Secure Remote Backup Storage

Would you like to be able to get rid of the worry about whether your ApotheSoft Database has been backed up?  Now, you can!  We have teamed up with Rsync, Inc. to provide Automatic backups of your critical data.  Your backup can be stored on Rsync data storage servers that are geo-redundant (automatically copied to data centers in two states).  You can rest assured that if you ever need to recover your data you will be able to do so.

Read below about a real life case of how well this can work

We can set up your computer so that at a specific time every day the your critical data files will be archived and stored on the Rsync remote secure storage site.  Once this is setup you, the process is fully automatic.  Normally, the backup is done automatically at night after your store closes.  In the morning the Backup program will give you a message that the backup was completed.  If for some reason the backup does not complete which might be the case if your Internet service went down then you will be given a message warning you of that problem as well.  But even in this case the program stores a backup copy on your local computer and on a USB flash drive if you have that option turned on.

The cost of this service is just 40 cents per day or $12.00 per month. A price well worth it, to know that if you should ever need to restore a backup you will have access to your most recent backup in just minutes and could be back in operation in less than an hour.

There is also an automatic check program that runs each time you start the ApotheSoft system that verifies your remote backup looks valid.  If you go more than 7 days without a current backup you will get a notice right on the screen and you can check it.  The same utility function will let you pick one of the last 7 days and download the backup file to your computer.

To order click on the link below and you will be taken to our secure web site store.

A Real Life Story One of our customers had experienced several power failures due to local thunderstorms.  Each time the computer came back to life when the power was restored.  One morning a few days after the last thunderstorm it would not boot up.  You could get into some of the hardware (BIOS) setup screens but it did not show that a disk drive was installed.  The disk had totally failed and apparently every program and all data was lost.  They called us for assistance.

They had purchased the Remote Backup Option and had been faithfully backing up each day.  We checked and the previous day's backup did exist and it looked correct but until they had a working computer we had to wait.  They spent part of the day trying to recover the computer but finally got some hands on technical assistance, replaced the disk drive, and re-installed Windows.  Once the computer could boot up they called us and in less than 30 minutes we had restored the complete backup including all ApotheSoft programs and the database.  Most of that time was simply copying the backup from the remote site back to their computer.  A quick check showed the last prescription filled the day before was intact and they were ready to start filling prescriptions.  They setup the printer used to print labels and they were back in business.

Some of their other software took a little longer to get re-installed but their mission critical ApotheSoft system was up and running exactly where they left off the night before.

If a spare computer was available or they had gone to the local Wal-Mart Store (or anywhere else) and bought a replacement their downtime might have been less than one hour.  In terms of Disaster Recovery Plans it does not get much better than this.  Even if they had a physical disaster, like a fire, at their pharmacy the data would have been 100% intact.
Do you have a Disaster Recovery Plan that will work with your Mission Critical Systems?