Having one backup of your important data is a good start, having two is better, but having 3 or more is even better.
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Backup
The Bad News
Every single computer and hard drive will eventually die or become
corrupted. Important files and data sto red on them may be lost forever
without any hope of salvation. Just imagine, never being able to access all your
valuable files again, such as your emails, photos, important documents,
software, ebooks, music, financial records, database files, etc...
Computing without a backup is like skydiving without a parachute. You are destined for disaster! Every
fleeting second your data is free-falling towards digital doom! Your data may be
wiped into oblivion by an infinite variety of evils, such as: hard disk failure, a lightning strike, a leaking roof, a short circuit, theft, fire, accidental deletion, hackers, a computer virus, etc...
We may not know how or when disaster will strike, but we can be sure of
one thing, disaster will strike!
The price of losing data can be very high! For a business, the time
and cost of recreating lost data, combined with the cost of system downtime
can be too much. Many
businesses never recover from losing their data in a disaster. |
 The Good News
Digital salvation for your data is available! Whether you are a home computer user, or use computers
for business, there is only one thing that can save you from digital doom
and gloom, and
that is having a backup! When disaster strikes, and you have recent backup
copy of your data, all you need to do is restore the lost data from the
backup, and you can continue computing as if nothing ever happened!
Some backup software can even backup an entire hard drive including the
operating system, such as Windows Vista ™, Windows XP ™, etc. So when the
computer fails, nothing needs to be reinstalled. You can restore the
computer at any time to they way it was when the backup "image" of
the hard drive was made.
So, with the right backup software, and know-how, you can easily backup your
precious data! This website is here to help you on that journey with
articles, and reviews on various backup solutions. But fear not! For even
though your information may be priceless, having backup has become cheaper
and easier than ever before! In many cases a free backup solution may even
suit your requirements!
Modern technology offers backup solutions that are so automated that they
require little or no ongoing attention to stay up to date, so once it is activated, you
don't have to worry about it again!
The destiny of your data is in your hands!
Today is the day of digital salvation! Tomorrow may be too late to make a
backup!
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Restoring a crashed hard drive with Acronis True Image Home 11.0
A Backup Software Review
by Terje Ronneberg
This article is a continuation of the
review
of Acronis True Image Home 11.0
On this page I will describe how I tested the recovery features of Acronis True
Image.
I imagined what I would do if my hard disk had completely been corrupted by some
disaster such as a virus.
Computer setup used for this review: read the rest of this article »
Norton Ghost 14 Vs Acronis True Image 11
When it comes to choosing the best backup software there really are only two
serious contenders. Norton Ghost and Acronis True Image, both have been around
for years, both have a large user base, and both will do what most people would
need a backup software package to do.
According to
Google
Trends the popularity of searches for Norton Ghost has been on a steady
decline over the last few years. Whereas the popularity of Acronis True image
has been on a steady increase. It is reasonable to predict that Acronis may very
well eventually take the lead as the most popular backup software.
Below is a basic comparison of some of the features of each software package.
You can click on the following links to read full reviews:
Norton Ghost
14
Acronis True Image
11
read the rest of this article »
Future: Backup with an Iomega 120GB REV drive?
Iomega has announced they will be releasing a 120GB REV drive. Currently the
largest one they offer has a capacity of 70GB according to the official site:
http://www.iomega.com/direct/main/target.jsp?family=rev
What is a REV drive?
A REV drive works similar to an old fashion floppy disk drive. There is the disk drive,
and then there are the REV disks (also known as
cartridges) onto which the data is stored. The
REV drive offers the speed (up to 35MB/second) and flexibility of a hard drive,
but with the removability of the tape based storage. Unlike tapes, the
cartridges are maintenance-free, and can be rewritten about a million times.
Apparently the yet-to-be released new model will work with REV disks of a 120GB
capacity, as well as the older disks for previous models. The REV drive comes
with backup and data recovery software, it also works with third-party software.
At the moment a 70GB drive costs $554.95, and 70GB disk costs $69.00.
Why REV drives?
When it comes to storing, reading, and editing data, the REV drives are
faster than high capacity tapes, and they have a much longer shelf life (about
30 years). Also, it is very easy to take the drives off-site. As the amount of
data in the world increases, the need for higher capacity storage increases.
Who could use a REV drive?
One of the main uses for these drives would for backing up and archiving of
large amounts of data.
The REV drives are aimed for the storage needs of small and medium-sized
businesses. Everything from medical practices to design firms. read the rest of this article »
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Best Backup Software for Windows PC?
When it comes to backup software there are hundreds of products to choose
from. (As you will see if you visit the
backup software links
page.)
However, if you are looking for backup software for personal or small business
use, you can refine the selection down to just a handful with a few simple
criterion: read the rest of this article »
On this page is a list of websites that offer backup software, they are listed in
alphabetical order according to their Internet address. The description
beneath each link is from their website.
I have visited all the sites, but have not tested all the software on offer.
The links offer a mixed collection of commercial, shareware, and free software, and a mix of personal,
business, and enterprise level software.
If you are looking for software for backing up your home or office
Windows computer. You will find my recommendations and reviews at the
page about the
best backup software for Windows PC's. |
read the rest of this article »
Off-site Data Storage Contractor Lost Personal Backup Data
Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance (LOFA) uses Data storage
contractor "Iron Mountain" for storing off-site backups of their important data.
LOFA was recently notified by Iron Mountain that they had lost a backup media
containing personal information of students. Some of the information lost
included names, dates of birth, social security numbers, and possibly some
financial records.
read the rest of this article »
Backup with Mac OS X, Leopard
The latest version of Mac OS X, known as "Leopard", comes with a backup
application called "Time Machine", which makes creating and storing backups
easy.
The "Time Machine" utility allows users to browse through virtual time, and see what
there computer files looked in the past, and find any lost or corrupted files.
"Time Machine" can create backups on to any connected HFS+ formatted FireWire or
USB drive. It can also backup to another Mac running Leopard.
read the rest of this article »
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