Why Internet Attached Storage Works
Everybody knows that backups are a must, but the huge backupfiles are an issue. And hard disks only come in one size… FULL. Besides, it’s not exactly a good idea to store your backups on the same disk since you can’t retrieve it when the drive fails. So what are your options?
The quick and dirty option is to buy an external hard disk. You can often get a removable drive that is large enough to do the job.But you need your backup with you if you travel. And where is it when your notebook get’s stolen? Yup, with the stolen computer. And, they are still hard disks and at some point they will fail. You may find the 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?Right when you least expect it, it’s all gone. 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 thing about Internet Attached Storage is the cloud is available with any internet connection. 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 secure, automatic, and makes it simple to recover from data loss.
Network attached storage can make sense if you have several computers. It not only lets you backup many computers into a single account, but they let you share what you select between the backed up computers too. Remember though, dedicated hardware adds complexity, maintenance, and alot of up front money.And if you suffer a robbery, fire, or flood… It’s all for naught.Besides, CloudBackup lets you backup a whole office full of computers, or just your home PC with one account.
Writing CD’s or DVD’s are a cheap but not ideal solution.But daily disk backups are a bothersome labor intensive chore that is too easily put off or forgotten. It becomes even more hard 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 a third party backup 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.
Posted: December 12th, 2008 under Data Recovery.
Tags: cloud backup, Internet Attached Storage, linux backup, mac backup, network backup, online backup, openrsm, remote backup, windows backup







