Computers are used by millions of people across the globe. Computers have found place in almost every home and office. Most businesses are now completely dependent on computers. Now at such times when computer is an essential part of most businesses, data backup has become very critical.
As we become more dependent on computers and technology, the amount of data stored grows creating the necessity for backup. Some years ago, backup equipment used to be very slow, expensive and was not very economical at all. Traditional backup devices such as CDs, USB devices, DVDs and memory sticks are not very reliable. There have been several data loss incidents in the recent past with businesses and even government organisations having lost crucial client data.
Data loss can be caused by many factors, such as natural disasters, system failure, virus attacks, etc. If such incidents occur, the traditional backup devices noted above are not really very helpful. In order to overcome such incidents, online or remote data backup techniques were developed. In the past few years, many companies have opted for an online data backup solution.
An online data backup service enables the user to store their entire content on the company server located at a remote location. There is a choice of plans in the backup service to opt for: either a limited data storage or unlimited data storage plan.
