I Backup Religiously. Now I'm really lost!
OK. I have got it figured out. I am one of the chosen 25% who backup on a regular basis. And I am among the 1/2 of users who do it properly. That's right folks. I am part of that 12.5% of the technical elite. People that have data, and protect it!
So let me tell you how this works. I create a new file...say a Word file called mom1.doc. I then backup that file every night to a remote web-based storage company called iBackup.com. Works like a champ. And the world is good. I stand in the hallway at my office with legs apart, hands on my hips, head held high because I am Master of My Data! Some folks chuckle when they walk by, but I am strong and persevere.
You know what happens after about 7 days? I go on a trip and take my laptop. Now I am doing my important work and I realize I need mom1.doc. No problem because it is stored at iBackup and I can access that data from any PC. So I login, download the file, and make some changes. The world is good.
So now, I travel back to my office after a week on the beach with sand and sun and a little to much Rum. I am still Master of My Data and it is good. Make file, backup everyday. Be happy.
Now it's Thursday and I need that mom1.doc file. No problem, I can get it...because...a...see I backup so I know it's safe...not sure which version...I made a change on my laptop...but there is a copy on my office PC...Did I replace the iBackup copy with the laptop changes...CRAP!!! CRAP!!! CRAP!!!
I no longer stand in the middle of the hallway like superman. I hide at the water cooler with head hung low, shoulders wrapped forward like a turtle shell. I am no longer Master of My Data. My confidence is gone. The world is not good.
I don't backup any more. Too much trouble. You know what I care about even more than data security? Just finding my files.
They are all on the desktop of my home PC. Hope I don't get a virus.
Joel Allen is president of AllenPort Co., based in Princeton, NJ.
© 2006 All rights reserved
So let me tell you how this works. I create a new file...say a Word file called mom1.doc. I then backup that file every night to a remote web-based storage company called iBackup.com. Works like a champ. And the world is good. I stand in the hallway at my office with legs apart, hands on my hips, head held high because I am Master of My Data! Some folks chuckle when they walk by, but I am strong and persevere.
You know what happens after about 7 days? I go on a trip and take my laptop. Now I am doing my important work and I realize I need mom1.doc. No problem because it is stored at iBackup and I can access that data from any PC. So I login, download the file, and make some changes. The world is good.
So now, I travel back to my office after a week on the beach with sand and sun and a little to much Rum. I am still Master of My Data and it is good. Make file, backup everyday. Be happy.
Now it's Thursday and I need that mom1.doc file. No problem, I can get it...because...a...see I backup so I know it's safe...not sure which version...I made a change on my laptop...but there is a copy on my office PC...Did I replace the iBackup copy with the laptop changes...CRAP!!! CRAP!!! CRAP!!!
I no longer stand in the middle of the hallway like superman. I hide at the water cooler with head hung low, shoulders wrapped forward like a turtle shell. I am no longer Master of My Data. My confidence is gone. The world is not good.
I don't backup any more. Too much trouble. You know what I care about even more than data security? Just finding my files.
They are all on the desktop of my home PC. Hope I don't get a virus.
Joel Allen is president of AllenPort Co., based in Princeton, NJ.
© 2006 All rights reserved
posted by Joel Allen at 2:27 PM
