A means of storing data at a remote location is via offsite data backup. You can regularly back up folders, files and hard drives through an internet connection, storing your data at a remote location. Thus, in the event of any natural disaster, technical failure or theft the risk of losing data is eradicated. If your building is destroyed or becomes unavailable for some reason, it will not affect your business so much, as you will be able to recover your data from an offsite data backup immediately.
The remote folders and files will show as if they are stored on an external local hard drive and can be accessed through an internet connection. Offsite data backup is an affordable, secure and simple alternative to other traditional means of data backup which can be expensive to initiate, operate and maintain. There is no organisation that will not benefit from this service. Major corporations have chosen this disaster recovery method over all other methods as there is no substitute for offsite data backup.
For total security, most offsite backup service providers encrypt all data so that nobody else can access it. Encryption ensures that the data is constantly protected and can only be decrypted by a key that the user controls.
Offsite data backup is the most cost effective means of securing vital data. Some insurance companies offer businesses that use this service discounted insurance rates. The backing up process can be done manually or automatically and daily scheduling of data backups makes the task even easier.
