Liberate Yourself from Backup Challenges

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1 Liberate Yourself from Backup Challenges Chapter 4: A Unique Approach to Laptop Protection Remote workers are a real challenge for data protection, and they re a growing part of the workforce. Laptop and notebook backups need to be formalized to prevent data leakage and other serious threats. With the state of Internet security today, hoping for the best is no longer an option Hewlett Packard and TechTarget

2 Liberate Yourself from Backup Challenges Chapter 4: A Unique Approach to Laptop Protection Table of Contents Laptops Require Protection Too The Challenges of Protecting Laptops Freedom to Roam User Don t Opt Out Reduce Impact on IT Staff Hewlett Packard and TechTarget

3 Laptops Require Protection Too PC hard drives on desktops and laptops represent a huge amount of data outside the network. It s easy to ignore or forget, but that data creates major weak spots in an organization s security defenses. A growing number of workers are remote 25% in some industries and their notebook PCs are extremely vulnerable. Back up of those hard drives can easily be le out of the IT budget. Data is sometimes seen as noncritical or it s assumed that users can easily recreate it. However, the fallout from unprotected PC or notebook data can include legal and compliance issues, customer service problems and brand or competitor issues. Consider that the average PC contains more than 4,000 unique files, but only 25% of companies routinely back up client hard drives. When hard drives fail, or laptops are lost or stolen, this has significant impact on both IT and user productivity. Even if recovery attempts work, the negative impacts of a loss or breach aren t trivial. One study found that each incident of hard drive failure, including both IT staff time to recover data and lost employee productivity, carries a $2,900-plus price tag to resolve. For even a medium-sized organization, that could mean hundreds of thousands of dollars per year that they don t need to spend. The Challenges of Protecting Laptops Users are famous for opting out of scheduled backups, which o en impact laptop performance. And most solutions only protect data when the user is connected to the Internet or corporate network. Many organizations rely on users to back up laptops themselves, while some workers use unreliable and unsecure backup methods like ing data to a non-work account Hewlett Packard and TechTarget

4 Laptop backup policies may be piecemeal and insufficient, but they re hard to enforce, too. It is essential to identify a consistent, secure, organization-wide approach to PC backup. Laptop protection must work everywhere the user needs it to, whether connected to the internet or not. It has to protect data from the minute it s created through its lifecycle. And it must constantly work in the background. But laptop and notebook protection doesn t need to be a burden for IT staff. A comprehensive solution like Data Protector Notebook Extension protects data regardless of whether the user is on- or offline, creates a transparent user experience, and unburdens IT staff from the task of laptop data recovery. Freedom To Roam Data Protector Notebook Extension combines a local repository with a network data vault so that notebook users are protected whether they are connected to the internet or not. e local repository eliminates the need for users to be connected to the corporate network in order for their data to be protected. It also allows data to be protected continuously, and eliminates the end user urge to opt out of their backups. Users Don t Opt Out Data Protector Notebook Extension doesn t utilize scheduled backups. Every time a file is created, saved, or changed, that data is saved in the local repository. And only block-level changes are saved to the local repository, so there s no impact to the user experience. When the user connects to the internet, only block-level changes are sent to the network data vault as well, minimizing bandwidth impact. And Data Protector Notebook Extension does this for standard user files, such as Word or PowerPoint documents, as well as very large files such as PST files ( ) and databases Hewlett Packard and TechTarget

5 Reduce Impact on IT Staff Centralized protection of laptop data can save IT staff endless hours and hundreds of thousands of dollars dealing with hardware failures and lost or stolen notebooks. In addition, Data Protector Notebook Extension allows end users to recover lost or accidentally deleted files without ever calling the help desk. A simple, singleclick menu empowers end users to perform their own recovery whether they re connected to the internet or not. In addition, Data Protector Notebook Extension streamlines and simplifies the laptop protection process by allowing IT staff to centrally configure multiple policies for different data types. IT staff can quickly and easily define which files are to be protected, how long they should be retained, and can even allow end users to configure certain rights to suit their individual needs. Backup status for each laptop can also be centrally monitored. Including PC data in the backup process is a must these days. Remote laptops can leave organizations far too vulnerable to threats and data loss. Add those assets to your data protection plan easily -- without adding work for IT teams or users and gain better control and peace of mind Hewlett Packard and TechTarget