Everyone complains about the weather, but nobody ever seems to do anything about it. — Willard Scott
Weekly Tip
This month we have seen record rainfall in Texas, tornadoes in Kansas and Colorado, and earthquakes around the world. With these unpredictable acts of nature we have seen of late I thought I would talk about how we can prepare our digital lives for some of the more unforeseeable events.
Having a comprehensive backup plan in place should be at the forefront of everyone’s thoughts in today’s ever-changing and growing digital world. Local backups are great for the ease, time, cost, and convenience with which we can create and access them, but they are limiting in a disaster situation. Online or offsite backups are the next, and most logical solution to continued access and availability of our data. The costs have come down, and with the widespread availability of high speed internet access in our homes we cannot afford to not consider them as part of our comprehensive solution. Each online provider has their pros and cons, and should be researched to find what suits your needs.
Don’t look at your backup solution as only necessary for natural disasters, but to eliminate so many potential issues from theft, fire,or flood, to equipment failure, redundancy and ultimately piece-of-mind as we rely more and more on our digital data everyday.
Interesting News
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