This is a post about how to save big money on data protection, but before we dive in, let me tell you a little story.

A few years ago, while attending a meeting at a law firm in a high-rise in Chicago, one of the attorneys began talking about a disaster that nearly wiped out the whole office, including the computer system. The attorney said they had experienced a “flood” in the office and he raised his hand high up on the window looking out on the famous Windy City skyline to indicate the high water mark.

I thought to myself, “Wait, I am not getting this… How is this possible? We’re on the 13^th floor. Did I miss the news of some flood of Biblical proportions while I was back home in the U.K.?” The attorney saw the perplexed look on my face and then explained, “The overhead sprinklers switched on accidentally causing the inundation. It took us weeks to clean up.” Needless to say, those attorneys quickly realized the importance of backup.

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