information due to poor backup methods, prevention is better than cure so take care you make the necessary money investment in your backup methods.




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