Off Site Data Backup Saves Time and Money

About 1 out of 4 computers have had a hard drive corruption that destroys hundreds and thousands of hours of work and hundreds of personal memories due to natural forces of nature-floods and fires, or evil forces of humanity-hackers and viruses. Not only that, almost 50% of businesses that lose their data go out of business permanently, report industry analysts. There are many ways to backup your data, but they are not all equally safe.

You might be backing up your files to a DVD or a CD, but these disks do not offer the security you might think they do. Even though you verify that the files copied perfectly onto the disks, damage to the disk over time can corrupt the files making them very expensive or impossible to recover. And if you do not perform the manual backup onto disk, hundreds of hours of work and files will still be lost. Not only that, CD and DVD backups are not encrypted so they are vulnerable in case of theft.

You may be thinking about buying a second hard drive or tape storage solution for data backup. You will likely be able to recover data easily with these devices but only if they have not been corrupted or damaged along with the original hard drive in the same natural disaster or virus attack. And don’t rule out the theft option. And industry research reveals that tape backup can fail to recover files up to 50% of the time.

The easiest and most worry-free way to secure your files is with the services of an off site data storage company. Offsite data protection and file recovery is a fairly easy process:

Local Software Installation

First, you will need to install a small program to interface with the offsite data storage server. Setting up the program usually takes about 20-30 minutes.

Initial Backup of Entire System

Second, to back up files over the internet, you need to have a cable modem, DSL or T1 line. Third, schedule a complete system backup during a convenient time. All respectable off site data backup providers secure your files in high security “vaults” that make the CIA envious, so don’t worry about your files.

Web Management System

Finally, you will likely have complete control to schedule backups, look at and retrieve your files any time of the day through a web interface. You should also be issued an access code that will keep your files safe from intruders.

I’ll stop here with a word of wisdom: don’t worry about data loss; worry about how soon you will contract with an offsite data recovery provider. To learn more about data recovery options to secure your business, visit Data Backup Solutions.