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computer-user1-small.jpgSelecting The Right Backup Plan


This can be a difficult decision for many of our users. It can be hard to identify all of the data you should backup. Hopefully the list below will help point you in the right direction. If you still have questions, we are available to assist you in determining how much storage space you might need. Click Here For Pricing



The 200MB Plan

This plan is for people that use web based mail rather than an email client like Outlook, have very few photos, and have little or no music to backup. This plan is great for preserving your most important documents (birth certificates, passports, ect...) and word precessing files. It is the ideal plan for students with laptops that write reports and research papers. The loss of school related data would be catastrophic in lost hours of effort alone, not to mention the affect on the grade in a class where you had to start over on a paper. This is also an ideal plan for laptop computers for business and home users, the pricing is low enough that you can install a copy of Remote Backup on every laptop.

The 4GB Plan

If you use an accounting program like Quickbooks, Quicken, Money, have a large iTunes(or mp3) collection, and digital photos that are priceless. This plan will satisfy the majority of our home and small business clients. This is enough backup space to protect your most important data at a price that anyone can afford.

The 10GB Plan

If you have several 1000 songs in your iTunes library, a large number if important photos, or a large database. In addition if you use an email program  like Outlook, Outlook Express, or Edora then you know that your email is an extremely vulnerable target for hackers, viruses, data corruption, spammers, spybots and phishing scams. This could be the plan for you if you run a small to medium size business where your email, database and word processing documents are critical to the survival of your business.
 

Calculating Your Storage Space Needs

You can use the Windows Explorer to help you calculate the amount of storage you may need. For example: If you store all your business databases in a folder, you can right click on the folder, and choose properties from the menu. It will  show you the number of files in that folder and the total size of all data in the folder.


Other Factors To Consider

  • When selecting a backup plan, remember to account for growth of new and existing files. You can always upgrade -- just submit a request and we'll prorate your payment.
  • Your Outlook email file (*.pst) can be quite large (usually over 100 MB), in part because it includes all attachments sent and received.
  • SQL Database files can be very large, so be sure to allow for substantial growth in your plan. Our Exclusive Bit Backup Technology is desinged for database backups.
  • Remote Backup runs on any Windows-based PC operating system (Windows 95, 98, ME, 2000, XP, 2003 Sever, 2008 Server, 2000 Server, NT Server, and  Windows Vista). Vista Users Click Here For Special Information
  • You can back up non-Windows computers (Mac, Unix, Sun, Novell, AS400, etc.) that are networked to a Windows PC, Remote Backup fully supports network drives.