Hard drive failure is INEVITABLE
Be warned: ALL HARD DRIVES FAIL. It is not a matter of if but
when
will your hard drive stop working and you run the risk of losing all of
your valuable data. It happens on servers, on desktops, on
laptops, and definitely on external hard drives that move around.
Now that this is out in the open, the question is how to plan on
protecting yourself, your business, your livelihood, your memories from
being permanently lost? If you are a business with a server
or
servers as part of your network, then you hopefully you have a reliable
RAID system in place with a well-executed plan of tape rotation and
offsite removal. However, this is prone to human error as
often
times the receptionist is the person tasked with taking the tapes
offsite and checking daily to make sure that the backups were
successful every night. Sometimes this is overlooked.
We
see it
all the time.
Why online backups are a great disaster recovery solution?
For three reasons:
- Automatic and
systematic: That means a machine automatically does it as
long as it is programmed right and powered on.
- Redundant
servers: Online
companies invest heavily in building the highest level data centers
that are designed to store Terabytes of valueable client information.
It goes above and beyond a small business RAID system and
those drives don't travel around subjecting them to potential hazards.
- Offsite:
Offers you extra protection from potential physical onsite disasters.
That means if your office or home burns down your data and
secondary backups are not destroyed. There will be an
accessible
copy in a safe place.
For home devices or devices that are not connected to a server where
they are backed up onto, you can use Mozy online. Mozy is a
leader in the online backup storage industry and is proven
to securely protect your data. Mozy is easy to
administer
yourself and you will have access to your information from
any online
connection.

To set up your Mozy unlimited data storage connection just
click
here and get signed up today. It's as little as
$4.95 a month.
For
a business, we have other models that make more sense. Please
contact us today to schedule a consultation for the best method for
your organization.