Data backup refers to the process of making copies of data to use in the case of the original data being lost or destroyed. The process of backing up data is essential to a successful disaster retrieval plan, and this kind of preparation is by no means different. In today’s business world,more data is generated than ever before and luckily storage technology is similarly affordable and more plentiful than ever. Fortunately, the per-gigabyte price of hard disk drives and related storage solutions has never been lower, while the coming on of technology such as cloud storage offers even better solutions to do more with less. Some of the best storage options for backing up data are: External hard drive, Network Attached Storage (NAS) and cloud storage. 1) External Hard Drive This is an on-premise small scale solution, traditional and widely used form of backup. The only benefit of this kind of storage solution is that they are portable and relatively less expensive. They also stand physical risks since they can fail just like internal drives and also disasters such as floods and fire may cause destruction damaging the drives and thus losing your data. 2) Network Attached Storage (NAS) Network-attached storage (NAS) IP-based file-sharing device attached to a local area network. NAS provides the advantages of server consolidation by eliminating the need for multiple file servers. It provides storage consolidation through file-level data access and sharing. NAS is an ideal storage solution that allows clients to share files quickly and directly with minimum storage supervision overhead. NAS also helps to eradicate holdups that users face when accessing files from a general-purpose server. NAS offers a slightly larger scale solution and is more suitable for businesses with multiple servers. A NAS device is a dedicated, high-performance, high-speed, single-purpose file serving and storage system. NAS serves a mix of clients and servers over an IP network. Most NAS devices support multiple interfaces and networks .This solution is more safe and disasterproof as you can set up numerous NAS devices (on-site and off-site) and even sync them online. 3) Cloud Computing is a computing model, where a large pool of systems are linked in private or public networks, to provide dynamically scalable infrastructure for application, data and file storage. With the advent of this technology, the cost of computation, application hosting, content storage and delivery is significantly reduced. This solution is suitable for business of any size. Cloud backup solutions are easy to manage and the providers offer great customer support. Incase of any disaster at your premise the data will not be affected since it is stored at the provider’s premises. The main advantage of cloud solution is privacy, security and it is scalable.
Nicole Amondi, Business Development Manager.
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