{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"OTAVA","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.otava.com","title":"7 questions to keep your offsite backup and recovery out of the outhouse","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"dN8Y93vftG\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.otava.com\/blog\/7-questions-to-keep-your-offsite-backup-and-recovery-out-of-the-outhouse\/\">7 questions to keep your offsite backup and recovery out of the outhouse<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.otava.com\/blog\/7-questions-to-keep-your-offsite-backup-and-recovery-out-of-the-outhouse\/embed\/#?secret=dN8Y93vftG\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;7 questions to keep your offsite backup and recovery out of the outhouse&#8221; &#8212; OTAVA\" data-secret=\"dN8Y93vftG\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.otava.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"For many in the Midwest, fall is hunting season, and it wouldn\u2019t be official without an outhouse reference. \u201cBear\u201d with me; many companies are choosing the outhouse option needlessly as a regular course of their offsite backup and recovery planning. As everyone plans and budgets for next year, many organizations are re-evaluating if their resources are best spent on managing offsite backup and recovery in-house, or if using a third party can effectively allow them to concentrate resources closer to their core competency and customers. For some businesses, the cost of buying, building, or leasing \u00a0a secondary physical location is an automatic \u201cno\u201d. Others are already maintaining second sites, but may want to focus IT resources on more profitable areas of the business. In these cases, finding an outsourced provider to absorb the operational costs and burden of the complexities can make sense, despite the fact that finding a responsive partner for your offsite backup and recovery can be an elusive search. As a litmus test for potential backup and recovery partners, ask yourself: \u201cWill I sleep better knowing my data is protected with [vendor X]?\u201d If the answer is yes, then you have probably found a good offsite backup...","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/otava.test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/outhouse.jpg"}