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Local Vs Remote Data Backup - The Pros And Cons
Backing up your data should be an essential part of your daily
routine. Unfortunately for many businesses this simply isn't the
case. The only time data backup crosses their mind is when they
have a hard disk crash or a serious spyware or virus infection.
Unfortunately by this stage it's already too late to do anything
about it - the data is gone and you're then looking at several
hundred, if not several thousand, dollars to have the data
rescued and restored.
The concept is simple - choose a data backup plan and stick to
it.
The burning question on most IT managers minds is should the
data be stored locally or remotely? To be fair this is the pivot
point of all data backup plans. There are pros and cons to each
method.
Local Data Backup Most companies rely on either DVD, external
hard disk or tape drive data backup solutions locally. These
provide fast, cost effective storage for most small companies
and are also very easy for even the IT novice to operate. In the
case of any data being lost it's simply a matter of restoring
the data from a previous backup point and the user can then
continue working.
The data, however, is only as safe as the building it's in. What
happens in the case of fire, burglary, flooding or storm damage?
That's right you just lost all your data backups in the blink of
an eye.
Remote Data Backup As an emerging industry remote data backup
has really taken off. Most commonly remote file backup services
allow you to log into a remote drive and via a web based
interface upload all your critical files. 5GB of storage
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is the entry point for most of the remote data backup services
and this is provided at a low cost. Knowing that your data is
being stored in a secure facility that's deliberately protected
against harm allows you much greater peace of mind.
The weak point here however is the data transfer speed. Unless
you're operating a high speed LAN in your company then remote
backup can be a complete waste of time as you're tied to the
maximum upstream speed of your network - which can be
surprisingly slow depending on your IT infrastructure. Add in
the issue of firewalls blocking uploads on certain ports and it
can quickly become a real IT headache.
So how do achieve a Win-Win scenario? Blended backup! Look at
utilizing both of these forms of backup. In an ideal world you'd
store a local copy of your data and then upload an exact copy of
that data to the remote file backup server. If money is an issue
then store your bulk data locally but copy your mission critical
data to the remote backup service. That way in the worst of
disasters you'll still have the data you need to actually
function as a business. That's not to say that bulk data such as
archived email is not important but that old data could be
recovered in time by a data recovery specialist whereas you
mission critical data needs to be available at a moments notice.
About the author:
This article was written by Niall Roche and provided courtesy of
BackupAdvice.com. If you want to know more about computer backups this
site is a full of useful information.
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