User talk:Etech7

June 2012
Welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed that the username you have chosen (Etech7) seems to imply that you are editing on behalf of a group, company or website.

There are two issues with this :
 * 1) It is possible that you have a conflict of interest. In keeping with Wikipedia's neutral point of view policy, you must exercise great caution when editing on topics related to your organization or adding links to its website.
 * 2) Your account cannot represent a group of people. You may wish to create a new account with a username that represents only you. Alternatively, you may consider changing your username to avoid giving the impression that your personal account is being used for promotional purposes.

Regardless of whether you change your name or create a new account, you are not exempted from the guidelines concerning editing where you have a conflict of interest. For information on how to contribute to Wikipedia when you have a conflict of interest, please see our frequently asked questions for organizations. Thank you. Theroadislong (talk) 19:37, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

Copyright
Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. We appreciate your, but for legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted.

You may use external websites as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. This part is crucial: say it in your own words.

If the external website belongs to you, and you want to allow Wikipedia to use the text — which means allowing other people to modify it — then you must include on the external site the statement "I, (name), am the author of this article, (article name), and I release its content under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 and later, and under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribute Share-Alike."

You might want to look at Wikipedia's policies and guidelines for more details, or ask a question at the "Help Desk". You can also leave a message on my talk page. Danger! High voltage! 19:56, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

Welcome to Wikipedia. Because we have a policy against usernames that give the impression that the account represents a group, organization or website, I have blocked this account; please take a moment to create a new account with a username that represents only yourself as an individual. You should also read our conflict of interest guideline and be aware that promotional editing is not acceptable regardless of the username you choose. If your username doesn't represent a group, organization or website, you may appeal this username block by adding the text below this notice. Thank you. The Bushranger One ping only 22:17, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

Potential Threats To Data Backup
While offsite data backup is excellent, there are some potential downsides to it.

As great as offsite data backup is, there are some imperfections to this plan. As amazing as such a protocol is in your business's daily existence, the possible threats that can even breach secure offsite data backup still present some issues that might potentially cause enough apprehension to prevent some business owners from making the leap into backing up their data in this way. Simply put, despite the generally high level of security that is present in secure offsite backup, there are still some possible risks to your data involved when you engage a plan of this nature.

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 * Any backup option has the potential to fail


 * The costs of partnering with an offsite data backup company are small compared to the alternatives

One of the major risks you will face with managed offsite backup is that there is always the potential for breaching to occur. Even with the fact that most secure data centers are staffed with a security force and have security protocols in place, there is still the potential for a skilled agent to infiltrate the area and access data directly. While the likelihood of this occurring in practice is exceedingly low with offsite backup, the fact is that no amount of security can ever stop this practice entirely.

Another potential threat to your data that even the best data center cannot entirely prevent from happening is widespread natural or manmade disasters. While a managed offsite backup will be able to protect your data from being corrupted or entirely lost due to a power failure or other types of large scale issues that may impact your office space, there are going to be some occasions when even the best data centers may experience issues of their own. While there are generally several backups to any backup data center, there is still the possibility that even the best laid plans may fail.

Another event which creeps around in the periphery of possibility is that a data center may have a rogue staff member. While the likelihood of a spy in the company is almost as remote as having several data centers a great distance apart all suffer from calamities at the same time, it is still possible that there could be data leakage if such an event occurs and such a person passes every screen the data backup company uses. Fortunately, while these are by far the more dramatic and potentially frightening of the possibilities regarding your data, they are as close to impossible as anything can ever be.

There are, however, other potential risks to your data that even the best data center may fall victim to. Even a data center may be hacked at some point, and there may be some undiscovered data removal that the systems administrators do not immediately catch. While every professional secure data center is staffed by trained and experienced professionals, they are still human beings and they are still prone to human frailties and mistakes. As well, given that the entire nature of systems administration is always going to be "playing catch up" with hackers and their constantly evolving methods of illicit data acquisition, there will be times when an entirely new example of malware or method of entry is not immediately discovered before the damage can be done. While unlikely, these events do happen and are possible in a practical context.

Another potential drawback that you will face if you use an offsite data backup company's services is that you may have to deal with security procedures that your employees may find inconvenient and frustrating. There may be a learning curve associated with such a partnership, and some of your employees may not follow every necessary rule. This can lead to some difficulty in accessing information, and it can also lead to data loss if an employee fails to properly backup a critical piece of data.