The Basics Of Cloud Services: Cloud Backup and Cloud Storage

There are many types of cloud services available. It can be tough though, figuring out what you need. Basically if you can figure out what the different services are and what they can do for you, then you can decide what will work for your specific needs.
Cloud backup is a very important piece of the cloud storage puzzle. Cloud backup refers to the process of having your data updated. This means not just saving files in one folder on your computer but instead having them backed up to a remote server on a regularly scheduled basis.
An online backup system will generally run on a schedule. The user can determine how often backup is done and when it is done so that it will be a time that the computer is not normally being used. The data can be retained as long as the user desires, usually in 30 day increments. A file that is in a cloud backup will be encrypted and will not be simply downloaded when you want it back. It will need to be restored.

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