Offsite Backup Services Gives Peace of Mind to Business Owners

Almost 25% of all computer users have lost memories, manuscripts, and endless hours of work due to viruses, acts of nature, and even hackers. Not only that, almost 50% of businesses that lose their data go out of business permanently, report industry analysts. You have a variety of choices for data backup, but they don’t all provide the same amount of data safety.

Maybe you already backup your data to a CD or DVD, but these disks are not always secure. Although the files might copy just fine onto the disks, over time these disks can become damaged making the files impossible or very difficult to recover. And if you forget or fail to put the disk in the computer and perform the manual backup, then hundreds of hours of work and files will be vulnerable to loss. Also, if your backed up files on CD or DVD are stolen, the thief will easily recover all of your data because they are probably not going to be encrypted.

Many people are also backing up their data onto a second hard drive or tape storage, either internal or external. Recovery of data is easy with these solutions but only if the cloned hard drive or tape backup is not damaged in the same fire or flood in which your original hard drive was damaged. And don’t forget the possibility of theft. In addition, research shows that tape backup fails to recover data as much as 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 storage and recovery is a rather effortless procedure:

Local Software Installation

First you’ll install a small application that interfaces with the backup server of the online data backup provider. The program can take up to 30 minutes to install and set up.

Initial Backup of Entire System

Second, backing up files of this sort requires a fast connection, such as with a cable modem, DSL line or a T1 line. Third, you’ll need to schedule a complete backup of your system. All reputable offsite data backup providers store your data in server “vaults” second in safety only to that of the FBI and CIA, so don’t worry about that!

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 leave you with some wise words made up by me: don’t worry about losing your data; worry about not backup up your data. To secure your business, learn more data backup strategies at Data Backup Solutions.