You have heard it millions if not billions of times to backup your system in case there is ever a disaster or a virus gets in your hard drive and erases all of your critical data. Over the last couple of years online backup services or "cloud" SaaS (Software as a Service) technologies have emerged to provide an alternative to data back up options. How this works is that you back up your data to another secure location all the while using your current bandwidth. You control when you want to backup and the online data back up service you choose sends it to a secure data center.
There are four things that can be affected if your hardware goes down and you happen to run a brick and mortar business for example:
- You won't be able to take payments if your Point of Sale (POS) goes down.
- Your contact lists will evaporate and if you don't have an alternative backup source that you will not be able to contact customers or suppliers
- This leads to also not being able to access customer account info which can be detrimental if you have specialized orders in your order queue.
- Last it can lead to problems within departments because then you can't access files shared between those departments.
One major benefit to having an online backup service is that there are no cables, cords, various external hard drives, installation software for those drives and CD's to lose or deal with. You can schedule when you want your data backed up. You can also control what files you want backed up. One other thing is many online data storage companies offer you the option to encrypt your data using SSL2 encryption technology, encryption of your data also allows you to spread your data over various servers. You also have the option of being the sole owner of the decryption key but be warned that if you space off your password nothing will help you restore your data.
Going with an online backup service though should not be taken lightly. You need to weigh the costs, the companies reputation with security protocols, and their reputation within the in dustry. If you do your homework though you should find a solution that fits your needs. Make an informed decision go online and read tech magazines to find your information.
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