A while back, a small business owner approached me for help with a backup and recovery problem. The problem was that his laptop was crashing and he needed to recover his files. Although you lost the files on your hard drive, you were smart enough to save an extra copy of them on your USB stick. After discovering this, I thought: this process should go very well. Well… Things didn’t go quite well.

The problem I ran into was that the software you used to back up your files to your laptop before it crashed didn’t give me access to a very important feature: the option to restore your files that were saved to a previous day and hour. Because of this, I was unable to recover all the files I needed to access.

After this incident, I strongly recommended that you consider using a remote backup and recovery service to ensure that you will have access to your files in the event of a future disaster.

While backing up your files on the site is imperative to minimize the risk of loss, having an offsite copy of your files is just as important. Remote backup services can be used for both. This way, when disaster strikes, you’ll have peace of mind knowing that your data is stored offsite and easily accessible to you when you need it.

Here are 7 reasons why you should use remote backup and recovery services for your business:

Reason #1 You can access your files and data “anytime, anywhere” 24/7 via any computer with an Internet connection

Reason #2 Remote backup and recovery services require no hardware purchase, no software or computer installations to work

Reason #3 Remote backup solutions are very affordable and cost as little as $5.00 per month

Reason #4 With Remote Backup and Recovery services, business owners experience less downtime and lost productivity in the event of a hardware failure or other on-site virus disaster.

Reason #5 Your data and other information is stored in a different location than your original data

Reason #6 Remote backup and recovery services work with a variety of hardware, including PCs, laptops, and servers.

Reason #7 Remote backup services use strong 128-448 bit encryption to encrypt and protect your data

conclusion

It is very important that companies have a data backup and recovery system to protect their information. Remote data backup services can be used as a primary source for data storage or as a secondary source for offsite data storage.

If you are a small business owner looking for an affordable and accessible 24/7 backup solution, I highly recommend implementing a remote backup service for your business.