Off Site Data Backup

2007-04-27 07:29:02

( Computers )



The onslaught of computer viruses and other computer related accidents have threatened the security of computer data. By creating an off site data backup, you may rely on the safety of your computer data. Creating an off site data backup means that you store another copy of your computer data in another place or location.

Why do you have to store your computer data in another location? In anticipation of any untoward accidents that may happen to your existing storage place, it would be necessary to create an off site data backup.

You may create tape backup systems or tape backup drives in the case that you need to restore or locate a file. You may just insert the tape and recover what you need. However, the location of the storage for these backup data will play a critical role in ensuring the security of your data.

If you store all your backup data in one place together with your existing data and if a fire occurs, everything will be burned. If such a case happens, your original data will be lost as well as your backup data.

This is also the concern with computer viruses. Once your computer and the rest of your network are infected with a computer virus, all of your data, original and backup, might be lost.

If you do not want to make use of a hard copy for your off site data backup, you may even use other tools to create backup.

You may use online backup services, online data backup, or internet backup services. This allows you to access an off site data backup via online with the use of an online password. This way, you don’t have to worry about fires, earthquakes, or thefts. However, you have to be aware of computer hackers.

There are advantages and disadvantages in using different tools for an off site data backup, you just have to be ready about the expenses necessitated by these backup tools.


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