Not so long ago, about 5 years say, there were a bunch of data recovery firms which you could choose from, today this is very different; try typing “data recovery services” into Google, you will be astounded by the results, overwhelmed as to choice; how come you may ask?

In the last year alone, many so called DR firms have sprung up from nowhere with 20 years of DR business history! Clearly this is not possible and suspect and should be examined in great detail, as DR is a complicated business and cannot be learned “overnight”.

Amazingly many big company’s still use tape drives, I have many clients myself that feel that using the old tape method is the best way to go when backing up their data… But for me, I simply feel that tape drives have had their day and it’s now time to make room for Flash Drives and external HDDs.

Now if you work in a massive company with a massive funding pot then your probably have a more advanced backup procedure with high end backup storage servers, but even then you will need some kind of media device where you can store your files off site.

Well, almost everything important nowadays seems to be stored in our computers. Let’s face it, in our information-oriented society, you can’t afford to lose your valuable data. Doing so could possibly be the end of one’s business at worst, and at the very least, the loss of many important legal and financial documents, family photos (since we’re all going digital now) important emails, and, well, you get the idea.

Besides the smart option of having an external hard drive, (more on that later) you may want to consider a remote data backup system for your home or business computers.

Quite simply, an automated data backup service will back up and store any or all of your computer data files to a remote location automatically. All you need to do is regulate, via the software control panel, how often you want your files to be backed up. Once installed, it is an easy and worry free process of keeping your files safe and secure.

You have control over:

1. The Automated Backup Scheduling:

Set the days of the week and times for automated backups to run. By default, it may be set to run every night at 9 pm.