What would be benefits of storing data in online storage such as carbonite.com?

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i would like to protect my documents and some recommend that i store documents with online storage companies, but i wonder how these storage companies protect confidential information OR if confidential documents are protected by these online storage companies? would it be advisable to store confidential documents/information online? what online storage entities would you recommend? thank you.

2 years ago - 2 answers

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You can encrypt your data before you transmit it to an online storage company. They should be using a secure connection between you and them anyway - but this would add another level of protection. Their systems should be set up as a RAID - array type storage, so that even if a drive should fail, the redundancy of the system keeps your data intact. Their environment should be temperature/humidity controlled guarded with alarms for such and fire/water. Their enviornment should be safer than what a small business would normally provide. Local backups on tape drives are nice, but many times, it's found out that the backup(s) really didn't work, so you carry a blank tape home, thinking you're protected from data loss, and really you're not. Depending on your data volume and pricing of storage space, it'd probably make sense to do it. I'd check out their facilities first, if at all possible. Get the specs in writing - how it's set up, how you are protected, what protection features do they have on their environment, etc.

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