Offsite Backup Services is Superior to Local Storage

Did you know that you have a 1 in 4 chance of losing all of your pictures, music, spreadsheets, reports, programs, and everything electronically valuable due to a natural disaster or an evil virus programmer? And if you are a business, you have a 1 in 2 chance of going out of business forever if you suffer a serious loss of data. A brief review of the following backup methods show that they do not all offer the same amount of safety.

You might be using your CD or DVD recorder to back up your files, but CDs and DVDs aren’t as safe you might think. 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 don’t remember to back up on a regular basis, then of course the files won’t be there when you need them. In addition to that, your backed up files on CD or DVD are at risk in case of theft because the files are not 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 if the hard drive or tape storage is not damaged or corrupted by the same lightning, flood or fire in which the original drive was damaged. And theft is an option as well. In addition, research shows that tape backup fails to recover data as much as 50% of the time.

The most efficient and effective way securely backup your files on a regular basis is to perform a remote offsite backup. 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. It takes up to a half hour to set up the program.

Initial Backup of Entire System

Second, you’ll need a broadband connection, such as a cable modem, DSL, or T1 line. Third, you’ll need to schedule a complete backup of your system. For secure storage, respectable offsite data backup providers store your files in highly secure “vaults” that are maintained and observed 24 hours a day.

Web Management System

Finally, from almost any web connection anywhere in the world, you should be able to schedule regular online backups, verify the safety of your backed up files and retrieve them on demand, if a web interface is offered. You might also receive an encryption code known only to you to keep your files safe.

  If you would like to learn more strategies for backing up your data and protecting your business investment, visit Data Backup Solutions.