| If you want to backup your data, one of the best | | | | Below are the benefits that can be brought by the |
| ways to do it is by using a remote offsite backup | | | | use of a remote backup service: |
| service. Below are some of the features and benefits | | | | Free backup software - In most cases you don't |
| of it. | | | | need to pay for backup software, since the backup |
| If you ever lost data or had it corrupted, you already | | | | service provides it for free. |
| know what a problem it can be for you. You can lose | | | | Technical support - If you have questions about the |
| a lot of work, documents that are important and | | | | backup process or their service, you have specialists |
| family photos. | | | | in computers at your disposal to help. |
| There are plenty of methods to make sure that | | | | Servers with professional protection - Your data will |
| software and hardware failures don't happen, but | | | | be kept in shelters designed to protect those |
| you can't keep it safe 100% of the time, so using a | | | | computers, in most cases underground, designed to |
| backup solution is a must for any business. | | | | be kept safe in cases of disasters or accidents. |
| There are several ways you can use to protect data: | | | | Unlimited remote data storage - Store and backup all |
| you can use a DVD, a HDD, a remote backup service | | | | the data you need. |
| or even remote locations. In my experience, if you | | | | Global access to your data - Get access to your files |
| want the best safety level, you should use remote | | | | from anywhere in the world. |
| data backup. This is because you avoid any accidents | | | | Data encryption - You're the only one able to access |
| like floods or fires which would destroy both your | | | | the data, since it's password encrypted by the |
| main data and your backup data if they were in the | | | | remote backup service. |
| same place. | | | | Not all good things are free though. You will pay |
| One other advantage is that you no longer need to | | | | depending on how much space you need or what |
| disconnect or connect manually different devices, it all | | | | extra features you want added. In most cases, you |
| gets transferred by broadband internet. The problem | | | | will pay $2 for each GB per month. 5GB should be |
| can be in this case the fact that you need an | | | | enough if you're an individual, which would get the |
| Internet connection all the time, it can take longer | | | | price to $10 per month. |
| than if you would use local storage and there is a | | | | If you want to use it for a corporation, the amount |
| small chance of your data getting in the hands of | | | | of space needed and the price will probably be much |
| third parties. | | | | bigger, but the benefits that a remote backup |
| The disadvantages I just mentioned aren't that | | | | service brings you can be invaluable. |
| important to most people though. | | | | |