Offsite backup

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An offsite backup is a copy of archived/backed up system and user data that is stored in a separate location than the site that is backed up. Keeping offsite backups is an important part of a sensible disaster recovery plan that any site where a lot of valuable data is stored on live computer systems.

There are many offsite backup services available on the Internet these days. Many support Linux as well as Windows Clients. Some examples are:

Rsync.net (www.rsync.net)

Remote Backup Systems (remote-backup.com)

Data Deposit Box (www.datadepositbox.com)

Backups Anywhere (www.backupsanywhere.com)

They all have different facilities and charge different amounts so read the details of the services carefully to decide which is best for you.