Technology comes at a price and many have experienced it. Computers are everywhere with today’s work culture and huge amounts of valuable information are stored in computer hard disks and hard drives as digital data. This data may or may not be sensitive, but since a single computer can hold more information than an entire library, one cannot leave the safety of data to chance.
According to the Data Loss Barometer by KPMG, 1034 data loss incidents were reported between 2005 and June 2008 with over 280 million people having lost their data and other valuable information stored on conventional storage devices like CD’s, DVD’s etc. Most of this information was related to the public sector, there are a few more incidents expected in the private sector that have not been made public.
This highlights how susceptible to loss data is due to theft and robbery. A year’s hard work could be lost within a matter of seconds. Of course, there are the standard backup devices like CD’s, DVD’s etc. but these conventional storage devices are also vulnerable to physical damage and breakage.
All these problems can easily be prevented with online data backup. With online back up, you can now backup your data on the internet where data is no longer vulnerable to any physical damage. All that you need is a computer and an internet connection to get started and store your data safely.
