One
of the worst feelings I have ever had was the day my laptop
was stolen. The laptop can be replaced. However the loss
of critical DATA was the biggest risk my business has ever
faced.
When I recovered
from the experience I asked myself the question…. ”what
can I learn from this disaster?” The lesson is simple, loss
of data is the largest threat to business survival.
There is nothing
that can prepare you for the feeling of loss and the dread
that comes with knowing that your personal data is gone
forever. While it is very inconvenient and can be very expensive
to replace the laptop itself, NOTHING can replace the hours
of hard work that is represented by the data stored on a
modern computers hard disk drive.
Whether you own
a laptop for personal use, or have one for business reasons,
there are many, many, items that are sitting there on your
hard drive that are simply priceless. We don’t often think
about the little bits of ones and zeros etched into a spinning
magnetic plate as being critical elements in our lives,
but no matter what you use a computer for, you most likely
have literally megabytes (at least) or even gigabytes of
data that you can not afford to lose.
For personal computer
users there are mp3 play lists, emails, personal photo albums,
and other important files that we all save on our hard disks.
For the professional computer user, the stakes are higher…perhaps
it’s the accounting data for your company’s 3rd quarter
earnings, the PowerPoint presentation you will be giving
to the CEO on Thursday afternoon, or the proposal that needs
to be sent to the European office A. S. A. P. These “intangible”
bits of data play a critical role in our professional and
personal lives, whether we like it or not.
Even the most
experienced of computer users can take for granted their
personal data stockpiles. This is where data backup storage
comes into play. No matter how careful you are with your
hardware there is always the potential for disaster to strike
and rob you of your critical information, and the best way
to ensure the integrity of your data and the hard work it
represents is a well thought out online secure data backup
solution.
By securing your
data using an online secure data backup provider you are
ensuring that your data is safe not only from circumstances
beyond your control, such as laptop theft or natural disasters,
but also safe from user error and prying eyes. An online
secure data backup solution keeps your data safe and sound
in a secure, offline location and is as simple to set up
as the applications you are used to installing on your machines.
If the safety
of your critical files is important to you, you should consider
using an online secure data backup for your important mission
critical files.
Don’t let a disaster
strike before you start thinking about remote data backup…
Your DATA is your
LIFE. Protect it!
