Media Storage

What is Media Storage?

Media storage is the safe collection, secure transportation and protective storing of your back media. This media can range from backup tapes, hard drives right to through to servers.

Why Backup

Any business in the world that relies on data needs to understand that their data is exposed to a vast variety of threats every day. These threats come in various shapes and sizes and from numerous sources, each one promises a daunting reality if your data is not protected or backed-up. Legislation in South Africa now stipulates that it is a legal requirement to keep electronic records. Failure to do so can lead to large criminal fines or lengthy prison sentences.

Why BSF

The safety and security of your data is important to us. The very nature of our service dictates caution, precision, discipline, safety and foresight – we take this task very seriously. We operate with military precision to ensure that your data is always safe.

Why are we number one?

• we have a reputable track record and we service large clients in the South African business environment;
• we offer a 24 hour service, 7 days a week, 365 days a year;
• our telephones are manned 24 hours a day;
• the actual location of our storage sites are kept strictly confidential;
• our storage sites are secured by state of the art security systems;
• our staff members are trained in the handling of media with emphasis on temperature, humidity, dust, magnetism and secure storage;
• we are situated further than 10 kilometres from our nearest client;
• in case of an emergency, data can be delivered to your IT centre within 90 minutes, 24 hours a day;
• all our vehicles are unmarked and are in constant two-way contact with our Control Room;
• all our vehicles are equipped with Netstar, and all our drivers have a police clearance form that exempts them from “stop and search” roadblocks;
• all our staff members are police cleared every six months;
• all our vehicles are manned by two people – the driver and his assistant;
• our vehicles are never left unmanned whilst we have data in transit;
• we offer a guaranteed collection time within 15 minutes of scheduled time;
• all collections and deliveries are tightly controlled and times are scheduled to fit in exactly with your rotation procedures;
• we use insulated steel canisters for transporting and storing data;
• we are able to completely relocate to another secure location within one hour in an adverse situation, without threatening our service level agreements with our clients;
• we guarantee your confidentiality, and
• All visitors to our secure storage site are police cleared and visits are by appointment only.

Backup Storage Facilities tailor make service offerings to meet and fulfil your unique off-site data storage needs

Data Care

All canisters are supplied and maintained by Backup Storage Facilities.

The insulation offered protects media against temperature fluctuations and impact shock. Canisters are locked and sealed by the client using locks and security seals. Only the client can access the content of the canister.

Each canister has a unique number that allows for efficient and accurate tracking, storing and recovery processes. Backup Storage Facilities maintains all canisters on an ongoing basis.

The steel canisters are stored in a high-tech steel vault. The vault consists of several large temperature controlled walk-in steel rooms, which are each a separate entity. These rooms are coated with a heat resistant compound, which gives added protection. A limited number of Backup Storage Facilities staff is allowed access to the vault.

Data is effectively secured behind five different security barriers:

• Insulated secure canisters
• Locked separate steel rooms
• Access controlled vault
• Secure building with state of the art security
• Secure, guarded perimeter

Backup Storage

Data backups can be done according to your own schedule. This can be done daily, weekly, monthly or yearly onto the media format of your choice.
Backup Storage Facilities collects and delivers canisters and stores it at an undisclosed secure site.

Backup Storage Facilities will follow your rotation schedule.

All canisters are insulated, locked and sealed with the customer’s unique identification code.

Only you, as our customer can access your data. All keys to locks are kept by the customer whilst the unique seals can only be used once. When canisters need to be accessed, the seal would have to be broken. This assures the customer that their canisters have not been tampered with.

Data is transported to the secure and undisclosed site by unmarked vehicles.

Canisters are stored in temperature-controlled vaults until back-up data is required.


Backup Storage Facilities uses insulated steel canisters for transporting and storing all forms of data. There are a variety of canisters available to suit all data storage requirements. Each canister has a customised insert that ensures that your data format fits securely.

Contact us or one of expierenced Sales Consultants for more information or to create a solution to suit your business.