Top Ten Online Backup Services
September 30th, 2009
There is no dearth of online backup services available in the market. Which among these services are the better ones? While some services provide reliability of the data, other provide cheaper service. Some services provide unique features which can be very helpful in certain cases. Given below there are ten popular online backup servces with their features:
- Mozy Beta (http://mozy.com): The beta online backup service provided by Mozy is unique because it provides 2 GB of free data storage. Regular plans begin at $4.95 per month for 30 GB of storage.
- XDrive (http://www.xdrive.com): X drive sports a very refined user interface. It supports scheduled backups, and you can manage your online data so easily as if it resides on your own computer. A unique feature of X drive is that it supports file sharing through passwords.
- IBackup (http://www.IBackup.com): IBackup is similar to Xdrive in many aspects but it offers a few additional interesting features. One of them is the snapshot feature which allows you to retrieve files up to ten days old even if you have deleted them. We can schedule incremental backup, differential backup, and full backup. It also works with Apple computers unlike XDrive.
- Acpana Data Deposit Box (http://www.datadepositbox.com): Acpana is one of the cheapest options for online file storage for people who don’t want to spend much money in data backup. Acpana also allows incremental real time storage so that data is never lost.
- Connected DataProtector (http://www.connected.com): This software has a ‘Heal Wizard’ which helps you restore your system to an earlier point in time if your computer is not working properly. It has a data protector feature which offers storage encryption for secure file backups.
- Streamload.com (http://www.streamload.com): Streamload offers you 1 GB of free storage. However, the data is not encrypted and hence it isn’t very secure. Since downloads are restricted to 100 MB per month, it’s not very practical to store huge amounts of data. The service is useful if you want to backup some photos or similar files.
- Backup.Com (http://www.backup.com): Backup.com is a commercial backup site that allows data backup at low starting price. This feature is beneficial for people who are interested in casual data backup.
- AmeriVault (http://www.AmeriVault.com): AmeriVault is one of the costliest online back service and is meant for large companies. However, the added cost results in email archiving, real time backups and custom designed recovery solutions.
- Online-backup (http://www.online-backup.com): Online backup provides a free software to backup your data. It also has various plans and you can select one based on the size of your data.
- Copycloud (http://www.copycloud.com): Copycloud is yet another cheaper service. The drawback of this service is that it allows backup from a single computer.
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One great service that you should add is BackupRight ( http://www.backupright.com/ ) they have great features and good pricing. I can say that their tech support is top notch too every time I’ve called.
Well, speaking of good online backup services, you missed DriveHQ.com. It is by far one of the most popular online backup service website. I have been compiling a list of the best services myself, and DriveHQ.com is no doubt among top 3.
Please check out their flash demo:
http://www.drivehq.com/Backup/
The features they have is extremely impressive.
I have recently started working for a company with a great online backup system. They are called Stockade Backup and can be found at Stockadebackup.com. Stockade is an online backup system that uses an automated process to backup according to your schedule. It includes full backup of servers and desktops and even comes with a 30-day risk free trial. It is unique in that it offers a high-tech security system by encrypting with Triple DES, 168 bit encryption. Triple DES has been under intense inspection for over 20 years and NO algorithmic flaws have been found. As if that wasn’t even security, these encrypted files are then transmitted to two different servers located more than 100 miles apart. Another great feature that Stockade offers is an inability for outside parties to hack into your computer. As long as you are using the Direct Connection method, your computer will call Stockade if it is getting hacked into.
For business class online backup visit SecuriData, they offer online backup for servers including small business server ( http://www.securidata.co.uk/online-backup/small_business_server/main.htm ).
SecuriData’s service offers monthly data restore validations ensuring data remains “fit for purpose” and corruption free.
OnlineFileFolder.com is a great product from GoDaddy.com. I use it all the time and it has a nice sychronizer software to keep everything up to date.
A small great outfit similiar to IBackup is Backupbiz.com - they have saved my rear several times and the tech support is awesome. I guess I like being 1 out of a 1000 customers rather than 1 in several hundred thousand customers. Seriously, great scheduled backups. emailed reports, easy to restore, and snapshot retention up to a year (I can pick based on my clients data size)
A small great outfit similiar to IBackup is Backupbiz.com - they have saved my rear several times and the tech support is awesome. I guess I like being 1 out of a 1000 customers rather than 1 in several hundred thousand customers. Seriously, great scheduled backups. emailed reports, easy to restore, and snapshot retention up to a year (I can pick based on my clients data size)
Online Backup Vault offers a full featured online offsite data backup solution. They my not be the cheapest (however very economical) after checking out the market and being in IT field for almost 15 yrs i have found that you get what you pay for … a $6 a yr service is worth that a free service is worth so much as well…. OnlineBackupvault.com has all advanced features including but not limited to Exchange and SQL server backup, advanced scheduling, daily, weekly,monthly…. as far as OBV company goes - their tech support is very goog- their customer service girl seemed new on the job - but tech support made up for that…
I have started to use perfectbackup online backup solutions for my small business, the main reasons is supports my Microsoft Exchange and Microsoft SQL Databases out of the box making it very easy to setup.
The backup proces is automatic, so I dont have to get involved and I can backup multiple servers and PCs to a single account.
More importantly I user their fully functional free of charge service which also offers a £1,000,000 data restore guarantee.
If you need to back up business data then you should investigate PerfectBackup.co.uk, I am not an IT guy, I use them because they offer a �1,000,000 data restore gurantee and their 24 x 7 support has been great so far. I backup 2 servers and 12 computers all to the same account without any hassles.
I recently came across a website that is an excellent resource for online backup and storage. Check it out here:
http://www.BackupReview.info
Another service worth a mention is Angel Backup. They offer file versioning, multiple PC support, block level differential backups and a 30 day free trial. Worth considering IMO.
I recently came across Genie Online Backup which can be found at http://www.onlinebackupplan.com/
Its an Online Bckup system that includes backup of your data using Full, Mirror and Incremental Backup types. Genie Online backup provides AES encryption (up to 256-bit) and the upload itself is secure using 128-bit SSL.
They offer many subscription plans and there’s a 30-day trial and a FREE desktop client (Genie Online Client) to backup your data. You can also upload files from the web.
You can find other great features of Genie Online Backup from the web such as Password Manager, Address Book, Document Library, Photo Gallery, and much more!
And finally, they recently added Genie Drive. A virtual drive in which you can upload files from your dekstop.
Stong candidate for a 10 top place within your list of online backup suppliers is [url=www.perfectbackup.co.uk/] PerfectBackup[/url]. They offer 24 x 7 support, free remote installation and configuration, free seed load and more importantly they offer a £1,000,000 data restore guarantee. Perfect for any business who needs to secure their data.
It’s odd to me that you left out Carbonite (www.Carbonite.com) and ibackup in your list of online backup providers. Carbonite is cleary right up there in terms of usability and pricing. They offer everything that Mozy offers, but without the hassle of the annoying tiered pricing structure. iBackup seems more suited to small businesses, but they can’t be ignored either.
Good information. Also, check out eBackItUp.com (www.eBackItUp.com)
They have advanced features for business like Microsoft SQL & Exchange backup along with Open File, etc. The service is also very fast!
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Branden
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