I came across a cool link today that I wanted to share: The History of Backup. Computer data back up is a fast developing field. New trends and solutions appear, backup methods and technologies become more complex. Need complete knowledge of backup technology, related features and methods? A look at this history will definitely help.
Backup is the activity of copying files or databases so that their additional copies may be restored in case of data loss. Running a web hosting company, I know the importance of RAID configurations on my servers. This way if I happen to have trouble with something and it winds up being deleted, I know I have at least two copies of it to restore so the client is able to save important files without worry. It’s a lot easier to configure a backup system than one may think. This article shows you many methods to help make your backups much easier.
I do the same for my servers as I do for myself. While I have an external hard drive to save everything, I also have a partition on one of my servers that only I can access so I’m sure to have the files no matter what happens. It’s saving one file in two or more places to insure that it can’t be lost. Backing up your computer, especially when you’re running servers, is very important and something everyone should consider doing.
I hate coming across sites where people complain that they’d lost everything. It’s very simple to have a second resource setup so that you don’t lose everything. Windows frequently has to be installed throughout the life of your computer, anyone knows this, having an external hard drive or two internals setup in RAID formation can make all the difference. While you’ll still have to setup Windows and maybe even reinstall all of your programs – you still have all of your files there and those are obviously the more important factor here.
Try reading through The History of Backup, you’d be surprised at what you learn.