| Back up data offsite service enables businesses to | | | | explained as followso Underground vaults |
| protect their data on an offsite location so as to gain | | | | Data storage devices are situated underground in |
| protection from unforeseen consequences, which | | | | unused cold war bunkers or disused mines.o |
| may result in the loss of data. | | | | Free-standing dedicated vaults |
| Businesses can transfer their data to an offsite | | | | These vaults are situated within warehouses or |
| server through the incremental transfer of data to | | | | underground basements, which enable businesses to |
| special back up storage devices. This transfer of data | | | | store data securely.o Insulated chambers sharing |
| to other storage devices electronically is called | | | | facilities |
| e-vaulting. | | | | These vaults are stored in business houses, which |
| Types of Data vaults | | | | have existing record room spaces. |
| Businesses have often found it important to back up | | | | An offsite data backup service is one of the best |
| their files so as to reduce the risk of any loss of | | | | alternatives that businesses can use to store their |
| data that may occur due to any unforeseen | | | | data at a secure location. The important advantage |
| consequences such as natural calamities which include | | | | of e-vaulting is that data is stored out of the |
| earthquakes, cyclones or floods or any other | | | | proximity of the city. This gives a better guarantee |
| calamities that are caused unexpectedly like viruses | | | | of data storage, as it is located offsite. In other |
| attacks and hard disk crashes. Apart from these | | | | words, if the business headquarters are affected by |
| calamities businesses also have to guard against data | | | | unforeseen consequences, data that is stored on |
| theft, which is greatly minimised through back up | | | | data vaults won't be affected, as they are located |
| data offsite service. | | | | on an offsite data backup storage. |
| There are three types of data vaults, which can be | | | | |