Case Study 1: Six-desk estate agency
The challenge
This growing estate agency had just acquired a server after running on a peer-to-peer network where everyone stored files on their own computers.
Data included pictures of properties, listing details, business projections, spreadsheets and a CRM system: about 10Gb in all and growing. There was no consistent backup policy. Some people stored important work on keychain drives; most just averted their eyes and didn’t think about it.
The solution
The MD recognised that a consistent external backup process had become a necessity, and that it was unlikely he would be able to manage the system internally. The company’s IT advisor recommended offsite backup by DataFort.
The outcome
On Friday night they set up the first full backup with a DataFort technician. On Monday morning the MD received his first email indicating that full backup had successfully completed.

Case Study 2: Land surveying company
The challenge
A successful four-desk surveying company with 30Gb of data to backup, including reports, Word docs, photographs and CAD drawings, all of which are indispensible.   
Three of the four employees, including the MD, are in the field 80% of the time. When the office manager left on her honeymoon, no one took over backups. No one knew where backups were stored. And then a flood in an adjoining building damaged her computer which was acting as the company’s server.  Luckily the disks were salvageable, though the computer was not!
The solution
Not a moment too soon, the company invested in DataFort Select.
The outcome
With automated daily backups stored offsite and support by the DataFort help desk, the company could be confident of instant data recovery in the event of another disaster.

Case Study 3: Four person consultancy
The challenge
This small agency has four time-stretched consultants all working on high powered laptops. The consultants were so rarely in the office that sporadic backup to tape provided little security against loss of critical data gathered while the consultants worked in the field. The mid-project loss of a computer in an airport made it painfully clear that the current backup strategy was inadequate.
The solution
A DataFort account was created for each consultant. Backups take place daily while the consultants log-in to check their emails. DataFort monitors accounts via the client administrator and calls consultants directly if backup activity slackens.
The outcome
A satisfied and properly protected customer.