You have probably invested a lot of time (a lifetime?) and effort in creating and accumulating your personal data. Your family tree, thesis, digital artwork and photography, a manuscript or a musical score, home made videos, your will and other legal documents are just some of the kinds of personal data you may have compiled. They are important to you, and possibly important to others, and are well worth safeguarding.
Consider whether you can afford the time and effort to replicate your personal data if something happens to your computer. And is it possible at all to replicate it?
The most common complaint of offsite data backup is the amount of time it takes to transfer your computer files from your computer to the backup server. This article explains the ins and outs of data transfer.
Cloud computing does have many benefits for the companies that use them: capital savings; no onsite infrastructure; consumption-based costs. But does that mean your data is safe?
