There are all kinds of different insurance policies that you can get but the latest really has to do with one of the threats that many business people don't think about until it's too late and that's data insurance. When you really think about it, the need to protect you information from both malicious hackers and natural disasters makes a lot of sense.
Global Economy
Remember that we live in a global economy now and that to a large extent it's the Internet that's made it all possible. Now with all the latest wireless interfaces that have sprung up over the last decade or so, there has been the unfortunate possibility that some of the information that gets passed around through cyberspace will get lost or damaged. Hence there was a need early on for the right kind of data insurance to make sure that the files that were being passed didn't go missing permanently.
Floppy Disks
One of the early attempts to make sure that these files and other kinds of information were kept safe were the floppy disks that some of us still remember. Of course the problem with these was the fact that they could be lost or stolen , so in the end they gave away to the very technology that invented them.
That was the birth of the flash drive or memory stick as they're commonly called. Once again these were a step forward as far as convenience went, but their compact size was and is their Achilles' heel. These can easily be lost or stolen.
Remote Backups
Eventually business became aware that they needed a more secure solution for their data protection and they started to look for a toward the IT industry itself to solve their problem. This was in effect the beginning of the online backup service and the companies that you see now that offer the best in remote backup solutions. This has been seen as the answer by many of the forward thinking firms in the business world since this is the way that any information can be retrieved from an outside source who's job it is to keep that information safe. This is the safe and secure way to do business in today's world since the data insurance implemented today often involves the very best technologies like Cisco.
Of course the real appeal for the security conscious here is the fact that all the data is backed up offsite in a secure location where it can't be tampered with. Most of these companies boast an efficient combination of software and a solid infrastructure. - 16003
Global Economy
Remember that we live in a global economy now and that to a large extent it's the Internet that's made it all possible. Now with all the latest wireless interfaces that have sprung up over the last decade or so, there has been the unfortunate possibility that some of the information that gets passed around through cyberspace will get lost or damaged. Hence there was a need early on for the right kind of data insurance to make sure that the files that were being passed didn't go missing permanently.
Floppy Disks
One of the early attempts to make sure that these files and other kinds of information were kept safe were the floppy disks that some of us still remember. Of course the problem with these was the fact that they could be lost or stolen , so in the end they gave away to the very technology that invented them.
That was the birth of the flash drive or memory stick as they're commonly called. Once again these were a step forward as far as convenience went, but their compact size was and is their Achilles' heel. These can easily be lost or stolen.
Remote Backups
Eventually business became aware that they needed a more secure solution for their data protection and they started to look for a toward the IT industry itself to solve their problem. This was in effect the beginning of the online backup service and the companies that you see now that offer the best in remote backup solutions. This has been seen as the answer by many of the forward thinking firms in the business world since this is the way that any information can be retrieved from an outside source who's job it is to keep that information safe. This is the safe and secure way to do business in today's world since the data insurance implemented today often involves the very best technologies like Cisco.
Of course the real appeal for the security conscious here is the fact that all the data is backed up offsite in a secure location where it can't be tampered with. Most of these companies boast an efficient combination of software and a solid infrastructure. - 16003
About the Author:
Dan Dugal is the CEO of Remote Data Backups, a successful date protection company with hundreds of satisfied customers. You can see all of RDB's data security options at http://remotedatabackups.com
