Alan Steel Asset Management, an independent IFA, has chosen to protect its data with cloud backup and recovery provider Securstore.

The company advises clients on pensions, investments and tax matters. John Mckillop, systems administrator at Alan Steel Asset Management, says: "Our data is our business. If we were unable to recover any lost data, there would be severe repercussions for ourselves, as well as our clients. Being FSA regulated, we have to follow strict compliance laws, but simultaneously ensure our IT budgets are under control. Securstore met our requirements on every front. Its ISO 27001 certification by the BSI and accreditation by UKAS certainly helped the decision process. We’re happy Securstore is protecting our data and would recommend the company to anyone.”

Securstore’s agentless technology allows Alan Steel Asset Management to backup multiple machines over the same LAN without the need to install agents on every workstation. This saves on resources, reduces support times and improves the company’s daily management of its multiple server environment. The automated software runs in the background to a schedule determined by the IFA. After the initial backup/seeding stage, only incremental changes are sent offsite, therefore minimising bandwidth usage and reducing any strain on the corporate network.

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