Offsite Backup: Benefits And Threats Unveiled

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Good backup habits are essential to everyone who uses a computer with important information. It takes just a few accidental clicks of the mouse – or worse, one isolated hardware failure – and valuable data can be lost.

One dilemma for backup users is often where to put their backups. Storing them on your own hard drive is obviously not the best option. Not everyone wants to split their backups into several parts using a CD or DVD burner, and an external hard drive isn’t a standard fixture on many users’ desks.

One solution to this problem, and a solution that can save a lot of time and effort, is offsite or remote backup. Backing up to a computer offsite means that your data will end up on a different drive or computer, which basically halves the chance of catastrophic loss. This can be especially useful for office users. If your company has several locations, backing up over a network to a computer situated elsewhere can provide a contingency in case of a power surge, fire, employee misuse or plain user error.

Offsite backup over a network:

Most backup programs support network backup, and the way to use this is simple. Local...

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