Personal and server backups are essential for several reasons. Firstly, they protect against data loss caused by hardware failures, such as hard drive crashes or server malfunctions. Without backups, valuable files and information could be permanently lost, leading to significant disruptions and potential financial losses. Secondly, backups safeguard against accidental deletions or human errors that can occur when working with files or managing servers. Having a backup ensures that previous versions of files can be easily restored, minimizing the impact of such mistakes. Lastly, backups provide an extra layer of security against cyber threats like ransomware attacks or data breaches. In the event of a security breach, having a backup allows for quick recovery without having to pay ransom or risk sensitive information falling into the wrong hands. Overall, personal and server backups are crucial for maintaining data integrity, minimizing downtime, and ensuring business continuity.
Earthclick.net offers a variety of backup solutions depending on your situation.
Carbonite is a cloud-based backup solution that offers automatic and continuous backup for your files and folders. It provides unlimited storage and allows you to access your files from anywhere. Carbonite also offers additional features like remote file access, file versioning, and the ability to restore files to a previous state. Carbonite personal plans start at $96 per year. External hard drives are extra. Carbonite plans are unmanaged, which means that you handle backups and restores yourself.
MSP360 (formerly CloudBerry) is a backup software that allows you to back up your data to various cloud storage providers, including Wasabi, Amazon S3, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, and others. It offers both file-level and image-level backups, allowing you to choose the level of granularity you need. MSP360 also provides encryption options to ensure the security of your data. MSP360 plans are semi-managed, which means that either you or Earthclick.net can setup your backups and restores. Backups are managed by Earthclick.net through an Internet portal, so we can help you if you need assistance. MSP360 plans start at $15.95/mo for each device (1TB). External hard drives are included.
Daily server backups are a type of backup strategy where you create regular backups of your entire server. This ensures that all data, configurations, and settings are backed up in case of any issues or disasters. Daily server backups can be done using various backup software or built-in server backup tools. If Earthclick.net manages your data or your servers, we do daily backups – in the event of a disaster, a malicious hack, or an inadvertent deletion, we can usually restore from our daily backup and get your up and running quickly. There is no charge to our customers for daily backups of websites or email.
Earthclick.net partners with Wasabi for cloud backup for websites and other services. Wasabi allows you to back up your website files, databases, and other assets to their cloud storage platform. This ensures that your website data is securely stored offsite and can be easily restored in case of any data loss or website issues. We include some backup options as part of our MSP360 Backup, Website Hosting and NextCloud packages, and offer additional Wasabi cloud storage options for other products, whether hosted by us or not.
Overall, these backup options provide different features and capabilities depending on your specific needs. Carbonite and MSP360 offer comprehensive backup solutions for individual files or entire servers, while daily server backups provide a more holistic approach for server-level backups. Wasabi cloud backup for websites focuses specifically on backing up website-related data to the cloud.
