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Remote Backup Software works like regular data backup
software, but with one important difference. Instead of sending backups to a
tape drive or other media attached to the computer it is backing up,
our online backup
software sends the backup over the Internet, regular telephone lines, or other
network connections to our
online backup server safely offsite. It does this (usually) at night while
computers are not being used. Backups can also be done on-demand, any time.
It is completely automatic. In fact, you may even forget it’s
working. Most businesses put their lives on the line every night and don’t
realize it. With businesses depending more and more on the data stored in their
computers, proper backups are becoming much more critical.
Online Backup software accomplishes several essential steps
that are often overlooked or done improperly by other backup software -
especially in the regular non-automated backup systems.
The general definition of "proper" backups requires
redundancy. One must keep multiple copies of the same files at different points
in their development, called versions. As an example, you should have a
different copy of each backed-up file for each backup session. Further, you
should be able to easily restore any of your files up to any given point in
time. Banks do it, big corporations do it, and so should small businesses.
Our Online
Backups are encrypted for complete security. Tape backups are not generally
encrypted, so anyone can read them and gain access to client database, billing
records, payroll, tax info, and everything else on computers.
Finally and most importantly - Backups are immediately sent
offsite and stored safely away from the clients' computers and their businesses.
This is where almost every business makes its biggest mistake. Even if they do
everything else perfectly, backups are of little use if their building burns, or
they are unable to physically recover their tapes from the premises. Most small
companies who do backups leave the tapes in the building with the computer,
where they can be destroyed right along with the computer.
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