Why RAID?
Ask yourselves these qustions and then the answers will tell you what you need to do.
Questions to ask:
1. Do you regard your electronic data as mission critical?
2. How much will the size of your electronic data grow year on year?
3. Does your company have an established electronic backup and archiving method?
4. Is your company using Fault Tolerant Devices to help secure its data?
5. Do you have an off-site backup, which will allow you to continue your business in case you can’t enter your premises?
Having a RAID answers Q1, 2, 3 & 4:
Q.3 RAID helps you not to lose data in the instance if, one or two drives Crashing! Your data is secure and the whole company is still working. Just solve the backup problem ASAP as your data still needs to be backed up for other reasons; deleted files, corrupt files or Archiving and Business Continuity.