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? In addition, industry analysts report that up to 50% of businesses who undergo a widespread loss of data cannot survive and go out of business. There are many ways to backup your data, but they are not all equally safe.

Maybe you already backup your data to a CD or DVD, but these disks are not always secure. 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 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. Not only that, but these disks are not usually encrypted so all of your data is at risk in case of theft.

Another way to store your computer’s data is to copy everything to an internal or external hard drive, or a tape backup system. 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. And industry research reveals that tape backup can fail to recover files up to 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’ll have to install a program that works with the server of the online storage provider. Setting up the program usually takes about 20-30 minutes.

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 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, many online providers offer a web control interface where you can schedule backups and retrieve files anytime. You will probably also receive a unique encryption code known only to you for safe access to your files.

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