The main advantages to cloud-based solutions is that once it has been set up, the software ensures that incremental backups occur automatically every time your computer is connected to the Internet. In addition, since the cloud backups are off-site, you are protected from an adverse occurrence taking out your backup drive and your computer when they are sitting next to each other on your desk. In addition, most cloud backup services also allow you to access your file from any computer or smartphone for access where and when you need the files.
So, let us end where we began, with lyrics from the music video, with which we agree, “Word of advice: Want a happy life … Back it up one more time.”
References
1. http://www.extremetech.com/computing/170748-how-long-do-hard-drives-actually-live-for
2. http://www.pcworld.com/article/131168/article.html
3. The Best Backup Software at http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2278661,00.asp
Dr. Notte is a family physician and clinical informaticist for Abington (Pa.) Memorial Hospital. He is a partner in EHR Practice Consultants, a firm that aids physicians in adopting electronic health records. Dr. Skolnik is associate director of the family medicine residency program at Abington Memorial Hospital and professor of family and community medicine at Temple University in Philadelphia.