Jason Dunn
09-02-2008, 03:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://timhoeck.com/2008/08/prevent-a-disaster' target='_blank'>http://timhoeck.com/2008/08/prevent-a-disaster</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"How much data do you have on your computer? Is it important to you - no, is it irreplaceable? So much of our data is stored on our computers nowadays, yet so many do not have a plan in place in case of emergencies. Maybe you, like me, have all your data on a separate drive. Maybe you even have it on an external drive. What would happen if you turned on your computer today, to find out that the hard drive has failed?"</em></p><p><img src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/dht/auto/1220307879.usr1.jpg" /></p><p>I came across this blog entry quite randomly, but a fellow (presumably) named Tim Hoeck has written up a very detailed analysis of five different backup/sync services. It's a great read if you're looking for a new backup service. Myself, <a href="http://www.digitalhomethoughts.com/news/show/90232/goodbye-carbonite-hello-mozy.html" target="_blank">I switched to Mozy</a> a couple of months ago, and I'm happy with the service so far. Elephantdrive looks quite compelling though - I'll have to look at it when my Mozy subscription is up for renewal in two years. SugarSync looks like a great product too, but they're really not geared up to take on the unlimited backup for $5 gang just yet.</p>