pest solution is to have hard drive backups. A large capacity hard drive can be plugged into one computer—preferably the highest configuration PC in the office—to run as a server. We’re looking at five to 10 people using this disk as a backup device, so it would be better if the LAN The most important component of your business may be your employees, but they’re only as valuable as their data. This sounds clich?, but think about it: Imagine losing all your company’s data in a freak accident, or a virus attack. Imagine the hundreds or thousands of man hours lost. And then, even more hours will be wasted trying to recover or replicate records, presentations, internal documents, etc. Sounds scary? It is!

We rely a little too much on computers, or more precisely on storage components. And components will fail, sometime or the other. Backup is the name of the game and you’re playing against loaded dice, if you aren’t already protected against a data disaster.

The SoHo segment is especially vulnerable to Internet threats and disk failures. Backups just aren’t considered a necessity. Backup solutions need not burn a hole in your pocket. Presenting a guide that gives you the right options here. Contrary to popular belief, getting a backup solution is not expensive and doesn’t require dedicated trained professionals.

Hard disk drives - Most SoHo setups have a LAN, so the simplest and cheapest solution is to have hard drive backups. A large capacity hard drive can be plugged into one computer—preferably the highest configuration PC in the office—to run as a server. We’re looking at five to 10 people using this disk as a backup device, so it would be better if the LAN i

And then, even more hours will be wasted trying to recover or replicate records, presentations, internal documents, etc. Sounds scary? It is!

We rely a little too much on computers, or more precisely on storage components. And components will fail, sometime or the other. Backup is the name of the game and you’re playing against loaded dice, if you aren’t already protected against a data disaster.

The SoHo segment is especially vulnerable to Internet threats and disk failures. Backups just aren’t considered a necessity. Backup solutions need not burn a hole in your pocket. Presenting a guide that gives you the right options here. Contrary to popular belief, getting a backup solution is not expensive and doesn’t require dedicated trained professionals.

Hard disk drives - Most SoHo setups have a LAN, so the simplest and cheapest solution is to have hard drive backups. A large capacity hard drive can be plugged into one computer—preferably the highest configuration PC in the office—to run as a server. We’re looking at five to 10 people using this disk as a backup device, so it would be better if the LAN

kup is the name of the game and you’re playing against loaded dice, if you aren’t already protected against a data disaster.

The SoHo segment is especially vulnerable to Internet threats and disk failures. Backups just aren’t considered a necessity. Backup solutions need not burn a hole in your pocket. Presenting a guide that gives you the right options here. Contrary to popular belief, getting a backup solution is not expensive and doesn’t require dedicated trained professionals.

Hard disk drives - Most SoHo setups have a LAN, so the simplest and cheapest solution is to have hard drive backups. A large capacity hard drive can be plugged into one computer—preferably the highest configuration PC in the office—to run as a server. We’re looking at five to 10 people using this disk as a backup device, so it would be better if the LAN

n a hole in your pocket. Presenting a guide that gives you the right options here. Contrary to popular belief, getting a backup solution is not expensive and doesn’t require dedicated trained professionals.

Hard disk drives - Most SoHo setups have a LAN, so the simplest and cheapest solution is to have hard drive backups. A large capacity hard drive can be plugged into one computer—preferably the highest configuration PC in the office—to run as a server. We’re looking at five to 10 people using this disk as a backup device, so it would be better if the LAN

pest solution is to have hard drive backups. A large capacity hard drive can be plugged into one computer—preferably the highest configuration PC in the office—to run as a server. We’re looking at five to 10 people using this disk as a backup device, so it would be better if the LAN is switch-based and not hub-based. Over a switch-based LAN, which runs at 100 Mbps, backing up data as large as 100 MB wouldn’t take more than 15 seconds?

A Serial-ATA (SATA) hard drive is preferred. SATA is a standard feature on other boards today and offers peak transfer speeds of about 150 MBps. You also get 250 GB drives with an unbeatable price-per-MB ratio. All that needs to be done is to plug in the drive to a decent system, create separate folders for each user and install backup software on each client machine.

The backup software installed should be scheduled to backup data at particular time interval. Ideally, this should be at least thrice during working hours. This will ensure minimal data loss, if any occurs. Since this is a simple setup, with no policy defined, users will have to follow some guidelines—backing up only important office related files, not music and movies. Also, users shouldn’t save files directly from the Internet, as these could be infected.

External hard drive - External hard drives are another option that can prove useful for SoHos, especially in offices where machines ar