What is offsite backup? Offsite backup is something completely different to the above, it doesn't mean taking a copy of your data with you when you leave of an afternoon, it means backing up your data to secure servers in another town, another state or even another country. Depending on your situation this could be a much better option than simple onsite backup or better still, can work in unison with your onsite backup.
Today, most organisations are clear about the need to protect their most important asset - their data. Human error, a PC crash, a virus, malicious actions, flood, fire, theft or loss of a laptop - can all too easily put this data and therefore the business at risk. An offsite backup is a secure, simple and affordable alternative to a traditional tape backup and also hard drives.
You may have heard of "Tape backup", if you're old enough or still use the outmoded technology. They may still be effective, but they need upfront investment, ongoing maintenance and internal staff to maintain and operate them. The word 'hassle' best describes tape backups - especially during a crisis when key data is to be recovered without delay and not to mention SLOW.
Hard drive backup still requires a certain amount of an upfront investment, but they don't need internal staff to operate them and they don't need maintenance (not referring to system maintenance). They are cheaper than using tape and are much, much faster to recover your data, if used effectively.
Offsite backup is a modern yet proven solution. Offsite backup can be cheaper and more cost effective and certainly more secure. There are a number of options available with offsite backup, we have several we have on offer and one that suits your needs. If you have a server your chosen data can be backed up automatically and effortlessly in the background. We also have an option available for those of you who don't use a server or just one single PC or laptop.
You will need a good reliable inetrnet connection for offsite backup. Depending on how much data you have that you wish to store offsite a relatively high speed net connection, i.e. 256Kbps+ (uploads) would be recommended. If you only have a small amount of data you wish to backup offsite then anything from a 64kbps (uploads) will suffice. If you don't know what connection speed you have a simple phone call to your Internet Service Provider will be able to tell you.
In the event that you do need to recover any lost data our Australian Data Storage provider can supply you this information on disk. Other offsite backup facilities are stored on secure US servers.
