Why you need to backup
Need For Backup
"Such a thing can never happen to me! It happens to others only!" So goes the mindset of most of us towards life in general. And the story with personal computers is not a tad bit different. In today's internet age a lot of our professional life and, to some extent, our personal life as well revolves around internet and computers. And hence this habit of taking things for granted although has rare but nonetheless serious repercussions when you lose your precious data.
Data is one of the most important aspects of our computer systems as you accumulate it after months and sometimes years of efforts. The probability of a failure is lower these days due to upcoming technologies and improved reliabilities. Still you don't want to risk your most coveted documents, music, emails, addresses, bookmarked sites, logs, software utilities, man hours of settings and customizations etc. In a flick of time you can get a personal feeling of emptiness without the data and a professional backlog in work.
Such loss might befall on an unprepared user by a spectrum of events such as hardware failure, software bugs, natural calamity, and accidents. Mishandling and sheer ignorance on user's part are also responsible for causing data loss. Though it is alleged that 90% of data losses are attributed to data corruption or user errors, other factors also pose a risk and apart from being a smart user, you should also go for data backup. Server backup is equally important for information systems which are mission critical, as in the corporate world, in production lines running 24/7, in global financial establishments, in academia, research, etc.
Traditionally PC backup procedures have been pretty demanding on time, money and efforts on the user's part. It being human nature to be lethargic towards such causes, the rescue lies in a system so convenient and flexible which eliminates intervention on her part towards such mundane jobs. And herein data backup service comes to your rescue!
PC backup and server backup can save lots of hassles, business potential, time invested in creating data and wasted in recovering it, costs of data recovery, etc. Perhaps another very crucial thing for businesses is reliability and market image in eyes of customers, not to mention the importance of personal data to its owners. And data backup is the only cheap, fast and most prevalent way of saving data. It also provides fast, unattended recovery and integrity of saved data. Since backups can be stored in a different location from the original data, it is safe from physical accidents and natural calamities too.
Hence, if your data is critical for you, then the need of the hour is to avail a good PC backup service that meets your requirements and suits your budget.
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Collecting data from multiple servers can often be tricky. To get backup information without a backup reporting tool, you need to write a lot of shell/batch scripts or log in to as many servers as possible every day and manually check them.
Complicating the problems of getting useful backup reporting data is that many environments have more than one backup product, significantly increasing reporting complexity. You may be in the painful process of converting from one backup system to another. Or maybe you have two backup products because one handles most tasks, and another is assigned to one particular platform or application. For example, you might use Computer Associates’ ARCserve or Syncsort’s Backup Express for your Windows servers, but another product for your Unix servers.
A lot of people don't backup because of the cost, inconvenience and technical difficulties. The traditional backup is not friendly to consumers and small businesses. Even to big enterprises, it's a pain in the ass. You need to buy expensive backup devices and media, manually change tapes and move them offsite. You cannot connect each PC to the backup server without physically connect the PC in the same office. The USB external drive has helped in raising the awareness and importance of backup. More people are using USB backup than any other backup methods today. Recently, with the growing popularity of online backup, consumers and businesses are given a new backup strategy and from many point of view, it is the best backup method: (1) More convenient. You can backup and restore from anywhere, no need to carry any USB devices; (2) It's easier to setup and runs automatically no physical wiring at all, and cost is generally much lower than any traditional backup; (3) More reliable; as the backup data is stored offsite by some professional backup service companies.
i have found all these type of pages to be sponsored by misc online backup pages…
i like http://www.onlinebackupvault.com
its a nice small comapny run by an IT team out of New York. Their customer service puts everyone else to shame
I have used DriveHQ Online Backup and other services for a few years now. I really like the service a lot. DriveHQ Online Backup can backup files & emails. Easy, secure, automatic. No device needed, works anywhere. It is the best alternative to traditional backup.
- Schedule and real time backup,
- supports incremental backup and resuming;
- Backup, access and restore files remotely.
- Group & business backup with multiple-PC support.
- Customized website logo (view sample).
- A lot more features.
Much of this seems to relate to U.S.A. online backup. Regulation on the far side of the Atlantic pont is tough and well implemented. Anyone considering backing up to or mirroring in the Euro zone should consider this U.K. online backup company. Http://www.backupanytime.com/contact.htm
Ireland is a neutral country with a strong economy, stable government, educated populace, premium international company presence and excellent infrastructure. If you are considering Ireland as an online backup location contact Irelands largest online backup provider for indigenous and overseas clients at http://www.backupanytime.com
I dont fully follow the angle of online backup being expensive. Many clients will actually save money as they can say goodbye to tapes, tape admin, tape fault resolution and tape restore consultation. If you have absolutely no data backup system in place then getting online backup or any other data backup system will cost money. If you currently use a backup system then online backup could save you money.
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Great Article!
Good information. Also check out eBackItUp.com (www.eBackItUp.com).
Online backup service has a lot of features for business like Microsoft SQL & Exchange backup along with open file. The service is also very fast!
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It is true that online data backup services are gathering a lot of pace, there are indeed loads of new providers appearing on the market everyday. They all look the same, some with ridiculously low prices. BEWARE OF THIS! If something seems too good to be true, it usually is. If you’re choosing an online data provider ask them where their data centres are, and what level of security they impose. Usually these low end providers will be sufficient for backing up personal material like photos and music, but if you’re needing a backup provider for business data - you need reliability.
Good blog..
Backups are THE mission critical IT task in all Enterprise Continuity efforts.
Too many businesses today are doing teh local/SAN/NAS backups, but are beginning to neglect Tape/off-site rotations. That is not enough!
With capacities exceeding most storage, still, and libraries that accommodate volume pairing - the capacity is the number of tapes times volume per cartridge.
we use http://www.onlinebackupvault.com we are beyond estatic with their product. their corporate product and support for the product is amazing.
their residential product is not their focus but is a pretty good product for most users. A neat feature of their software is the ability to create a local (onsite) in addition to offsite backup with the same software, as well as their in-delta backup technology. I spoke recently with their CTO Mr. Moti Mitteldorf who told me that shortly they will have a new release which will offer bare metal backup and restores.
Anycase - as you can tell im a big fan of the product
I found your blog on google and read a few of your other posts. I just added you to my Google News Reader. Keep up the good work. Look forward to reading more from you in the future.
Sudden loss of data could be fatal… atleast for some people. Local backup is good but not capable to handle disastrous situation, hence online backup is recommended. I likes SOS and Mozy for the purpose.
Good article, well written.
I found your blog on google and read a few of your other posts. I just added you to my Google News Reader. Keep up the good work. Look forward to reading more from you in the future.