Online Backup
Online backup is a method of off-site data storage in which the whole hard drive or some selected files are stored on a remote server computer. This type of facility is provided by an online backup provider. The service provider provides you with a client software, which needs to be installed on your computer. After you pay up required fees, you can kick start backup process. Once you are connected to the remote server with a network connection (internet), the software will automatically transfer data stored on your hard drive to the remote server. The main advantage of web-based backup is that you need not do any backup work manually. Everything is done automatically. Also, data is well secured off-site.
The rationale behind online backup is simple. By frequently backing up data on a remote hard drive, the risk of catastrophic data loss as a result of fire, theft, file corruption, or other disaster is practically eliminated.
Here’s some of major advantages of online backup service:
- No need of any CDs, DVDs, Tapes
- No user intervention. Data will be automatically stored on service provider’s servers
- Data is safely secured off-site without having to manually move it elsewhere
- You can even backup data on multiple locations
- Once you backup everything, the system will only backup incremental changes. Thus saving backup time
- Encryption available
[This was a guest post by Ritchie a leading online backup provider]
