Financial Advisory Firm Alan Steel Asset Management Chooses Securstore
To protect data with cloud backup and recovery
This is a Press Release edited by StorageNewsletter.com on January 22, 2013 at 2:48 pmAlan
Steel Asset Management Ltd, an independent financial advisory (IFA), has chosen
to protect its data with Securstore UK Ltd., a cloud backup and recovery provider.
The company, regulated by the Financial Services Authority (FSA), advises
clients on pensions, investments and tax matters. Known for its simplicity and
streamlining of industry jargon, it gives clients an understanding of the
right processes to follow for long-term financial security.
Alan Steel Asset Management is now
protected by a provider that puts the security and longevity of data at the
heart of everything it does. Securstore’s encryption
ensures data confidentiality is never comprised, a benefit for an
organisation like Alan Steel Asset Management which must prove its sensitive
data is protected at all times.
Securstore’s Cloud Backup and Recovery also
ensures, that if a disaster situation were to occur, Alan Steel Asset
Management’s data could be recovered without any
surprise costs.
John Mckillop, systems administrator at
Alan Steel Asset Management, said: "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 environments.
The automated software runs in the background
to a schedule determined by Alan Steel Asset Management. After the initial
backup/seeding stage, only incremental changes are sent offsite, therefore
minimising bandwidth usage and reducing any strain on the corporate network.
Saaher
Muzafer, chief sales officer at Securstore, said: "After much market analysis we’re pleased Alan Steel Asset Management
chose us. It is understandable many companies get attracted to price first, but
it shouldn’t be this way. It is important to look for a provider that values
its clients’ data and one that focuses on providing an extremely secure
solution. We look forward to supporting Alan Steel Asset Management over the
years to come."