The Day My Laptop was Stolen Almost Killed My Business

One of the worst feelings I have ever had was thecompany's 3rd quarter earnings, the PowerPoint
day my laptop was stolen.presentation you will be giving to the CEO on
The laptop can be replaced. However the loss ofThursday afternoon, or the proposal that needs to
critical DATA was the biggest risk my business hasbe sent to the European office A.S.A.P. These
ever faced."intangible" bits of data play a critical role in our
When I recovered from the experience I askedprofessional and personal lives, whether we like it or
myself the question...."what can I learn from thisnot.
disaster?" The lesson is simple, loss of data is theEven the most experienced of computer users can
largest threat facing any business.take for granted their personal data stockpiles. This is
There is nothing that can prepare you for the feelingwhere data backup storage comes into play. No
of loss and the dread that comes with knowing thatmatter how careful you are with your hardware
your personal data is gone forever. While it is verythere is always the potential for disaster to strike
inconvenient and can be very expensive to replaceand rob you of your critical information, and the best
the laptop itself, NOTHING can replace the hours ofway to ensure the integrity of your data and the
hard work that is represented by the data stored onhard work it represents is a well thought out online
a modern computers hard disk drive.secure data backup solution.
Whether you own a laptop for personal use, or haveBy securing your data using an online secure data
one for business reasons, there are many, many,backup provider you are ensuring that your data is
items that are sitting there on your hard drive thatsafe not only from circumstances beyond your
are simply priceless. We don't often think about thecontrol, such as laptop theft or natural disasters, but
little bits of ones and zeros etched into a spinningalso safe from user error and prying eyes. An online
magnetic plate as being critical elements in our lives,secure data backup solution keeps your data safe
but no matter what you use a computer for, youand sound in a secure, offline location and is as simple
most likely have literally megabytes (at least) or evento set up as the applications you are used to installing
gigabytes of data that you can not afford to lose.on your machines.
For personal computer users there are mp3 play lists,If the safety of your critical files is important to you,
emails, personal photo albums, and other importantyou should consider using an online secure data
files that we all save on our hard disks. For thebackup for your important mission critical files.
professional computer user, the stakes areDon't let a disaster strike before you start thinking
higher...perhaps it's the accounting data for yourabout remote data backup...