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Selecting the best back-up service by Amelia Brooke
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Selecting the best back-up service |
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Communication,Internet
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Online data back-up service is so well understood from the term itself. Online backup service is very similar to traditional back-up software. Any data can be transmitted over Internet and safely store them on a server that is in a professional data centre instead of CD’s, DVD’s, back-up tapes, etc. One of the major features of backing up service is that data is transferred over a networked connection to an ideal remote location. In a traditional back-up system one has to manually take the back-up media completely off-site. On the other hand in remote back-up system one does not have to keep changing tapes or CD’s or other manual steps, it is fully automated and has unlimited data retention. This software works continuously with no pause and whenever there is a change in the data or modification it is updated automatically in the software. Here are some features of a good back-up service: • Before data is transmitted over Internet, it should be encrypted and stored in the same state. Also, the user should have an option to use his own encryption key for himself. Data should be encrypted before transmission and it should be at least of 256 bits. • Online remote back-up service should support network back-up so as to back-up several computers, servers, etc. • This tool should be a continuous process, i.e., it should provide Continuous Data Protection (CDP). Usually back-up services are scheduled at a pre determined time and some others provide continuous back-ups. Continuous data back-up services are used by large online merchants. • File by file restore is another functionality that a back-up service should have without any assistance of the service provider. In the mean time there are some others who give the user provision to select the files or folders. • Remote back-up software should have online access to files, i.e., the user should have an option to access backed-up files through a web browser. Most of the services do not support this functionality. • To reduce the bandwidth of the entire data content, the remote back-up software should enable a loss-less data compression algorithm; hence data will be compressed reducing the space consumption. • The service should support differential data compression i.e., to minimize the traffic of network. This operation is very similar to open source file transfer service i.e., only the bits that has changed is transferred. Most advanced online remote back-up services only support this feature rather than transferring the entire file. • Another main feature is that user should have an option to set the bandwidth as per their requirement at varying time of the day. • The back-up service should provide a lot of storage facility according to the kind of enterprise at an affordable price. Usually most of such software providers offer free storage facility which would be sufficient for small businesses but not necessary it would be satisfied by big online businessmen. To have a good back-up service we need to have a dedicated server support services, and strong technical support. Most of the companies opt for outsourced customer support since they do not have the required man power and infrastructure to handle this.
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