Offsite backup software facilitates the transfer of critical data copies to remote backup storage options, including network drives, NAS devices, FTP servers, or popular cloud services like OneDrive and Dropbox. Handy Backup stands as an excellent offsite backup solution equipped with numerous plugins to support various online data storage needs.
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Offsite backup data solutions separate copies of the same dataset from each other copy physically. This means you can always restore a copy of your data when some physical damage or technical problem (from electricity shortcut to full-scale fire or natural disaster) strikes an original dataset location.
By granting your backup software offsite storages, you also grant yourself (or any other trusted person) an access to data copies limited only by network capabilities and your will (as you are controlling the information security and access rights). Restore your remote backup from any place on the world!
Using offsite backup server software with external storage eliminates maintenance, making it cost-effective for enterprises as storage owners handle maintenance, reducing the burden on offsite backup users compared to on-premises solutions.
In addition to the aforementioned advantages, offsite backup comes with its set of drawbacks. Here, we outline the most prominent and common challenges associated with storing data online.
Effective offsite backup software, like Handy Backup, has the capacity to mitigate or eliminate several of these risks. For further insights into how Handy Backup achieves this, please refer to the following sections.
Handy Backup supports a plenty of remote backup solutions. Please see the screenshot above to look briefly over the list of storage plug-ins, or the table below to estimate its storage capabilities.
Local network | Internet | |
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Drives and data servers | Mapped drives Network shared folders NAS units |
Offsite data backup servers |
FTP storage | FTP SFTP FTPS (including SSL) |
FTP SFTP FTPS (including SSL) |
Cloud solutions | Private clouds supporting WebDAV | Private clouds Microsoft OneDrive Google Drive Amazon S3 Dropbox Any cloud supporting WebDAV |
Here, we present a summary table of key features for remote data copying, derived from various online backup reviews. Explore the fundamental advantages and disadvantages of online backup compared to saving data locally on drives or external on-site storage (DAS).
Local Storage | Online Backup | |
Accessibility (Local) | Very Good | Depends on Network Functions |
Accessibility (Worldwide) | Poor (USB Drives) to None | Good (FTP) to Excellent |
Security (Hardware/Disasters) | Relatively Low | Excellent |
Security (Hacking/Theft) | Depends on Measures | Average to Good |
Cost (for Same Data Size) | Relatively Low | Relatively High |
For offsite backup, you can use almost any storage plug-in (including the Computer plug-in in the Server Network solution). The previous table shows which type of storage can serve as remote backup solution. Just use some Handy Backup plug-in for connecting to offsite backup storage, and create a backup task!
As full-scale offsite data backup software solution, Handy Backup has some crucial advantages realizing the capabilities described above – and allowing much more for users who need an offsite backup software solution to fulfill their needs!
These advantages, along with many standard options including compressing and encrypting data as well as running all offsite data backup software operations in a “stealthy” mode (as a Windows service), make Handy Backup a very capable solution for organizing offsite backup data.
When implementing offsite backup strategies, adhering to best practices can maximize data security and accessibility. Here are key considerations for effective offsite data backup:
Ensure redundancy by having at least three copies of your data, stored in two different media, with one copy offsite. 3-2-1 backup strategy guarantees data availability and protection against unforeseen disasters.
Security is paramount. Encrypt your data both during transfer and storage to prevent unauthorized access. Encryption ensures the confidentiality and integrity of your data.
Schedule regular backups to keep your data up to date. Frequent backups minimize data loss in case of unexpected events.
Why is offsite backup important for you? There are many types of tasks for implementing offsite backup solutions. Here is the short list of most popular tasks of such types.
As shown above, the key feature for offsite data backup is a possibility to store data physically away from the mainframe or computer location. Thus, the data backup will have protection from physical and hardware-related perils that local backup cannot provide.
As mentioned above, local backup has some advantages, including relative storage cheapness, quick data transfer rates and high availability of storage. We recommend combining onsite backup software and offsite data backup in some scheme such as 3-2-1 backup, Grandfather-Father-Son or other.
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"I use offsite backup to my local WebDAV cloud, as well as to Dropbox. Handy Backup organizes all my data copying actions, and I have no problems with it. If I need, I can always tune up the task parameters to meet my changing requirements. It is easy and clean; all task still work through several months and years. Very good job!"
Dietrich Zersky, a photo blogger