Backing up your business files is an important part of your IT strategy. We never get tired of pointing this out. Why? Because 60% of businesses that lose their data in a disaster won’t recover: they will shut down within 6 months following the loss.

Make no mistake: your data is at the heart of your business. You need to safeguard it.

But you may not know what features you need to look for when searching for an online backup solution. What are your “must-haves”? That’s where we come in!

In today’s blog post, we’re going to take a close look at the backup features that you can’t do without in your backup solution so that you can make the right decision when you weigh up which service for backing up your critical data best suits your business.

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March Madness starts today. Three weeks of hard-fought, breathtaking basketball matches. We know that the March Madness has an impressive history of glorious moments. We are all looking forward for the next classic game. Remember 1985’s Villanova against Georgetown upset? The epic battle between Indiana and Syracuse in 1987? And the classic of all classics: Kentucky and Duke going at each other on March 28, 1992. Games dubbed classics, but also brilliant, nerve-wrecking contests.

Here is another classic in the making, this time in the data backup field: In-House solutions versus Cloud solutions. In-House solutions get fairly good press, but the Cloud has some key players in its lineup: security, reliability and flexibility. Will online backup run the score or will the In-House solution shut down its opponent?

Without further ado, we present you the Backup Madness infographic:

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Online backup, off-site backup, remote backup… it’s a divisive issue no matter what you call it.

One the one hand, you’ve got the detractors claiming days of possible downtime in the event of a raw restore. Or they raise the question of security, and whether data stored in the cloud is really safeguarded from unwanted eyes.

On the other hand, you’ve got supporters saying it eliminates all the time and associated risks involved in creating, producing and storing (and sometimes transporting) physical backups. They also point out that the better online backup providers have far superior infrastructure and technicians, and therefore can better protect your business data. What’s more, they argue that a lot of data theft is caused by disgruntled employees working within the organization anyway.

It reminds us of the old days when some folks refused to keep their money in the bank, saying: “it’s perfectly safe right there under the mattress, where at least I know if someone’s trying to steal it.”

But if you ask yourself the following questions, the answer becomes pretty clear…

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Takeaway: While security and slow recovery remain serious concerns for IT managers, the fact remains that most SMBS don’t have the necessary resources in place to efficiently handle data backups and recovery.

Online backups. Talk about a sore spot. Many IT managers are quick to point out security and slow data recovery as the two main reasons why the average SMB should stick to traditional disk-to-tape backups.

But how accurate is this perception? And does it hold true for all SMBS?

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Given the fact that there are many online backup solutions currently available on the market, choosing the most ideal one for your needs requires careful consideration. The price of the service is always figured into the equation, but what really matters is whether you’re getting the best value for your money.

That said, here the most important factors that you should look into when weighing your online backup options.

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Companies invest significant sums for the latest and greatest security gizmos, such as newer alarm systems and sophisticated security cameras to protect their office and warehouse. But what about their computer system? What assurance do they have against the loss of their business data? SherWeb, a veteran provider of hosted solutions, addresses these concerns by launching a brand new online data backup solution built especially to give organizations peace of mind.

SkyNox acts as a business data insurance. With its speed and reliability, it is likely to become the best online backup service in the industry, proving once more that SherWeb is the most trusted name out there.

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