An incident that happened recently in last August, a laptop that contained confidential data of almost 1,581 patients attending Stepping Hill hospital was stolen and though this data was password protected, a professional hacker can break into it easily.
This heightens the need for storage of data safely and what else could be safer than an online vault.
Online backup services are based upon client-server software, the backup server is provided either by shared or a dedicated managed service. In order to access backup server, all you have to do is install client software that needs to be included in the backup.
The software is easy to install and can be up in minutes. Online data backup services are quite affordable. Uploading and downloading the data from server does not take much time if you a decent speed. Online data backup services can also be used by individuals who have an internet connection. Data is secured on servers through several layers of security.
After installation and configuration of software, regular backups are made according to the set schedule. You can have a report on a daily basis about the status of data backup. Information such as whether last backup session was completed properly, how many times data backup has been done in the past week or month, error reports etc. is provided. Information is summarised for user in easy to read dashboard. Detailed report about the backup is e-mailed on the user’s email address.
With online data backup service you do not have to worry about losing your data anymore. Businesses and government organisations can benefit tremendously from online data backup as they will never lose their important data.
