Whether you use a personal computer or host a website, odds are high you’re going to suffer a data disaster and might want to consider having a business data backup plan.

All of the hard work you’ve invested over the years can vanish in less time than it takes to blink.

And more than 6 out of every 10 companies that lose their data close their businesses within 6 months!

Even worse, Microsoft finds 42% of attempted backup recoveries from tape backup software fails. And more than 50% admit their current backup solutions don’t fill their needs.

In the back of your mind, you know you should backup your important files, but you get busy and forget. Or maybe you think data backup is too expensive.

If you’re wondering how to backup your data and want to come up with the best backup plan, I’ve good some good news for you…

… Backup programs are super fast, easy and cheap to implement these days.

Here are some backup solutions to consider:

Speed - How long can you afford to be without your data? An hour? An afternoon? An entire day? Up to a week?

Ease - Geeks can backup your data on the cheap (with their expertise). But if technology scares you, a simple set-it-and-forget-it backup system might fit the bill.

Importance - How crucial is your data? If you lost all of your files right now, would your business cease to operate? Is so, you might want to make several copies of your data… everything from disk-to-disk backups to online backups.

Recovery - How fast do you need your data recovered after a disaster? If you choose a remote backup service and you’re got a lot of data to recover, you’re limited by the speed of your internet connection. It could take many hours (and even days) to restore your data.

Disk-to-disk backup and recovery is ideal… the exception is if the backup data is also affected (e.g. fire, flood or power outage).