subject: Importance of taking backups [print this page] Importance of taking backups Importance of taking backups
Data backup: Today Information Technology is the backbone of almost everything; be it economy, infrastructure, industry or defense. In the field of Information Technology, we often hear the term backup'. Backup refers to keeping additional copies of data so that we can get back our data in the event of any accidental data loss. Imagine you are working on an important project to be completed next day on your computer and suddenly you have a power failure or system failure. What your condition will be if you did not happen to save your work? All your hard work of months or may be years has gone wasted! Even if you have the courage and stamina to start all over again, you do not have the time! Why take the case of only projects, it may happen that you have only one copy of picture of your loved one who is no more on your system. In the event of a system crash, that only remembrance would be gone. So it is very important to save your work time to time to prevent this kind of situation. Although it may seem a tedious and time consuming task to save a number of files each and every time a change is done, it's worth your hard work.
Ways to take backup:
There are many ways to backup data on your computer - the least effective one is to have backup location only on your actual hard drive.
If space on your computer is limited, you can select data to be backed up. For example, you may choose to backup only personal data instead of backing up entire programs,
You can also use an Internet-based data backup storage service called Online backup.
Besides, there are many backup tools available in the market which you can use very easily to backup your data without having to worry about time consumption. Some of these are AMANDA, Backup PC, Dirvish, .Mac Backup, Druva Phoenix, HP Data Protector etc. Some of these are freely available while some of these you need to buy. Before using any back up tool, make sure whether it is easy to use, provide value for your money, is reliable, has a good performance, and supports a strong list of backup storage media including CD, Pen Drives, Zip Drives, etc.
Finally, start before it is too late and be prompt to take data backups regularly.
For detailed information, please visit http://www.recoveryknowledgebase.com/Make-DataBackup-Effective.htm
