Setup Online Backup

Last Updated on Monday, 01 February 2010 09:14

Just like death and taxes are a certainty, the fact that your computer’s Hard Drive will crash one day and refuse to respond, is every bit as certain.

Computer industry statistics seem to indicate that the real-world annualized failure rate (average percentage of disks failing per year), was much higher than the manufacturer’s estimate – an average of 3% vs. the estimated 0.5 – 0.9%. The cost of recovering data from a failed hard drive can exceed $7,500, and success is never guaranteed.

So when that inevitable day arrives, what will you do?

If you are one of the few, out of the ordinary, computer users who regularly and faithfully backup, you will have a lot of work ahead of you but you will recover.

However, if you haven’t backed up, you have lost everything including:

• operating system
• applications
• correspondence
• pictures
• music
• customized settings
• email accounts, rules/filters, folders and messages
• data including... letters, graphics, music, databases/other projects, accounting/bookkeeping, taxes, etc

The operating system and applications can be replaced, if you have the original install discs. But not all computers with preinstalled operating systems have the original operating system installation media supplied with the computer.

The message here then is: everything that can not be replaced needs to be backed up.

It’s now easier than ever to backup given the large choice of relatively inexpensive media, including CDs, DVDs, USB sticks, external Hard Drives, and increasingly gaining popularity, Online Backup Services.

However, for the inexperienced user, these sites can be confusing and worse, they can provide a false sense of security. It's easy to assume you have it all setup correctly and then when you need it, you face that horrible fact that you didn't set it up correctly and your data is gone!

That's where I come in. For a flat fee of $150 per computer, I will setup and install one of a variety of different online backup services for you. These services range in price from free to a few dollars per month, but setting them up correctly is what you need to be certain of. You need your data to be there when it isn't on your computer any longer!

If you are interested in having me help you, please use my CONTACT ME form and I will be in touch just as soon as possible. Be sure to give me your phone number and the best time to call.