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You must be aware of the fact that everyday your computer is at risk to almost all the computer disasters available. Whether you are using Mac or a Personal Computer, viruses, hackers, power surges, natural disasters, human errors, hardware failures and many threats can be encountered. For you to keep your data in a safe, you will need to do a back up on your hard drives. However, when hard drive failure takes place, your only solution is data recovery.

Ideally, you need to back up data to keep your files safe and sound. It is also done to avoid the use of complicated process like data recovery. But if you run into steps to prepare your computer from hard drive problems, you might find it hard and experience problems.

If you experience trouble, you will need to follow some procedures. These are the following:

• If some programs in your computer do not function well, turn your computer system off. This is a very easy task but you need to do it. This can prevent damages on the disks and avoids data loss. If you will notice an unusual sound, the process is already taking place. The moment you notice that your hard drives are working overtime, you need to turn your computer system off to avoid your computer to self-destruct. If you will not do this simple task, you have your computer system damaged.

• If damage to your computer happens, never try to fix your computer. Consult professional assistance. Never consider data recovery a luxury in this situation. Simply, it is not. Further, it is a very complicated process. It needs special tools and equipments because the process is very sensitive. If you try to fix it yourself, it is possible for you to add more problems to your computer. It can also make data recovery irreversible.

• There is also a do-it-yourself software for data recovery. However, you have to be careful in choosing which one is for you. Most of the self instructed data recovery software are very complicated and are dangerous by nature. This can ruin the function of your computer instead of treating it. If someone boast about the effectiveness of their data recovery self instruction, be able to know how to handle it properly. Read carefully the instruction and do it well.

Following these simple guidelines. However, no matter how simple they may be, you need to be wary of them as sometimes you forget how important these things are. Search for more information about data recovery and have your self be educated with it.

The word Telemetry, like all English words, is a culmination of the Greek words tele meaning remote and metron meaning measure. Thus, Telemetry is the science and technology of remote measurement, and relaying of data by wire, radio, or other means from inaccessible locations, as from orbiting satellites or space vehicles, to receiving stations where the telemetry data gets recorded and analyzed. For instance, the Hubble Space Telescope generates to the order of 6,000 telemetry data values, many of which are sampled at 1 Hz, and with several hundred parameters being sampled at 40 Hz.

When these systems are used for both control and telemetry data collection, the term supervisory control and data acquisition are applied. Telemeter is the apparatus used for recording the readings of an instrument and transmitting them by radio. A so-called handler, collects, formats and stores the data in a dedicated buffer, and then transfers the data to the receiving station. Although telemetry has a wealth of potential applications, it is primarily used for data collection from remote places and transmitting the information to a point where it is evaluated. After each telemetry data is read into the core, selected data items are extracted and placed into arrays for subsequent processing. Sometimes this process requires extracting and examining the values of one or more data items before the extraction of other items. For instance, a flag in the data may indicate which of several formats the data appear in, and the location of other data items within the record depends on this format. Computers are necessary in this field of study because of their speed at doing calculations and analysis. Even some of the “super Computers” available to large companies and organizations are not able to completely analyze the quantities of data input. Weather calculation is one example. Conditions change faster than most super computers can keep up with. (This is why the weatherman is wrong many times).

The usefulness of telemetry data in determining physiological and behavioral patterns of wild animals cannot be overemphasized. Telemetry helps scientists understand and identify the natural causes that are linked to habitat conditions of wild animals, which in turn alter their behavior, and how such conditions affect their mortality rates. This data also provides a means to study and forecast the effects of environmental changes such as thermal, chemical pollution and other geophysical changes. Telemetry has many other useful applications, for example in medical research it is used for measuring the electrical response of devices outfitted on cardiac patients. An alert function summons the nurse if the patient is in a critical condition. There are more applications of telemetry data than listed in this article.

Prices for data storage and recovery can be outrageous!

If you have ever lost any important data and paid an expert to try to recover it, you know what I mean. The thing is, the online data storage solutions can get pretty pricey. And backing up to CDs all the time is a pain in the neck.

What to do?

Well, earlier today, I made a discovery. It seems that quite a few free backup services have come about in the past year or so. I found one and thought it was cool, but then I looked around and found about 50 more!

I must admit I was getting pretty excited. None of these services were even offered a few years ago. It must be the decline in file storage hardware prices and the site owners’ hopes of high advertising revenues.

But as I browsed the numerous sites, my excitement began to wane. Most sites offered up to 100 MB of storage, which is really not that much space. There were also limits on how much you could download during a given month.

Instead of providing a list of all these providers, I am going to mention the ones that stood out from the rest. After a quick glance at each site, it was a simple process to narrow down the results.

Here are the ones that caught my attention:

FlipDrive (http://www.flipdrive.com)

This website looked nice, but after a quick look, it turned out that there was just a free trial offer. I quickly moved on!

Box.net (http://www.box.net)

This site does provide free storage, but it only goes up to 1 GB. More than that and you will need to signup for a paid option. Still, it could work for you just fine.

StreamLoad (http://www.streamload.com)

Offering up to 25 GB of free storage, this is the obvious winner. The interface looks pretty good and their terms seem reasonable. If you need more storage, the rest of their pricing plans look somewhat reasonable too.

So in the end, the dream of free file storage is not as bright as it seemed at first. If you only have a few important files, these services are great. But if you are a serious computer user, you might want to shell out the cash for a better solution.

One thing that worries me is that these sites will not make money by giving away free storage. That turns into a problem when they shut down and take your data with them!

Not to worry though, because there are reputable backup services available for as little as $5 per month.

As with the majority of computer users, you have probably experienced some sort of computer failure. Whether it was a virus, hard drive crash, or a spilled drink, it probably caused some grief and disappointment.

If you have looked at file backup services, the prices may have turned you away. Luckily it is possible to backup your files online totally free… if you know where to look!

File Backup Secret #1: Gmail

With almost 3 GB of storage, Google’s Gmail is a file storage service in disguise!

Once you have a Gmail account, it’s simple to store your files. Simply email your files to yourself at your new Gmail address. That’s it, the files are right there. (You might need an invite to get a Gmail account, but there are lots of people out there now that can invite you in.)

It works great especially for storing your digital photos. (And if you ever need to send a photo to someone, just forward them the message. No need to search your computer and attach a file all over again.)

This is a quick and dirty file storage option, but it does work. However, it’s not the greatest idea to store extremely sensitive or private data this way. It is not meant to be a secure file storage option so do not treat it as one.

File Backup Secret #2: Webshots

Another option for photos is to use a service such as Webshots where you upload your photos for public display. If you ever lose the photos from your computer, simply go to your webshots page and download them from there.

One problem with these solutions is the limit on file size. If you have files that are over 10 MB, it might not work. There are also restrictions on certain file types.

So if you are flat broke and need to backup your files somewhere, Gmail is a viable option. But if you are looking for totally secure, automatic, unlimited backup, you need to find something else. Most likely you will have to pay, but there are some very low-cost yet high-quality services out there.

We often don’t realise how heavily reliant we are on technology until we lose it. If your cell phone goes missing, laptop is stolen or Internet connection goes down for a day, that’s when you realise how vulnerable you are to human imperfections. I say human imperfections because machines are not perfect because they are built by humans. Data is entered into machines by humans and humans make mistakes. So while the machine may be doing what it is told to do, without someone to tell it, it really can’t do anything.

Back up your life

Hurricanes and other natural disasters have taught many people that sometimes it’s not only your gadgets that need backing up. Sometimes your life needs to get backed up too. So while this article will focus on backing up your website and e-mail, you may want to also use the opportunity to back up other items that are crucial to your life. A photocopy of your passport, bank accounts, deeds, serial numbers and other documents are good to keep in a different geography. One of the lessons preached following the infamous Hurricane Katrina was precisely that. Should a natural disaster decide it’s going to pass your way, you would have a back up of important documents stored safely in a different geography. A friend, relative or even a company that specialises in storage might be a wise choice to leave in charge of these photocopied documents.

Having said that, let’s look at how you can back up your website and e-mails by going through some easy-access back up media:

CDs

They are now extremely cheap retailing for only a couple of cents and can be found anywhere. The even better news is that it seems everyone now has a CD-burner. You can save your entire website, plus important e-mails on CDs by simply “saving as…” on each file. CDs are resilient, waterproof, easy to access and easy to burn. By “CDs” we of course include CD-R and CD-RW. Be careful though because something called CD+R and CD+RW also exist. Nothing is wrong with those media but check your burner before you buy.

DVDs

DVD-burners are becoming increasingly common and the advantage DVDs have over CDs is of course that they have greater capacity. Whereas a CD may hold up to 700 MB, a DVD can hold 4-8 GB. That’s a lot of storage space! Make sure your next computer comes with a DVD-burner if it doesn’t have one already. DVD burning software like Nero or even Roxio do a good job at helping you to compile DVDs in a very user-friendly fashion.

Hard Drive

Although you may not see it like that, you should consider your hard drive a backup source as well. For example if something happens to the CD or DVD you can still have the contents on your hard drive. Be sure to re-back up if that happens though. If you’re going to remove important files from your hard drive permanently, then you should consider backing them up in at least two of the other media on this list.

SD Cards

You thought the next medium I was going to talk about would be removable hard drives? Well, I decided to put this first because increasing numbers of computers, especially desktops, are now coming with “card readers” built into the keyboards.

There are many different formats but we recommend SD cards because they’re small and resilient. An SD card can take a lot of “jamming” as we would say in the local isles. As they’re so small, they can also be easily shipped to other locations. Now, you’ll hear all kinds of names for these cards. Some people call them memory cards while others say memory sticks. Basically, each manufacturer came up wth a name of its own for its kind of card. The common denominator though is that they’re all cards. They’re very popular in digital cameras but that’s not all they’re good for. They’re also good for storage. Some cell phones also carry them too. One major advantage of these cards, apart from their size, is that they’re almost infinitely re-writable and flat, meaning they can fit into practically any wallet, purse, envelope or book.

Removable Hard Drives

One of the most popular forms of removable hard drives are what many call “flash drives” or “USB drives.” While they are currently the “coolest” around, we don’t like them very much unless the sole reason you’re getting them is to be able to sit at the lunchtable of cool people.
Now, don’t get me wrong, they work fine but in our opinion there are much better media when it comes to resilience and ease of use. I would use these detachable drives really for only two reasons: (1) if I were working between two computers and (2) if I wanted to work in two different operating systems and needed to boot from a different drive each time. The major advantage of flash drives, I suppose, is that practically any computer, and in some cases multi-media projectors, carry USB ports. So I suppose that could be a third reason to carry a USB drive: if I’m going to deliver a presentation.

Marketers of flash drives have done a great job at getting people to have flash drives hanging around their necks. While it is said to be hot-pluggable, meaning all you have to do is stick it in and yank it out, I’ve seen instances where drivers had to be installed first and where ‘yanking it out’ has caused it to burn or auto-erase itself. However, if you have one already, it is not a bad place to backup your website or e-mail. The other big plus is that they are infinitely re-writeable. Other removable hard drives include external cases attached to your computer through a USB or firewire cable. These are the worst, if you ask me. They’re usually very fragile and sometimes need special software.
On the other hand, the huge advantage of these is that they usually offer hundreds of GB of disk space. You can’t beat them for space! This is a good option if what you want to do is back up your entire office or important videos.

Remote Server

Most webhosting companies also claim to offer back up of your website and e-mail but I would never rely on that, especially not for e-mail. I would download e-mail and back it up myself. The time alone it would take to recover files from a crashed server would not be worth it. That doesn’t mean, though, that you shouldn’t look for a webhost that does offer back up. The more places your data is securely backed up, the higher your chances of recuperating vital information if lost from your base of operations.

Online Storage Companies

Now, personally, I would never use a storage company because they can’t do for me anything that I can’t do for myself. I can burn my own CDs and store them in a safe place. So unless you really don’t have the time, don’t know how or have money to burn, never mind the storage companies. On the other hand, if this entire article has sounded like nothing but mumbo-jumbo to you, you need a storage company. Trust me, you do.

Paper

Paper, yes, paper. A well-known bank, whose name begins with the letter ‘R’ backs up everything on paper - in addition to the electronic methods of course; and with good reason. True, it may be difficult to have to type over an entire address book but it’s better to have a percentage of something than all of nothing. Computer viruses can’t attack paper and depending on the quality of paper you use, it might well outlive you. So in addition to the electronic methods, do consider printing.
Our bottom line is (1) back up everything that is important to you on at least two media (2) send an extra copy to a different geography i.e. city or country if possible (3) do it now!

More than 20 years have been passed in personal computing. But still some issues have not been resolved completely. One of them is data backup and recovery. There are many ways one can lose his or her critical files and data either accidentally deletion of file or media corruption. This can happen with a single user as well as with an organization. In any case, important data files always remain important.

In most of the cases, we usually store our data on hard disk drives. There are some common errors by which data can be lost. Some of them are:

• User Errors

• Software error

• Hard drive electronic failures

• Hard drive arm failures

• Hard drive platter failures

What ever the failure case is, a question arises how we can prevent our data files from failure? There are two solutions of this problem.

1. Prevent data before data corruption/loss

2. Recover data after data corruption/loss

Prevention before data loss

The above specified user errors and software errors fall in this category. In this scenario, we can save our critical files on more than one media. In other words, we must take backups of data on regular basis.

The other solution of this is to use third party data prevention tool. These tools keep record of every deleted file by the operating system and can recover it if it is not overwritten by any newly created file. One example of this is UnErase in Norton Utilities software package. There are others too available which provide this type of solutions.

Recover data after loss

No doubt, taking backups on regular basis and using third party tools to prevent accidentally deletion of file is a good practice. But what if, you have used all these techniques and you face media failure? In other words, the media on which data is being stored has been corrupted. This can be due to hard drive arm failure, hard drive platter failure or electronic failures. By happening this type of failure, your hard drive can make noises or even not detectable by the computer system.

So how we can recover and use our hard drive? If the case is only data file loss and hard drive condition is fine, we can try recovery softwares. These softwares actually read the file system table and then try to recover files. When a file is deleted, the operating system marks the file name with a character that informs the computer that it has been deleted. The deleted data is actually remains on the drive until the file system overwrites it, but the operating system can no longer access it. The process of hard disk recovery finds the data that the operating system is unaware of, but still exists in individual clusters on the hard drive. So we can say, a file can never be lost but can be overwritten. We can try to recover these files by any recovery software. But the risk remains as the softwares can make mishaps.

On the other hand, if the case is media failure then what? As there are organizations which provide better storage solutions, there are also those who provide better recovery services. The purpose of this is to provide the recovery solution on large scale basis as well as individual users. In critical situation, they take responsibility of your data. This is some how an expensive solution but usually 80-90 % of the lost data can be recovered on emergency and regular basis. However for free data recovery evaluation service visit Optimum Data Recovery Labs.

In above discussion, I have provided the example of hard disk. But remember, whatever the storage media is e.g. tape drives, RAID, Flash, Floppy etc., all these things can happen with them too. So make sure you have proper recovery solutions and backup plan for your organization’s data.

I have been in the data recovery business for many years and have read and heard many “facts” covering the causes, costs and trends of data loss recovery. I have also heard of all the best ways to backup data ensuring total loss of data never happens. Where do these “facts” and best methods actually come from and how accurate are they? Where do they come from? Mainly vendors, be it hardware manufacturers, software authors or offsite backup companies who are trying to sell you their single solution, best ever product. How accurate are the facts? Probably reasonably accurate if you take the context of the fact in isolation, however, in reality when you look at the bigger picture who really knows.

Examples of “facts” easily obtained from the web are as follows: -

93% of companies that lost their data centre for 10 days or more due to a disaster filed for bankruptcy within one year of the disaster. 50% of businesses that found themselves without data management for this same time period filed for bankruptcy immediately.”

Of those companies participating in a Cost of Downtime Survey,

46 percent said each hour of downtime would cost their companies up to $50,000,

28 percent said each hour would cost between $51,000 and $250,000,

18 percent said each hour would cost between $251,000 and $1 million, 8 percent said it would cost their companies more than $1 million per hour.”

I wish my company was in a position lose a million dollars per hour if I lost my data! If I was I would have retired a long time ago “At what point does loss of data threaten the survival of a business? I don’t know, and I feel most business owners would not know either until data loss actually happened, but please bear with me, more “at what point does data loss threaten survival of my business facts” follow: -

40% of companies in the Cost of Downtime Survey said 72 hours,

21% said 48 hours,

15% said 24 hours,

8% said 8 hours,

9% said 4 hours,

3% said 1 hour,

4% said within the hour.”

The mentioned “facts” above discuss the consequences of data loss, the following “facts” look at the probable causes of data loss.

Key causes of data loss:

78% Hardware or System Malfunction

11% Human Error

7% Software Corruption or Program Malfunction

2% Computer Viruses

1% Natural Disasters

1% Other

Depending on your location, hardware and software you use, I feel sure some of you will not agree with the above causes.

Let’s have a looks at some more “facts” based around user trends: -

Nearly three out of five personal computer users have lost an electronic file they thought they had sufficiently stored.

One in four users frequently back up digital files, even when 85 percent of computer users say they are very concerned about losing important digital data.

82 percent keep a hard copy of important documents they’ve also saved electronically.

Thirty-seven percent of the survey’s respondents admitted to backing up their files less than once per month.

Nine percent admitted they have never backed up their files.

More than 22 percent said backing up information is on their to-do list, but they seldom do it.

Among home computer users who backup information:

68 percent save the things most important to them in multiple places, the hard drive as well as removable media such as floppy disks (79 percent) compact disks (CDs, 58 percent).

30 percent of companies report that they still do not have a disaster recovery program in place and two in three companies feel their data backup and disaster recovery plans have significant vulnerabilities.

Eighty-seven percent of the companies report they have a formal data backup and storage strategy in place and 79 percent of the companies consider tape crucial for their long-term storage and archiving. The survey also found that 85 percent of companies view tape as an essential technology for disaster recovery, and 83 percent cite that tape serves an important role in supporting more robust record retention requirements in today’s increased regulatory environment.

The survey finds that for 61 percent of respondents, a well-designed data backup and storage system uses both tape and disk, taking advantage of the benefits of each technology. Moreover, 89 percent view tape as an essential technology for disaster recovery, and 83 percent see tape as important for meeting regulatory requirements for data retention.

Surveys found that 36 percent of IT departments changed their backup and restore procedures and disaster recovery planning efforts post 9/11. The most common changes include: establishing regular testing procedures (56%) and moving data backup offsite (43%).
However, at least 30 percent of companies surveyed still operate without a formal disaster recovery plan.

Fifty-nine percent of companies polled test their data backup and storage systems at least once a quarter. Conducting a regular external audit of backup and restore systems is far from a common practice – only 32 percent report conducting an external audit.

Six percent of all PCs will suffer an episode of data loss in any given year. Given the number of PCs used in US businesses in 1998, that translates to approximately 4.6 million data loss episodes.

30 percent of all businesses that have a major fire go out of business within a year. Seventy percent fail within five years

93% of companies that lost their data centre for 10 days or more due to a disaster filed for bankruptcy within one year of the disaster.”

50% of businesses that found themselves without data management for this same time period filed for bankruptcy immediately.

Companies that aren’t able to resume operations within ten days (of a disaster hit) are not likely to survive.

All the above “facts” are subjective to individual users and companies, therefore we can assume they are all reasonable speculative. Everyone and every organisation will place a different value on their data and, hopefully, most will have a way of backing up and restoring data. These methods will vary based upon two major factors, cost of data protection and availability of resource to undertake the backup.

You may not like, or wish to admit to yourselves the following harsh and mercenary fact: -

You can replace absolutely everything within your company, desks, chairs, software, hardware and buildings. Even people can be replaced, but when your data is lost, it is lost. In short you will have no idea who your customers are, no idea of who you owe money to and who you will need to collect money from. Your company will be in serious if not terminal trouble.

I am sure, if you think about it, you will agree you have just read the only fact which should considered 100% correct.

What is the best way to protect your data ensuring it will always be available for restore? Do you backup to local tape and store in a fire proof safe? Do you backup to a secure offsite data centre at a remote location? Well, if you can afford it, and if you can afford it you will probably have a lot of data (initial cost of £8000 to backup 500GB with ongoing costs of £200 per month thereafter) the best solution is to employ both solutions, tape will guarantee fastest possible restore time and offsite backup to a secure remote location will ensure your data is always secure regardless of disaster.

If cost is a potential drawback then opt for offsite backup, no initial cost with low monthly payments is a sensible option, it might take you a couple of days to get your 500GB of data back, but at least you can do the most important thing, get your back and continue you business without serious financial impact.

For more information of how you can easily store your data securely to remote offsite location, please visit www.perfectbackup.co.uk

The question of data recovery comes to mind when an enterprise, with much larger volume and several business centers across the globe, loses its valuable data at one of its centers from a natural disaster like the recent Katrina hurricane, earth quake, flood or a terrorist attack. An organization’s data is considered to be its most vital asset in today’s fast growing business world. Not convinced?
Consider a few types of data items like Text documents, financial records, contact records, address books, email messages and databases that you have created on your computer or servers may disappear forever unless you take a serious action to prevent it. Besides this you can be at risk of data loss due to programming errors, media/device failures, natural disasters, virus attacks and theft too.

In such situations business owners and managers are forced to ask questions like the ones below:

• Do we have an offsite backup of data for our destroyed or lost center?

• How much data can be recovered and in what time frame?

• How much cost is needed to successfully get our lost data back?

Oops! These are the questions that need to be answered instantly. Here the company owners and business managers feel the true importance of offline backup and data recovery service from a professional data recovery company.

The negated answer to first question is not easy to digest. Indubitably, the company that has suffered the situation of data loss will carry out significant measures to deal with disastrous circumstances in future. The best and the most frequent practiced solution must be to have offline backup for your valuable data periodically.

To recover data from disastrous situations requires a lot of effort and it also depends upon the severity of destruction that has really hit your storage media and devices. In most cases the lost data is recoverable up to 60 percent. But there are data recovery companies which are able to recover 80 to 90 percent data after the loss. But in spite of wasting time and money on recovery it is advisable to use more than one data backup methodologies as data loss can happen to anyone in this uncertain world.

The cost for recovering your data is very critical factor which not only flourish your business but also affects it badly when you have a limited budget. It is observed that businesses that suffer data loss never stand up again; anyhow if they manage to continue their business after suffering the loss, 90 percent end up failing within two years. Again the solution to successfully cope up with all the catastrophic circumstances is to maintain a secure backup of your vital data.

For further information of how can you protect your data, regardless of disaster and failure, and how to recover data from lost hard drives, raid servers, tapes, file recovery and other removable media like flash cards, Iomega zip, memeory cards,Jaz disks and floppy disks, please visit http://www.optimumrecovery.com

Secure data backup has always been an issue for business. Let alone the fact that we live in a technologically-advanced society: most of us have not changed since the times when people used to keep their valuable items wrapped up in a bundle, hidden in their house. Take the data backup organization of companies and data centric organizations, for example.

When the Bunsfield Oil Depot in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire exploded in the morning of 11 December 2005, the truth about data backup and restoration became a serious issue. The huge explosions demolished all surrounding buildings, which could be heard at a radius of a hundred miles (160 km). The storage tanks were extinguished in two days, just to re-ignite on the 13th of December. The whole store was then left to burn to the ground. The unconfined vapor cloud explosion was another problem. The report claims that the vast explosion could be heard as far away as France and the Netherlands. There were over 700 companies within a 10- mile radius of the explosion. You can imagine exactly what happened to their data files, stored on tapes somewhere in a defeated safes. Fire-proof saves can really be a bargain, but only if the ruins of the falling building have not covered the said safe! After an explosion of such a rank, for example, this method of backup will prove its incompatibility to today’s perils that lay ahead of some companies. What if a building falls down, as happened to an IT managed services company waiting to transport its data offsite. The safe could not be uncovered, and the whole information was lost. A bankruptcy is what happens after such incidents, thinking about a logical sequence of events. The company was forced to issue a statement admitting its ability to service its customers had been “temporarily affected”, with backup systems rendered inoperable.

This was just an example, posed to illustrate the real dangers of irrational data backup, which many companies use to consider “safe”. Even more dangerous accidents can happen to a company, destroying all its mission critical files and data. Let’s involve some statistics. 75% of Companies Believe Their Data Is Safe if They Backup to Tape. They leave their valuable information unsafe and rely on procedures such as tape backup. Tapes can be stolen, destroyed, sold to rivals. Anything can happen to tapes. 97% of Companies Believe Their Data Is Safe if They Backup to Tape and Store the Media Offsite. Offsite media storage is no longer enough; the information is not safe, if the backup tapes are destroyed by accident. Backup to Tape is No Longer Enough. The worst thing is that the highly threatened companies still don’t realize it. Pay attention that Buncefield was only the 5th largest of over 50 refinery, storage and distribution sites in the UK, all of which are situated near major motorways and conurbations.

The question that you should pose to your mind is whether you can afford to be struck by a disaster. The tape method of backup is no longer totally safe. The solution we offer to you is called Offsite Backup: an automatic backup of your data at two remote data centers in different countries, which have redundant connections between themselves. As your data is secured in two different countries, the whole information can be accessed any time at any day that you choose. The replication of your data in two different centers is a real solution to all your security bothers.

PerfectBackup offers a simple, affordable and secure way to backup all your files: Exchange, SQL, MySQL, Oracle and Lotus data, ensuring the whole data set will always be available. For further details about our service, please visit www.perfectbackup.co.uk. Our site will be a serious guideline to all your questions. PerfectBackup is the solution offering nothing but benefits: it combines the strong points of tape and offsite backup, eliminating the traditional drawbacks. It will protect your data a secure offsite location, and make you more self-assertive about the further enlargement of your company.