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| is better than cure". It's really good to think about | | | | needs. These days there are a lot of companies that |
| this saying when it comes to computer data | | | | offer unlimited online backup services for as low as |
| protection and security. Researches shows that 43% | | | | $3.75 per month. The fact that backup operation is |
| of computer users lose their valuable data every | | | | done automatically by the small software that you |
| year and the reasons for this disasters may be | | | | install on your computer makes this solution suitable |
| natural disasters, such as fire, theft, hard disc failure, | | | | for average and newbie computer users. I think |
| virus attack, accidental or unintentional deletion of | | | | Carbonite online backup has the most simplified |
| files, etc. | | | | software on the market. They intentionally removed |
| Traditional Backup solutions | | | | detailed configuration and users' intervention in the |
| You may not have control to prevent these | | | | backup process. If you are a little computer savvy, |
| disasters but you can definitely avoid from being a | | | | you may find Carbonite's solution overly simplified. |
| victim. You can protect yourself by backing up your | | | | The other big name in the online backup solution |
| data securely to removable data storages, such as | | | | industry is Mozy. Mozy's approach is a more |
| CDs, DVDs, Flash disks, external hard disk, etc. If you | | | | diversified one. It provides backup solution for small |
| have been doing this already, I'm sure you have | | | | businesses and enterprises. Their software is also |
| faced some inconvenience concerning security, ease | | | | more detailed than Carbonite. By the way you can |
| of use, the fact that these solutions are not | | | | try these services risk free. Mozy is giving away 2GB |
| automated... just to mention a few. | | | | for free. Carbonite also allows you to try its full |
| Online Backup Solution | | | | service for 15 days without any commitment. |