Data backup is a pretty simple backup. If all you really care to do is bring back your data in the event that you lose it, then data backup is just fine. Data backup basically just gives you the ability to retrieve your lost data and load it back when you need to.

Disaster recovery is a much more complex (but complete) way to protect your businesses data.  However, just because it has the word disaster in its name doesn’t mean that it is only used in major disasters!  Not only does it protect your data but it protects your entire computing environment, including applications, networks, and all systems. If your main environment is unavailable you can still access everything. Disaster recovery provides you with a temporary environment where you can still run your business whilst getting everything back to normal.

Data backup is great for protecting data, but you’re much better off upgrading to disaster recovery so that you have the fullest and best protection that there is for your business. Time is of the essence when it comes to disasters of any size, and disaster recovery is the quickest and most effective way to get your business back on track. Disaster recovery mirrors your whole system and gets your data restored within a very short time frame - possibly even just minutes using solutions such as Datto.

Simple file recovery can be done in seconds, but when it comes to disasters you'd expect it to take a long time. Using solutions such as Datto enables you to recover your entire infrastructure in minutes. The solutions use some extremely clever technology to effectively have your servers ready to go when you need them.

It's vital that any business data is backed up - that includes Office 365 and its component parts such as OneDrive, SharePoint, and OneNote. Using tools like Backupify can take the worry away!