Computer Backup Systems
Think about the situation where you are faced with critical data loss due to a system crash, which occurred due to high voltage variation due to a hurricane or a thunderstorm outside. The system files are corrupted and the movies, family photos, business contacts, company finance, or things of same nature are gone in a flash. You may sometimes smile – Thank God, I have backup files; or slap your head – my life is gone.
Even after planning a backup system, many people still forgets to update backup files. This too will not help. Think about taking copy of your critical data on floppy disks or better on a Zip drive, CD, DVD or Tape Drive; you have good measure of safety, but chances are there that you will just forget or are fed up with the repeated task of copying data to an external drive.
There are still other options like emailing the files to your own address. The whopping free email storage space of Gmail (above 2.5 GB for free) and Yahoo (2 GB for $ 19.99 per year) ensures your data is safe in your emails. You want to send emails to your own account several times a day and soon it can become tiresome.
Taking copy on a tiny USB drive is another option. However, the micro-size of a USB drive can cause you to misplace the drive and the drive is susceptible to impact. An automated backup system can be the thing you will be looking for in a backup system.
Back 2 Zip is a free backup system that automatically backup data from selected folders at selected locations. The location of ZIP archive folder can be on the same or a different hard disk or on a different computer you choose. This is a simple data backup solution you can use. This is only one option among the many available compression and backup solutions.
Automation is an important aspect of data backup. Without automation, you can never expect your data to be completely safe as there are many instances where you or your employees just put it off for a ‘bit’.
Have you considered online data backup? Well it is the data backup system, where you send your data over internet to a remote host computer or server. This server is located in a safe location, with necessary power backup, security and controlled access. Backup client software runs on the background of your workstation (Desktop) and periodically updates backup from the folders you choose. No one could think of it in the past, but the exponential growth in broadband capabilities has helped small and big companies go online for data backup. You can share and access data to or from any computer or device connected to the Internet. No, not everyone can access your data. Only you and persons permitted by you can have access to your data.