Backing up
People have been told for years the importance of backing up the information and critical data from their computer systems. In my experience of working with different businesses and common people most lack even the most basic backup system. Most people make the assumption that if nothing has happened yet then nothing ever will; this is a terribly arrogant position to take and one that can have disastrous repercussions. Another problem is that many people don’t know what their options are.
A true story; less than a year ago I was asked to restore the computer system of a small business to working order. Their main hard drive had crashed and they knew very little about computers but they assured me they had all their files backed up. When I arrived at the location I was handed a box of 56 floppy disks that contained their “valuable” information. Upon inspection I became aware of the fact that not only was this a poor choice of backup but that they hadn’t made a recent back up of anything in nearly six months. Thankfully, with a little bit of effort I was able to pull the information they needed off from their crashed drive but this is not always going to be an option.
There are many different options when it comes to backing up your data. On the basic level you have access to things like external hard drives. The price of these units has come down considerable and it is not possible to purchase them in sizes up to a terabyte for a very reasonable price. This is, however, not a perfect solution for many reasons. First and foremost backing up in this manner requires diligence upon its users. A backup system isn’t worth much if it isn’t used regularly. Additionally, having a physical back up is fine to cope with hardware failure or personal error but what if there is a fire in your building? Or a theft? For this reason it is important to have a backup plan as well.
More thorough and often reliable options are available in the form of new online backup systems. Recently a company that have receiving press offers a service called carbonite . This online service stores a copy of your vital files online and can be set up to automatically backup your files at preset intervals. In this way the individuals of a company are free to go about their business without having to worry about backing up their service.
This again is not perfect but it IS a step in the right direction. When it comes to backing up your files it really comes down to a question. Could your business survive if you lost everything tomorrow? If the answer is no then you owe it to yourself to look into a backup plan to assure the life of your business.
IT Computer Support of New York offers an extensive program for helping you with your back up needs. You would like to get more information in what we can do for you call us for more information at 212-242-2949
A true story; less than a year ago I was asked to restore the computer system of a small business to working order. Their main hard drive had crashed and they knew very little about computers but they assured me they had all their files backed up. When I arrived at the location I was handed a box of 56 floppy disks that contained their “valuable” information. Upon inspection I became aware of the fact that not only was this a poor choice of backup but that they hadn’t made a recent back up of anything in nearly six months. Thankfully, with a little bit of effort I was able to pull the information they needed off from their crashed drive but this is not always going to be an option.
There are many different options when it comes to backing up your data. On the basic level you have access to things like external hard drives. The price of these units has come down considerable and it is not possible to purchase them in sizes up to a terabyte for a very reasonable price. This is, however, not a perfect solution for many reasons. First and foremost backing up in this manner requires diligence upon its users. A backup system isn’t worth much if it isn’t used regularly. Additionally, having a physical back up is fine to cope with hardware failure or personal error but what if there is a fire in your building? Or a theft? For this reason it is important to have a backup plan as well.
More thorough and often reliable options are available in the form of new online backup systems. Recently a company that have receiving press offers a service called carbonite . This online service stores a copy of your vital files online and can be set up to automatically backup your files at preset intervals. In this way the individuals of a company are free to go about their business without having to worry about backing up their service.
This again is not perfect but it IS a step in the right direction. When it comes to backing up your files it really comes down to a question. Could your business survive if you lost everything tomorrow? If the answer is no then you owe it to yourself to look into a backup plan to assure the life of your business.
IT Computer Support of New York offers an extensive program for helping you with your back up needs. You would like to get more information in what we can do for you call us for more information at 212-242-2949
Or visit us on the web and see what we can do for you.
- Richard Keene
IT Computer Support of New York
Design and Optimization Department
Labels: back up, data recovery
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