The type of backup system that will work best for
you depends on the type and amount of data you need
to backup. Engini online backup service is a better
solution than other backup alternatives. There's no
expensive hardware or external media to purchase or
maintain. With our backup service, everything is accessible
from your computer or any Internet connection. Check
out some alternative backup storage methods and compare
for yourself. Other backup storage options include:
Floppy disks
CD-ROM
DVD
Hard drive
Zip drive
Tape drive
Printer (hard copy)
Internet backup
drives are built in to older model
computers but are no longer installed in the newer high-end
computers, due to space storage limitations.
Advantage: cheap and portable.
Disadvantages: manual backup
process; slow with minimal capacity of 1.44 MB; backup
disks stored onsite or must be physically moved.
CD-ROM drives are also commonly built in to
your computer. The cost of having one installed runs
from $50 to $150.
Advantages: moderate
speed, data storage of up to 700 MB; media is about
$1/per disk.
Disadvantages: large
quantities of data require multiple CD-ROM libraries;
backup discs can be scratched or damaged; manual backup
is cumbersome; effective automatic backup requires
media rotation; backup discs stored onsite or must
be physically moved.
DVD read/writable disk drives are often included
in your computer or can be installed for around
$300 - $600. This removable media can hold
more backup data, and the copy/transfer process is
fairly fast.
Advantages: media cost
is only $3 to $5 each disk;
moderate to fast copying speed. Disadvantages:
still a limited space, manual backup is cumbersome;
effective automatic backup requires media rotation;
onsite storage for backup disks or must be physically
moved.
Hard drives are a possible backup method.
You can backup to your existing hard drive, a partitioned
section or an alternate, external hard drive.
Advantages: accessible,
fast.
Disadvantages: fixed;
onsite; can be destroyed with your data; external
drives cost from $50 - $600
and backup data must then be physically moved offsite.
Zip drives are a common type of external hard
drive.
Advantage: They cost
less than above hard drives (about
$150 for the drive and $10 for each blank storage
disk).
Disadvantages: slow;
still a manual backup solution; effective automatic
backup requires media rotation; onsite storage or
must be physically moved.
Tape drives are a common backup solution for
many large companies.
Advantages: tapes can
hold up to 110 GB and
are very fast.
Disadvantages: the backup
process should be automated to be worthwhile and needs
a sophisticated user to setup this backup routine;
retrieval of backup data is cumbersome and offsite
storage is an additional expense.
Printers can serve as your data backup in
lieu of anything else. A hard copy is better than
nothing. But most would agree this is not an optimum
backup solution.
Advantage: cheap.
Disadvantage: cumbersome;
paper copies can document work done but they don't
save it electronically.
Internet online backup with Attix5 Backup Professional
is the superior solution.
Backup Professional is a secure, automated backup
system that is quick to install and easy to use, it
will protect valuable selected information on your
server, laptop or desktop by backing it up daily,
automatically, on or off-site. Backup Professional
is a client-server system that puts information back
under the control of the user or company without burdening
either user or IT staff. Intelligent, automated file
gathering and transfer is key and Backup Professional
provides this reliably and transparently.
Backup Professional includes system monitoring and
individual user status reports from a centralized
administration interface. Users are able to restore
damaged, lost or archived files with no help from
IT resources and can securely access their data set
from any internet connected computer anywhere in the
world.
Industry analysts like Gartner and IDC estimate that
over 60% of business critical data now reside unprotected
on desktops and laptops and other mobile devices.
It is estimated that less than 20% of notebook/desktop
users actually backup their systems regularly.
Advantage: simple, secure,
affordable, efficient, automated, online backup; Provides
access to a local current copy of backup as well as
online archived history of previous incremental backups;
Data is stored offsite but can be restored in minutes;
Backups are done automatically without user intervention
and possible human error.
Disadvantage: Requires
access to sufficient bandwidth (however
now being made possible with broadband connectivity).
