I’ve been noticing that there are a number of services available via the Internet to assist in providing Backup services for your PC or Laptop. I even use one of these services that came along with my new laptop. Throughout the years, I have learned the importance of not only having reliable backups, but secured ones too. While I do use an online backup service, it is not my only means of backing up my files. Now, regarding the security aspect of your backups…I understand that the services will guarantee security of all files that are backed up. Afterall they have to for the obvious reasons. I’m sorry to have to point this reality out, but, the only real way to ensure or guarantee total security and integrity is to create, process your own backup rotation. Having your own backups at home or office (or a backup site if business) is the only true way to safe guard your backups. Now you just seen that I used a word a couple of lines up called “rotation”. If you have a business, then this word strongly applies to YOU! Having backups for your computer system is essential, but, a backup rotation is of prime importance if you are a business. An example of using a backup rotation would be having a 3 day prior backup of your files. This way you could go back 3 days to get data to help fix a problem.
Back to online backup services…I’m not putting these services down at all. I am only pointing out that there are certain realities when using these services. A very good example or reason is that if your internet goes down and you need a backup file, then you have a problem as to how to get it. Having your own backup would eliviate this problem.
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