Carbonite Partner Spotlight: Data Doctors

When Ken Colburn founded Data Doctors back in 1988, he wanted to build a company that would solve the technological problems of both consumers and small businesses, but without all of the “geek speak.”

Colburn’s dream came true and then some. Today, there are Data Doctors franchises all over the United States, and Colburn continues to work out of the company’s headquarters in Tempe, Ariz.

Data Doctors provides businesses and consumers with Windows and Mac computer repair services, including spyware and adware removal, virus and worm removal, registry cleanup for faster boot-up times, hard drive defragmentation, updates and security patches, and much more.

“We equate our long-term success to fundamental business practices like consistency, listening to the customer, and making sure that they are thrilled with the results any time we touch any of their technology,” Colburn said. “One of the first things we teach anybody that joins our organization–whether as a franchisee or as an employee–is that we’re not in the technology business. We’re in the people business.”

Data Doctors is serious about making sure its customers’ digital photos, documents and business files are securely, reliably and automatically backed up. That’s why Data Doctors is a Carbonite Partner.

A ‘devastating’ hard drive crash
Data Doctors has used Carbonite to restore its clients’ files many times. But one story in particular sticks out in Colburn’s mind.

One of Data Doctors’ clients is a managed healthcare facility that specializes in assisted living. A while back, one of the managers of the healthcare facility experienced a “devastating” hard drive crash on her primary laptop. Understandably, she became very distressed and feared she would lose critical information that the business runs on.

“She completely forgot about the fact that we had everything backed up with Carbonite,” Colburn said. “We put a new hard drive in her machine and then used Carbonite to do a full restoration of her critical data. She was so happy that she hugged the technician.”

Some of Data Doctors’ favorite things about partnering with Carbonite include:

Jessica Couto is Vice President of U.S. Channel Sales & Marketing at Carbonite, a provider of cloud and hybrid backup and disaster recovery solutions for small-to-midsize businesses.

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