Online Backup Services: A Slice of Heaven

2007-03-08 10:33:40

( Computers )



The worldwide web has conceived essential tools that are used by everyone on a daily basis. Online backup services are probably one of the best-kept features of the internet. It is not as popular as e-mail, chat and blogs, but online data backup is worthy of its existence.

There are numerous ways to save and backup your computer files and copies, and secure online backup is one of them. Online backup solutions are provided by hosting services which give you the system and servers to house and backup your very important files. These online host companies that render secure online computer backup often give free accounts with limited memory storage capacities and/or free trials to entice you to signup with them.

Consequently, e-commerce takes place once you opt to upgrade your account by paying the premium. Upgrades usually mean bigger memory for more storage, innovative and buffed-up features and solutions, increased bandwidth for speed and ease in uploading, and probably, 24-hour customer service and technical help.

With the advent of online backup services, you can backup files minus the tedious work of saving through the traditional means (compact disks, hard disks, floppies, thumb drives and other portable devices). Online backup storage gives the logic of storing files outside your personal computer, on a different server and location.

These are the known advantages of using online backup services: it protects your computer files from local viruses in your personal computer, it protects your files from environmental and physical damage and/or loss, it gives you to the option to share your files publicly to workgroups or password-protect it from prying eyes, and it gives easy access to your saved files and copies anytime and anywhere provided you have a public or private computer with internet connection to access your host’s portal.

The downside of availing online backup services includes the need to have fast and efficient internet connection especially when uploading numerous files. Otherwise, single file uploads on dial-up speeds can be time-consuming. Since the uploaded backup files are stored off-site, these are the other drawbacks: if there is no internet, there is no file access; and if the host provider is unavailable for temporary or permanent reasons, your files cannot be accessed or all files are gone forever.

So to be on the safe side in using online backup services, choose your host providers well. Check for reliability and security. Better yet, get accounts from two different hosts. This way, you can still access your files whether one is unavailable.

In sum, online data storage can be a godsend, but the wrong host can easily make your life a living hell.


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