Data Backups Online

Today more than ever, data backup is crucial. As we become more dependent on our computers, our data gets larger and as a result backing up becomes a necessity. Years ago, backup equipment was expensive, slow and not economical for the average home user. But all that has changed thanks to the Information Super Highway.

Within the last few years, more and more online backup companies have emerged and with them came a new approach at doing backups…online backups. However, due to disk space and bandwidth restrictions, online backups were only available to companies or wealthy home users. But today just about anyone can get setup with online backups.

Why are backups important? I can’t tell you how many times a client will come to me to help recover his/her data, when I ask if they have done a backup, the answer is almost always No ( or yes but they didn’t do one correctly.) If I’m unable to recover the client’s data, the customer is left heartbroken. The amount of time it takes for the client to replace the lost data doesn’t compare to the amount of money it will cost them to replace it. This is why backup’s are so important, especially when you can get online backup for as little as $5 per year, or even FREE.

Most online backup software are painless to install and easy to configure. Once installed you generally add a folder to “watch” and the backup software will upload the contents of that folder to the company’s server on the internet over a secure connection. Any time files or folders are added, they are backed up (or uploaded if you will) to the company’s server. Should you have a disaster happen and need your data restored, you generally log into a website and restore the data you need. With Operating Systems like Windows Vista, where most of your data is stored in a centralized folder (C:\users\username), setting up a backup is rather easy. So hopefully you have learned that online backups are Inexpensive, Necessary and easy to do. If you need assistance with installing, setting up or restoring the backup, visit http://fastsupportonline.com

Online Backup Companies and Price (as of this writing):

Carbonite
Price: $49.95 per computer /Year
Amount of Storage: Unlimited
Website: http://carbonite.com

Mozy:
Price: from Free - $6.95 per computer +$0.50 per GB /Month
Amount of Storage: from 2GB – Unlimited
Website: http://mozy.com

IDrive:
Price: from Free - $499 /Year
Amount of Storage: from 2GB – 500GB
Website: http://carbonite.com