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Remote Backup: Geographic Diversification for your Backups

Remote backup is the term used when the user wishes to make a backup to off-site locations. These locations can be anywhere from within the same office to off locations in foreign lands.

The advantage of remote backup is that the individual can run a backup from one location to another without having to enter that premises. This will ensure that if something should happen to the files in one location, a copy of the files will exist at another location. Some of the typical features of remote backup systems include: opened file backup, data compression, and online access to the remote backup files.

Online Backup

How would you like to send your files to another continent to be absolutely sure they will be kept safe even in the event of a nation-wide disaster? Online backup is definitely the answer but most business users will refrain from doing that fearing that their data will be exposed to third parties.

Secure Online Backup

If you don't trust online backup companies, you aren't the only one. The best thing to do is to have the data compressed and encrypted before it leaves your computer using military-strength encryption, such as AES 256. BackupChain supports AES 256 and also FTP and FTPS, the secure FTP link.

Online Backup Service: DIY using BackupChain

 Say you found a low-cost and trustworthy online FTP (or better FTPS) hosting company. You create an account and then point BackupChain's target folder to that site along with the FTP site's user name and password. The files will be encrypted before they are sent over. If the hosting site supports FTPS you can even encrypt the link itself. This option is usually cheaper than signing up with an online backup company. More information can be found in this online backup solution article.

Online Backup and You Own Both Sides: Set it up using BackupChain

Say you have two offices in two cities. Install BackupChain on each side and switch on BackupChain's built-in FTP Server. This strategy removes the need for an outside hosting company and backup media. Simply back up each computer in one city on the computer in the other via FTP. The process is the same as described in the above article.