Will you SCREAM if you lost the past 5 years BAS records, the report for that big client.. AND your firstborn’s baby photos?
Prevention is better than cure
The best time to think about your back up needs is BEFORE your computer fails. If you implement SIT’s special back up solution, you might even be able to smile next time your PC crashes.
Like cars, mechanical and other issues are likely to occasionally occur to your computer. Imagine WHEN (not IF) your computer gets a problem you have the peace of mind knowing that all your data is safetly stored and can be restored to another computer or a reformatted hard drive.
It is very likely that at some stage your computer will suffer from a virus infection, hard drive failure, a spilt drink, a drop or fall. Sometimes the next storm or flood may damn your computer “not economical to repair”….
Even if it’s a little frustrating obtaining a repair or replacement quote (Saunders IT can also provide Insurance Reports for $99), if you have your files backed up, there will be NO PANIC about your data.
With SIT’s exclusive tough case premium hardware external back up drives, you know that your data can be removed and read and copied… even if the power surge zapped the USB on the back up, we can remove it from the case and read it from a drive reader… UNLIKE most back up drives from a big retail chain.
External Hard drive
Even if you are storing online, it is recommended you set a time (weekly to monthly for busines, quarterly for personal) to back up your Documents, emails, photos, videos, desktop settings and any other software storage files.
Cloud back up
Backing up to the “cloud” means that your data is stored at the storage company’s server and you can retrieve your data when you log on, when connected to the internet. A storage company may offer a certain amount of free storage space and then charge for larger amounts (measured in Gb gigabytes).
An example of cloud storage is:
- Dropbox
- Google Drive
- icloud
Recently, SasS (Software as a Service) companies have become very popular and offer services like accounting packages on a subscription basis and store your files on their server (so you don’t need to worry, only log on with your password). Saunders IT recommend you also keep a physical back up of any important data as even very big companies like Apple can have failure in their systems and you can lose files.