| Data backup is something that you just can't take | | | | always be safe and available to restore within a few |
| for granted anymore. The risks from viruses, | | | | moments if you need to. |
| spyware and computer hardware problems are so | | | | So where can you find a reliable online backup |
| many and so varied that not keeping at least one | | | | service? This is where most people run into problems. |
| copy of your computer data backed up is just asking | | | | There are lots of "pretenders" out there - companies |
| for the worst kind of trouble. Being protective of | | | | who claim to offer great service and features and |
| your data and having a data backup policy or | | | | always fall short on pretty much every count. Then |
| procedure is no longer just in the domain of system | | | | along came Mozy and everything changed. |
| administrators in big companies. Nope. Home users | | | | Mozy is, without doubt, the best online file backup |
| should now also have their own data protection | | | | service I've ever seen or used. It's very |
| policy. You no longer have a choice. | | | | easy-to-setup, offers a free starter package, works |
| Most people tend to look at storing their data on | | | | flawlessly from within firewalls, is extremely |
| DVDs or external hard drives. This in itself is a | | | | configurable and runs scheduled incremental backups |
| positive step in terms of data backup - you're | | | | whenever you want it to. The application itself is tiny |
| protecting your data from harm. There's one single | | | | and doesn't take over 90% of your processing |
| and massive flaw in backing up your data in this way. | | | | power (unless you configure it that way) and is |
| It's still stored where you live or work and is at risk | | | | easy-to-use for even the most novice computer |
| from fire, flood, theft, electrical storms or just plain | | | | user. Mozy is sleek and powerful - unlike some of the |
| old hardware failure. Any of these can wipe out all | | | | awful online backup services that exist on the |
| those carefully created backup sets in a few | | | | market today. |
| moments. | | | | If you really do value your data then you'll need to |
| Is there a solution? Of course there is - using a | | | | keep multiple copies of it and ideally keep one copy |
| remote or online backup service to keep a second | | | | stored online so that you can restore it whenever or |
| copy of your absolutely mission critical data. This | | | | wherever you need to. Mozy fits the bill perfectly in |
| ensures that no matter what type of crisis might ruin | | | | that regard and comes highly, highly recommended. |
| the data you have stored locally the remote copy will | | | | |