Backing up to the Cloud

Everybody knows that backups are a must, but the huge backup files are an issue. And with all your photos, music, documents and files there's only so much hard disk available. Storing your backup on your hard drive isn't very smart either since you can't get it back when the disk fails. So what are your options?

The quickest and easiest option is to buy an external hard disk. You can often get a removable drive that is large enough. But if you travel you have to take your backup with you. And where is it when your notebook get's stolen? Would that be in the carry case with the stolen laptop..? We thought so. And, they are still hard disks and at some point they will fail. You may find the external backup fails before your notebook does.

Internet Attached Storage is actually a good idea because dedicated hardware is in the same place as your computer. Have a fire? flood? theft? At the worst time, it's destroyed. And when that happens, a Cloud Backup online will always have a copy in a place for you. This is why businesses usually have one backup in the premises and one (or more) off premises. The best part about Internet Attached Storage is that it's available everywhere the Internet is. This gives you the convenience of having a backup available both locally (via Cloud Backup's "mounted volume" option), and is stored remotely. So when bad things happen to your computers, you can still get your data. Cloud Backup is automatic, inexpensive, secure, and lets you recover your files, photos, and data easily.

Network attached storage can make sense if you have several computers. They let you backup all your data and let you share selected folders or retrieve files from the shared space. But dedicated hardware is a capital expense that can get expensive.And if you suffer a robbery, fire, or flood... And it didn't work. Besides, CloudBackup lets you backup a whole office full of computers, or just your home PC with one account.

CD's and DVD's are also an inexpensive solution. But backing up to disks daily is chore as you'll find yourself having to manually pop in the disks. It becomes even more work when you have a lot of files and your backup spans several disks. The other problem with this method is, backup utilities that come with your computer usually cannot backup to a CD or DVD drive. So you'll have to fork out extra money to buy software that will. And then you have to worry about where to keep piles of these CD/DVD's where they won't be scratched, exposed to high temperatures, or suffer the risk of fire, flood, and theft.

No backup solution is one hundred percent and what you choose of course will depend on how you work. If your data is really important to you, use Internet Attached Storage like OPENRSM CloudBackup. That way your data is always available, secure, and you don't have to worry. CloudBackup has you covered.