Often, data is the most valuable business asset. When you consider how much time, money, and energy is tied up in your company's design work, keeping a copy of that data in a safe and secure place seems like a reasonable precaution. It's surprising, however, how few people regularly back up their work and how few computer systems are equipped to do it. If you've never had a hard-disk failure or an important design file that has been corrupted beyond recovery, you've been lucky. I hope it won't take a disaster for you to realize the importance of securing your data. This roundup review looks at some of the currently available backup options for small- to mid-sized design firms and examines some popular backup strategies. Although most versions of Microsoft Windows include some sort of backup utility, it's typically so limited in its functions that users quickly look elsewhere for their security backup needs.
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