When it comes to cutting costs and, especially, IT resource spend - a measured, surgical approach that seeks to maximise output and streamline processes will stand any organisation in far better stead than, say, cutting costs across the board just for the sake of it.
Efficiency is key and, what's more, when the tide turns, it will be the company that worked smartly that will be best positioned to expand, as leaner and meaner systems (cultivated in these times) are able to support exponential growth.
IDC points out three key areas.
In these recessionary times, the IDC believes that enterprise IT organisations need to investigate several aspects of their operations that represent areas of immediate possible cost saving. The three areas are:
1. IT utilisation
2. End-user support
3. Maintenance and support budget
For a detailed explanation of each area, we suggest you follow this link.
For our purposes, however, we look at how desktop and notebook user data backup and recovery is affected by these areas - and - how implementing a centrally managed solution contributes to maximising existing IT resources, saves additional IT spend and keeps your business-critical data safe.
Take control. Save costs?
Lost data could severely cripple your business. Implementing an effective data backup solution that takes the user out of the equation is of great assistance to your IT department:
The quick five (key benefits):
1. Free up your best personnel to focus on your core business, and their core duties, while data backup on all company desktops and notebooks happen automatically.
2. Maximise uptime for your network systems, greatly assisting in eliminating the overwhelming burden of everyday administration from your IT staff.
3. Prove legal compliance: The centralisation of control over what data, from which users should be backed up, allows for clear, measurable and appropriate reports to prove legal and backup procedure compliance.
4. Maximise your current storage infrastructure and minimise IT spend: Encryption, delta level patching and compression features not only secure your data, but also takes strain off your company's existing network and storage, which means you do not have to invest heavily in new hardware and get a higher return on investment on your existing infrastructure.
5. Eliminate costly surprises when recovering or transferring data: Also greatly reduces time and costs associated with replacement of computer hardware.
By implementing an automated, centrally managed, enterprise tool to backup and streamline the recovery of user data, you will achieve operational benefit and maximise your return on investment on your staff, as well as infrastructure.
Who can help?
Business users across the globe trust Cibecs with their business-critical data. Corporate clients include GijimaAST, UTi, Unisys, Dimension Data, Fedics, University of Witwatersrand and the South African National Prosecuting Authority - to name but a few.
Hasso Plattner Ventures Africa also recently acquired a stake in Cibecs as part of its investment in leading South African technology companies. “At Hasso Plattner Ventures, we look for companies that provide cutting-edge solutions to a real and growing market need,” says Andrea B"ohmert, Director and Co-Managing Partner. “Cibecs' solution is great for users, great for IT departments and should be a must-have for any business.”
So, what does it mean to you?
Offering fast recovery, world-class security and extensive central control over your users' backups, Cibecs is the easiest and most convenient way to backup and recover data on all desktops and notebooks in your business.
Combined with highly competitive pricing, maximised IT resource and various operational benefits, geared to assist with the creation of efficient and streamlined systems - Cibecs is the smart choice for forward-thinking businesses and enterprises.
For more information, please contact us on 011 791-0073 or visit Cibecs Business Data Backup.
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