Which Backup Method is Right for Your Business?
By Nathan Davis - Senior Technician

Any data you can't afford to lose must be backed up in some way. There is no way around this. If you lose your data without it being backed up elsewhere, you will not be able to regain the lost data quickly. Any data you can't afford to lose must be backed up in some way. There is no way around this. If you lose your data without it being backed up elsewhere, you will not be able to regain the lost data quickly.

Here is a comparison of backup methods to help you decide which best fits your needs:

External Harddrive: These allow you to back up data on an external piece of equipment that can then be stored away from your computer. For example, back up your laptop data, leave the harddrive at home while you are on a business trip with your laptop. If something happens to your laptop on the road, your data is safe at the office.

Tape Backup: These allow you to back up data on an external piece of equipment that can then be stored away from your computer. For example, back up your laptop data, leave the harddrive at home while you are on a business trip with your laptop. If something happens to your laptop on the road, your data is safe at the office. trip with your laptop. If something happens to your laptop on the road, your data is safe at the office. trip with your laptop. If something happens.

Remote Computer: These allow you to back up data on an external piece of equipment that can then be stored away from your computer. For example, back up your laptop data, leave the harddrive at home while you are on a business.

Flash Drives, CDs, DVDs: These allow you to back up data on an external piece of equipment that can then be stored away from your computer. For example, back up your laptop data, leave the harddrive at home while you are on a business trip with your laptop. If something happens to your laptop on the road, your data is safe at the office.

When Should You Back-up Your Files?

For additional peace of mind on your most important data, back up important files in two places. Example: While your automated tape backup runs every night, also backup your most important files on an external harddrive. This way, if a file gets corrupted or lost on your computer and the tape backup, you have a third backup. While a file has the chance of being corrupted on both computer and your primary backup, it is very rare that a file will get corrupted or lost if it is in three different places.

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