Secure data storage is often a legal requirement as well as a wise precaution. Although most computers back up data automatically on their own hard drives, backing up offsite is essential in case of fire or water damage caused by sprinkler systems.
Below are the top 5 backup solutions:
1. Online backup is a simple and secure way of backing up data. For a relatively small amount of money, data can be backed up via the Internet to a safe storage facility that is secure from hacking and physically in a completely different location. Of course, there are limits to what can and should be backed up via the Internet.
2. If you require clients to have access to a backed up document then there are special websites where documents can be uploaded and from which your clients can download. For example, Google Documents enables files to be safely stored but available for download to anywhere in the world where there is an Internet connection.
3. Automatic backups can usually be programmed into most hard drives so that no important document is every lost or deleted. Of course, precious data is still only in one location but at least human error cannot wipe out work in progress which can easily be backed up onto a USB device / memory stick; or saved on onto CD or DVD.
4. External hard drives make for a good backup solution as they can be easily stored in fireproof safes or taken to another location for overnight storage. Backing up onto external hard drives that are subsequently disconnected from the computer system ensures that the data is impossible to hack into.
5. Other backup solutions include automated tape that is stored off site and can carry masses amount of data for secure back up and data recovery solutions. Archiving data in tape libraries makes perfect sense as the data is physically secure but accessible either in its original form or for partial duplication onto disk. Tape libraries also offer full encryption services and fireproof storage.
If you are looking for the top 5 backup solutions, then the choice includes tape with storage in tape libraries, utilising storage area networks, hard disk back up, and CDs and DVDs.
The risk these days is not so much from losing data and not being able to retrieve it but from losing data that should remain secure such as the Government's child allowance data detailing the names, dates of birth and addresses of every child in the UK receiving child allowance being put onto disk and popped into the mail to never be seen again.
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