Services

Backup4Africa offers the following services:

1. Custom Data Backup Software Solutions

We install custom backup software solutions tailored for your business and needs. Companies today are faced with exploding data growth, increasingly complex storage architectures, and more stringent compliance regulations combined with tight IT budgets and fewer resources to manage advanced storage systems. We understand these challenges and have developed cost effective solutions that make data management and data protection effortless. We are here to help you focus on your bottom line. One touch backup systems for all your business needs. We provide simple yet robust solutions for small to mid-size businesses who want to reliably backup their workstation and server data without the need of an IT professional, special training, or an engineering degree.Whether you just need to backup your photos or you need to protect your important home based business documents, we help ensure that the information on your desktops and laptops is always secure and easily accessible. Our software automatically and securely protects your digital life with local and online storage options all in the same easy to use software.

2. Data and Disaster Recovery and Planning (Servers,Laptops,Notebooks,Desktops,Netbooks)

Examples of Data Loss Situations Recovery from physical and logical damage due to mechanical and electrical failure, software corruption or human error. Physical Damage - failure to power up Cannot access drives or partitions Corrupted data Virus related data loss Hard disk component failure Hard disk crashes Fire, water, coffee and other liquid damage Media surface contamination and damage Accidental reformatting of partitions Accidental deletion of data Deleted or lost partitions / files. Lost and deleted emails (all formats and platforms). Accidental and erroneously formatted storage media. Damaged / corrupted data stored on various storage devices. Data from extensively physically damaged storage devices. Corrupt Microsoft Office documents and Outlook PST files. Data from damaged storage devices due to environmental damage. Virus-damaged files. Forensic data analysis and support. Hardware recoveries "Open drive recoveries" RAID system Failures (Raid 0-5)

3. Computer Forensic Services and Investigations

Computer Forensics, is the preservation, identification, extraction, interpretation, and documentation of computer evidence, to include the rules of evidence, legal processes, integrity of evidence, factual reporting of the information found, and ability to provide expert opinion in a court of law or other legal proceeding as to what was found. Confirming and Preventing theft of information and intellectual property through internal examination and monitoring usage with Computer Forensics Investigations, in most cases are conducted in a reactionary situation however today more proactive computer forensic examinations are used for monitoring and in some cases a debriefing process for all investigated employees. Computer forensics has different facets, and is not just one simple procedure. At a basic level, computer forensics is the analysis of information contained within and created with computer systems, typically in the interest of figuring out what happened, when it happened, how it happened, and who was involved. computer forensic techniques and methodologies are used for conducting computing investigations in the interest of figuring out what happened, when it happened, how it happened, and who was involved. In many cases, information is gathered during a computer forensics investigation that is not typically available or viewable by the average computer user, such as deleted files and fragments of data that can be found in the space allocated for existing files. Special skills and tools are needed to obtain this type of information or evidence.

4. Software Auditing and Licensing Consultation

Software assets are an important corporate resource for increasing employee productivity, efficiency, and job satisfaction. Yet for many businesses, the proliferation of computer systems has resulted in uncontrolled and inefficient growth of software assets-to the point where an organization may not know what assets it possess or where they are located. Small business asset management software This lack of information can result in a higher total cost of ownership due to issues such as the introduction of computer viruses and other security threats, higher integration costs caused by incompatible systems and differing versions of software, increased legal risks from unlicensed software, unnecessary or inappropriate software license purchases. The total cost of software includes such elements as support, training, and downtime. Small business asset management software can significantly cut your costs throughout the product lifecycle. Your organisation will be better equipped to identify software needs, avoid obsolescence, and ensure that you have the technology necessary to meet your goals. Organisations are driven by return on investment, and those that cannot justify an investment may be forced to do without. Effective software management will help your business understand the value it receives from technology. Abuse of software licenses, even if unintentional, can result in financial penalties for your organisation. Understanding and managing your software investment will help mitigate these risks.