| My interest and expertise in backup solutions started | | | | |
| when my hard drive crushed and died. On that drive I | | | | 1. All these types of backup will not protect your |
| had all my business files %2B all my family photos. I | | | | data completely. Some very dangerous threats still |
| couldn't stand the thought of loosing all this, so I | | | | exist: |
| found a data restore company, they gave me a | | | | |
| good service which cost me almost $2000. After my | | | | 1. - Theft |
| recovery I understood how underestimated is the | | | | 2. - Fire |
| data on our computers and I decided to help all my | | | | 3. - Natural disasters like earthquakes, floods and |
| family, friends and clients to become "Data Loss | | | | more |
| Protected." | | | | 4. - Manmade disasters like terrorists attacks, war |
| When I decided to check out my backup options, I | | | | 5. It is mostly NOT a fully automatic backup. It |
| learnt that there are several options, and each option | | | | depends on many human behavioral activities in order |
| has some specific techniques that everyone should | | | | to be thorough and updated. |
| know about for creating a successful backup. | | | | Second (Better) Option -- Online Backup also known |
| First Option -- Local Backup | | | | as Remote Backup |
| Local backup is every type of backup that will keep | | | | This is in my opinion the best solution; it covers all |
| your backup data on physical media available close to | | | | the disasters can happen |
| you. This can be: | | | | Online Backup Advantages: |
| | | | 1. Automatic -- Most systems will require just a short |
| 1. Additional internal hard drive. | | | | setup, and from that moment on they will be fully |
| 2. External hard drive | | | | automatic. |
| 3. CD/DVD-ROM | | | | 2. Resides in a safe place -- the same as keeping |
| 4. Magnetic Type media | | | | your money in the bank, away from home. It is |
| 5. Local Network backup | | | | better to keep your data in a safe place and not at |
| Local Backup Advantages: These types of backup | | | | home or at your office, where it is likely to suffer |
| are: | | | | from the same physical calamity that may befall your |
| | | | main storage system. |
| 1. Very handy, and until lately it was the simplest to | | | | 3. Unlimited storage -- Some of the systems will |
| do. | | | | enable you to backup unlimited data, and this gives |
| 2. It psychologically feels safe to have your original as | | | | you peace of mind. |
| well as backup in your physical possession. Today, I | | | | Online Backup Disadvantages: This short answer is: |
| will suggest anyone who backs up his data using this | | | | None. |
| option to think about it as a partial solution at best. I | | | | The longer answer might include the psychological |
| use this option, I am backing up my main PC data to | | | | issue that many people still feel that if their data is |
| my laptop every day and I also back up once a | | | | somewhere out there it is less safe than near them. |
| week to an external hard drive, but all this is only my | | | | The truth, believe me, is exactly the opposite. This |
| SECONDARY backup solution. | | | | streak of distrust in others would have to be |
| Local Backup Disadvantages: On the other hand, the | | | | overcome. |
| system suffers from certain flaws. | | | | |