If you don't have a system in place to back up your critical business data, you're putting your company at risk. Offsite backup services protect businesses from viruses, natural disasters, and power outages by transferring copies of information stored on computers to a secure remote data center.

With offsite backup, you select the files you want to copy and schedule when you want backups to occur. The system automatically copies the data, encrypts it, and sends it securely over the Internet to the vendor's servers at a constantly monitored data center. If a user accidentally deletes a file or finds it is corrupted, you simply access the offsite backup server from your PC and download the most recent clean version.

Businesses may have serious reservations about sending customer information and confidential data over the Internet. However, since the software encrypts every file before it leaves your computers, the offsite backup process is highly secure. Even if the files fall into the wrong hands, the data can't be accessed without the required password.

Online backup vendors can offer solutions for all types of businesses and any amount of data. This BuyerZone.com Offsite Backup Buyer's Guide will explore:

• How offsite backup works
• Which features are available
• What to look for in a vendor
• How the pricing tiers work

Once you're ready to purchase offsite backup services, let BuyerZone connect you with free custom quotes from multiple offsite backup vendors.