Home | About us | Depositit | Links | Testimonials | Contact Us |Faqs|Sitemap
Google
HOME
PROTECT YOUR BUSINESS FROM VIRUSES, HACKERS AND CRASHES - WITH ONLINE DATA BACK UP SOLUTIONS

How I discovered why online data back up solutions are the best choice for small businesses.

Have you ever lost your personal or business data? I did in September 05 after having to re-install my operating system. I had been backing up my files but hadn't specified my Outlook folders. It took me weeks to get back to normal and even now, I don't know what contact and email data I've lost.

I felt like a complete idiot.

If, like me, you run a small home based business, it's absolutely critical to ensure that your data is backed up securely, off site, every day.

But, if like me, you're too busy or even forgetful, to remember to copy all of your files to two discs and store them separately (you are taking 2 copies and storing them separately aren't you?!), there is a solution - an online data back up solution.

Did you know that over 70% of all businesses who suffer serious data loss go bust within two years?

After bad debt, data loss is one of the most serious threats to small, home based businesses.

66% of companies have suffered some data loss at one time costing an average of $56,000 (£30,000) to put right!

Luckily, in my case, I had overlooked a couple of folders. I guess the value of what I lost was about $1000 in lost time. But it could have been much worse. Imagine if you were to lose data like your customer records, financial information and development work? What do you think that would cost to replace?

You may be wondering what all the fuss is about. You might even think that 'it won't happen to me'. Funnily enough, that's what I thought!

Here are a few risks to which every computer user is exposed:

Burglary
Viruses
Hackers
Human error or ignorance
Power surges
Lost laptops
Sprinkler systems
Employee sabotage

No wonder the insurance industry won’t cover it!

That's right. No matter how comprehensive your business insurance might be, it won't cover your second most valuable asset - your business data. Shocking but true.

So how can you protect your business and sleep soundly at night?

If your business is one of the 40% of enterprises with no spam filtering, you should act fast. You can protect yourself quickly and at low cost by installing anti-virus software and a firewall. But don't make my mistake - please don't kid yourself that these precautions will be enough.

You MUST back up your data every day.

Online data back up solutions are the most convenient route for small businesses. They take the problem away and store your data in different locations, so you never have to worry about data back up again.

Depositit is one of the leading online data back up solutions.

It takes daily copies of your data over a secure internet connection.

For about $17 (£10) a month you can protect up to four gigabytes of vital company data.

Once you’ve signed up, you don’t have to do anything. And you can sleep at night!

I use the service myself and I can honestly say it’s excellent. Each day, when I switch on my laptop, I get an email confirming that the previous day’s work has been backed up – in three different places.

The entire process is completely automatic. There's nothing to remember, nothing to do and no hardware to buy or maintain.

To find out more about what I now know for certain is one of the best online data back up solutions click here.

All the best,

Incise Communications www.incisecomms.co.uk

All Rights Reserved