Online Backup Services

It is not enough to simply backup your data with optical disks or external drives in your home (which you should already be doing). You also need a way to backup the data to an off-site location. One of the ways to do this is to use online storage where data is backed up and encrypted using a secure connection. The following are a few services for making this happen:

• Jungle Disk - Costs $0.15 per 1 GB of storage. Requires no monthly service fee, commitment, or startup fee. Data is encrypted at all times. Compatible with multiple operating systems.
• Carbonite - Costs $49 per year with no restrictions on the amount of data you store. Seems to only work with Windows systems.
• Mozy - Comes in three packages: Home (free for first 2GB), Pro ($3.95/month or $0.50/1GB/month), and Enterprise (unknown). Seems to support Windows mostly.
• .Mac - Costs $99 for 10GB of storage a year. There is a 100GB/month data restriction. Primarily supports the MacOS.
• IBackup - $9.95/month for 10GB of storage. Sports a web browser and downloadable client for connectivity. Works on multiple operating systems.
• Backup - Uses similar pricing to IBackup. Supports the Windows operating systems only.

All solutions seem to support industry standard secure connections and data encryption algorithms. For further information, watch the Unwired video and my related article about Online File Storage.

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