Monday, November 10, 2008

Internet Attached Storage



"To Serve and Protect" is a phrase usually bringing thoughts of your local police department.  But when it comes to your documents, photos, and data there is a great option for safe storage that doesn’t involve disks, tapes, or gadgets that can get lost, stolen or damaged. Internet Attached Storage can protect and serve your data to you anywhere, not just in your office or home.

Although your computer files are safe from many threats, there is still the danger of flood or fire, or computer related damage, like hard drive failure, viruses, or human error damaging your data. Recovering computer files can cost time, money, and effort and sometimes, impossible.With less than 30% of lost or stolen laptops ever being found this is a real concern.

A inexpensive and practical solution is Internet Attached Storage. Your files are encrypted and transferred for storage to keep your data private, but accessible by you. Additionally, accounts are password protected.

There are some key considerations when using Internet Attached Storage. Things to think about include:


Continuous Backup

The more frequently you backup, your lowering your chance of data loss. File synchronization and network drive availability are features of the best Internet Attached Storage providers.


Keep your files

It's very secure to store data with Internet Attached Storage, but it's also convenient and smart to keep the original copies on your computer.Thus making it easy to mirror data to your Internet Attached Storage space.


Clean it up

There is no sense in storing files online if you can’t locate them later. The file and folder structure of your own disk is mirrored with Internet Attached Storage. To do so is a smart business decision.


Keep it secure

Internet Attached Storage requires your personal password to be accessed. Keeping your password and username safe keeps your personal files from being compromised.

Home business is like any other business. You have files that can't be replaced. Photos, banking data, accounts receivables, etc. Files you should upload to Internet Attached Storage includes:

Photographs

Video

Music Files

Financial Data

Work Related Files

Documentation

Email

Internet Attached Storage provides next generation features like network drive and synchronization that can give you immediate benefits while protecting your important information.


Which Internet Attached Storage product do we like?  We particularly like the features, cost, and reliability of OPENRSM CloudBackup.  It gives a great balance of features that go way beyond simple online backup that is particularly cost effective.  We endorse it wholeheartedly.

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