Recommended system backup procedures Your company’s computer system represents a major investment, and this investment needs to be protected as much as possible.
You can protect your computer hardware through periodic preventive maintenance provided by your hardware vendor.
In a similar fashion, you can protect your software investment by performing routine backups. Think of backups as medical insurance: In the event of a catastrophic illness, it is wise to have that safety net so you don't have to bear the entire financial burden.
We cannot understate the importance of system backups. If data is lost, through hardware problems or through user error, your backups usually can restore most of it. However, the work done between the time of the last backup and the data loss must be re-entered.
Obviously, the more frequent your backups, the less data you lose. For this reason, we recommend that you backup your system everyday.