Key points:

• The objective of a backup is to make a duplicate copy of files and data so that in the event of data loss or hard drive failure, the user has an additional copy that they could potentially revert to.
• The main advantage of using a remote backup, by where data is backed up via the internet to a remote location is that it can protect against some of the worse case scenarios such as fires, floods, earthquakes that would destroy any other form of back-up immediately.
• The only risk involved when putting control of personal or sensitive data in the hands of a third party is that there is a risk that the client’s important data could be copied or shared. Secondly, users need to trust a third party service provider with both privacy and integrity of backed up data.

The importance of data backups is becoming more and more evident as everything is going digital. Whether you are running a small business, a multi-national company and even if you just want to create backups of your personal computer files - keeping backups is important. If you’re hard drive fails, or your server crashes or even if your laptop gets stolen, you can potentially lose everything. This could have disastrous effects to both the client and customer.

Remote backups offer a unique solution that is becoming more and more popular. It has distinct advantages that make this backup solution a choice for many. Below are 3 benefits of remote data backups.

1. Ease of Use
Doing local backups can be a real hassle. With external hard drives and tapes it can be a real especially if disks full of data go missing. Managing it and organizing it properly can be a nightmare and unless you have dedicated IT support that knows what they are doing, it can quickly become a mess. Remote backups takes all the hassle out of the process and by simply scheduling it, your data backups are taken care of without you even knowing about it.

2. Price
Remote backups are relatively inexpensive and storing your data on a remote server is relatively inexpensive. Compared to running your own software and operating your own hardware, it is much cheaper to go remote.

3. Reliability
Remote data centres and online backup services pride themselves in their reliability. Most of them have a robust backup system and they can guarantee the safety of your data. Their service in general is pretty good and much more reliable than plugging an external hard drive into your network.

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