online backup, do you recommend it?

I use my PC for business and I am now trying to secure the data as much as
possible. I use the Microsoft SyncToy to backup to an external USB drive.
I became aware of online backup services, where the data is uploaded and
saved off-site. Do you recommend such a service, do you have any
experiences with such a service? Thank you very much.

Talal Itani

If you have your own FTP site you can try the backup software at
www.nssdd.com/backupintime.html.

It allows you to password protect the resulting compressed backup file
and then also encrypt it before putting on your FTP site.

Gil

On Apr 17, 4:22 pm, "Talal Itani" <tit...@verizon.net> wrote:
> I use my PC for business and I am now trying to secure the data as much as
> possible. I use the Microsoft SyncToy to backup to an external USB drive.
> I became aware of online backup services, where the data is uploaded and
> saved off-site. Do you recommend such a service, do you have any
> experiences with such a service? Thank you very much.
>
> Talal Itani

Per Talal Itani:
>I use my PC for business and I am now trying to secure the data as much as
>possible. I use the Microsoft SyncToy to backup to an external USB drive.
>I became aware of online backup services, where the data is uploaded and
>saved off-site. Do you recommend such a service, do you have any
>experiences with such a service?

I tried the Carbonite free trial (WinZip was touting it).

It seemed promising, but my broadband connection wasn't fast enough for the 70+
gigs that I need to back up.

If all I wanted to back up were spreadsheets, MS Word docs and so-forth it would
be a no-brainer - especially if I were on the road.
--
PeteCresswell

On Tue, 17 Apr 2007 22:22:42 GMT, "Talal Itani" <>
wrote:

>
>I use my PC for business and I am now trying to secure the data as much as
>possible. I use the Microsoft SyncToy to backup to an external USB drive.
>I became aware of online backup services, where the data is uploaded and
>saved off-site. Do you recommend such a service, do you have any
>experiences with such a service? Thank you very much.
>
>Talal Itani
>

Depends on how much data you need to backup, how often and how fast
your internet connection is. External USB works but you should always
take a copy offsite in case (God forbid) the whole place burns down.

-- Zadok
('¿')

On Apr 17, 3:22 pm, "Talal Itani" <tit...@verizon.net> wrote:
> I use my PC for business and I am now trying to secure the data as much as
> possible. I use the Microsoft SyncToy tobackupto an external USB drive.
> I became aware ofonlinebackupservices, where the data is uploaded and
> saved off-site. Do you recommend such a service, do you have any
> experiences with such a service? Thank you very much.
>
> Talal Itani


You can also try Titanize (http://www.titanize.com). Great for backup
with other advanced features (remote access, sync, share, publish)