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Managed Backup Service for Lehigh Acres Small Businesses
If your plan is a USB drive in the desk drawer that someone remembers to plug in now and then, a managed backup service in Lehigh Acres is a big step up without being a big project. NerdSquad Managed IT Services is a Managed Service Provider (MSP) based in Naples, and we help small Lehigh businesses go from hoping to knowing.
We keep it sized to the business: protect the files you'd lose sleep over first, then add the rest. It fits with IT support in Lehigh Acres and our managed IT services in Lehigh Acres.
Protect these first
You don't need to back up everything on day one. Start with what would hurt most to recreate.
Your bookkeeping data, such as the QuickBooks company file and its backups folder
Invoices, estimates and contracts saved on the main PC
Customer lists and job records, wherever they live
Email, especially if it's in Microsoft 365 and nobody has set up a separate backup
Photos and scans of permits, licenses, tax forms and signed paperwork
The 3-2-1 idea, in plain words
Three copies
The file you work on, plus two backups. One backup is a gamble; two is a plan.
Two kinds of storage
For example, a local drive and a cloud copy, so one kind of failure can't wipe out both.
One copy away from the building
If the office floods, is broken into or the PC dies, an offsite copy is still there. We keep that one encrypted and locked against changes.
Why the drawer drive isn't enough
It only holds what was there the last time someone plugged it in. It lives next to the computer it protects. And if ransomware hits while it's connected, it can be encrypted along with everything else.
Keep it if you like it. We'll just make sure it isn't the only copy.
Lehigh also sees heavy rain that floods roads and low lots, which is one more reason the copy you'd rely on should live somewhere other than the room your PC is in.
Backup for Lehigh and the rest of Lee County
Lehigh Acres businesses get the same monitored, offsite backup we run for offices in Fort Myers, Cape Coral and further south. Onsite visits are included on managed plans.
Pins link to a city's managed backup page if it has one; otherwise they open the local IT support page.
From nothing to a working backup
Look at what you have
Our free IT assessment includes a backup check and a device snapshot, so we know which PC holds what.
Pick the essentials
Together we decide which folders and apps get protected first, so the cost stays sensible.
Turn it on and watch it
Backups run automatically and are monitored; a missed job becomes a ticket for our help desk, not a surprise months later.
Do a first restore together
We bring back a real file, maybe last month's invoices, so you see with your own eyes that it works.
Curious what a basic backup would cost for your shop? Start with the free IT assessment, then decide. No long-term contract is required.
First-time backup questions from Lehigh Acres
How do I know my QuickBooks file is actually backed up?
We check that the right folder is in the backup, then restore a copy and open it. If it opens with your latest entries, you know. We repeat that test on a schedule.
Is the cloud backup enough on its own?
It's the most important copy because it lives away from your building. A local copy is still handy for quick restores, so most small offices end up with both.
Our internet is slow. Will backups clog it?
The first upload takes the longest, so we schedule it after hours. After that only changes are sent, which is usually light. We can also throttle uploads during the workday.
We only have three computers. Is managed backup overkill?
No. Small offices often have the most to lose, because everything lives on one or two machines. We protect only what you need, so it stays proportionate.
Other help for Lehigh Acres businesses
Backup in other cities
Core services
Retire the drawer drive (or at least give it backup)
Tell us what's on your main computer and what would hurt to lose. We'll suggest a simple starting point and price it honestly.
