Data backup or data protection is critical to your company's success. Think about what would happen to your business if you lost your valuable data today? How long would your business survive? How much would it cost you to recover your data? How long will your clients and customers stay loyal to you while you scramble to recover your data? These are hard questions but there is an easy solution.
Here is a grim fact: if you lose your data you may lose your business. A study completed by Price Waterhouse Coopers in 2004 found that 7 out of 10 small business owners that experienced a major data loss went out of business within one year. Given the current recession, this is not the best time to take any chances on your business or your customers.
The primarily factors that cause data loss can include: computer viruses, power failures, hard drives that crash, disgruntled employees that sabotage computers, and theft. You may also experience data loss from heat, moisture, damage from sunlight and dust.
There are basically two options available for backing up your data. One option consists of manual backup methods. These methods include tapes, CD, DVD, Zip Drives, External Drives, NAS Drives, San Drives and Raid Drives. They require someone to do the work manually in order for backups to get done. They can be very expensive and unreliable. For example: tapes will cost you hundreds if not thousands of dollars to buy, install, and maintain. And unless you take them offsite to a secure location every night, your data is not really safe.
Option two is a popular alternative to manual backup methods. Option two consists of subscribing to an online remote data backup service. By utilizing an online remote data backup service your data will be backed up automatically. With this type of service, your backups can easily be accomplished for laptops, desktops or your entire company data servers. Using an online data backup service is so simple that you can easily backup your files in about the same amount of time as it takes you to check your email every day. In just a few minutes, your data and files are safe and secure.
Online data backup services are very cost effective. You simply pay a monthly subscription that costs a fraction of the price you would pay for manual data backups. The service is easy to use. Perfect for people all kinds of people, especially those who are non-technical. Your data is extremely safe. Do not let the risk of data loss expose your business, customers or clients to failure. Regardless of what type of data backup method you choose, the most important thing is to get started protecting your data today!
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