Did you know know these important facts?
- Up to 13% of hard drives fail every year.
- 50% of computer users have lost or accidentally deleted files from their primary computer.
- Approximately 2 million laptops are stolen every year, and only 2% are ever recovered.
Plain and simple: You cannot afford to not backup your files. How do you most effectively accomplish this? Many home and small businesses will copy files to a removable USB hard drive and assume that the data is safe. This is better than nothing but what happens if that hard drive dies? What happens if a natural disaster hit?
With that in mind, did you know these equally important facts?
- 30% of all businesses that have a major fire go out of business within a year. 70% fail within five years. (Home Office Computing Magazine)
- 60% of companies that lose their data will shut down within 6 months of the disaster.
- Companies that aren't able to resume operations within ten days (of a disaster hit) are not likely to survive. (Strategic Research Institute)
- Simple drive recovery can cost upwards of $7,500 and success is not guaranteed.
This is why online backup is so essential for protecting your business. It's important for your home files as well! You have to be proactive and protect your data before it's too late.
TerraEdge is proud to announce a new partnership with Carbonite, a world leader in online backup. Carbonite is different from other online backup providers that charge per machine and per gigabyte storage fees. Carbonite's plans are flat rate so you know what your cost is going to be. Plans start at just $59 per year!
Carbonite is also simple. Install the program and it will automatically detect commonly backed up files and immediately start backing up your data. Recovering files is as simple as browsing a directory on your computer. It really couldn't be any easier!
Don't wait to get started! If you need online backup for your home or for your office, please contact us today! We can recommend an appropriate plan and offer setup services if you're uncomfortable installing the software yourself. We want to help you protect your files before trouble strikes!
Learn more about online backup here.
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