As a CPA, I understand the value of protecting a company's records, especially those items found on computer hard drives. It is not a question of if data will be lost, it is only a matter of when. Although most companies have historically installed tape back-up systems, it has been my experience that one is never confident that all data can be immediately and easily restored. Bad tapes. bad back-ups, bad timing, bad anything leaves a person extremely uncomfortable. For me personally, if I lost my 1300 page quarterly updated publication Club Tax Book, I lose 10 grueling years of tax research and untold hours of writing.

That was not until I was introduced to eSilo by my highly trusted Computer Tech. With eSilo, I can easily verify what is being backed up, I can easily restore lost or damaged files plus I get a nice e-mail each morning telling me how I did during the previous night's backup. In my professional opinion, failure to use eSilo or an equivalent is tantamount to playing Russian roulette with irreplaceable computer files.

Mitchell L. Stump, CPA is an author and consultant to the Club Industry. Do as this trusted advisor does every night at midnight, utilizing off site web based eSilo for data back-up and storage.