| In the first part of this article series,
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| | files to a web server is certainly an
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| I talked about the three main threats to
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| | option.The limitation to this data backup
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| the data on your computer. I talked about
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| | solution usually revolves around the cost
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| the need for a data backup solution that
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| | for the web server storage. While it is
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| protects your data properly. In this
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| | usually cost effective for up to 2 GB of
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| article, I'll outline the most common
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| | data, it isn't appropriate for backing up
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| data backup solution options available to
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| | an entire hard drive worth of data.In
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| you.A simple data backup solutionA simple
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| | House Hardware Data Backup
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| way to backup your data is to save
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| | SolutionsAnother data backup solution is
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| everything to CD. By burning your vital
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| | to equip your computers with RAID
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| information to a CD-ROM, you can have
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| | compatible motherboards and install
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| another copy of your data if something
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| | multiple hard drives in each computer.
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| goes wrong with your computer. Burning
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| | This option protects your computers from
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| your data to a CD-ROM will provide
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| | hard drive crashes. It will usually
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| rudimentary data backup protection. There
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| | require the services of a computer
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| are some problems with this approach
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| | hardware technician to setup. Done
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| however.Burning your files regularly to
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| | properly, it can pretty much protect you
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| CD requires human intervention and
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| | from all hardware failure type data
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| effort. It isn't automatic. You have to
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| | loss.This solution doesn't usually
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| take time out of your schedule to do it.
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| | protect you from theft as the extra hard
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| People get busy, things happen and before
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| | drives for RAID storage are usually
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| you know it, you haven't done a data
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| | installed in your computer or in other
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| backup in over a month then BAM! Your
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| | equipment on site. It usually won't
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| data is lost.The second major threat to
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| | protect you from fire either so this
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| using CD's as your data backup solution
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| | method does have its limitations.Use a
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| is that there are limitations to CD
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| | combination of all three data backup
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| media. The first is that they won't
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| | solutionsFor maximum protection, you
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| survive a fire. If your place or office
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| | should consider using a combination of
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| burns down and you've stored your CD's on
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| | all three data backup solutions for
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| site, your data is gone too. The second
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| | maximum protection. Burn critical
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| problem with CD media is that the media
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| | documents to CD on a regular basis. Get a
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| itself degrades over time. A recent study
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| | web hosting account with lots of storage
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| found that even CD's that were advertised
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| | and upload critical files to the web
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| to last for 100 years were loosing data
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| | server. With this option however, keep in
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| after just two or three years.Burning
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| | mind that unless the data is encrypted on
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| your data to CD is certainly much better
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| | your end, an administrator of the web
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| than doing nothing but it has
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| | server could potentially access all your
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| limitations.Saving Data to a Web
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| | data.Finally, along with burning a CD and
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| ServerWith the advent of inexpensive
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| | using an off site web server, get a
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| online data storage options, it is now
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| | qualified computer technician to install
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| possible to archive your most crucial
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| | a RAID system in your computer systems.
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| data online. This option potentially
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| | If cost is an issue, get at least one of
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| protects you from theft and it is an off
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| | your computers installed with a RAID
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| site option so it protects you from fire.
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| | capable hard drive and at least one other
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| The only way theft could risk your data
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| | hard drive.Using these three data backup
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| is if your computers are not password
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| | solutions, you will minimize the risk to
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| protected by default and you choose to
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| | your data and to your livelihood.Joe
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| save all your passwords automatically in
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| | Duchesne is the webmaster of a computer
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| your applications. If this is the case,
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| | hardware information site. Reprint freely
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| someone who gains physical access to your
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| | as long as you maintain the live keyword
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| computers could certainly gain access to
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| | rich links in this resource box.
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| your data. This issue aside, saving your
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