When we talk about creating backups for our files , we almost always refer to files of clients we have to deliver, company information, work done, programs and things that ultimately store on the hard disk.
But what about what is stored in the cloud is safe from any misfortune or problem, so that there can be no danger?
The truth is that the odds of something happening to you in the cloud often seem small. But, even if you work with a good server, I advance my answer with a Spanish saying: "prevention is better than cure".
Why backup files to the cloud
If we have a web page or blog hosted on a web server, we can think that that is enough. However, we tend to give too much trust cloud services very efficient and acquaintances who, God forbid, some time can cause problems.
For example, a security breach on the server by a computer attack. Or else a problem of yours: a spyware program gets into your computer, steals your password to access FTP and begin to damage or manipulate your files to accommodate what they want. Or you just delete the index.html without realizing it and you have to do it again.
If you do not have a backup stored elsewhere, you will lose what you have done so far.
What I recommend to improve your safety
Therefore, my recommendation for any company, autonomous or private that has files in the cloud is the following:
· Make a backup of your blog: WordPress is very simple and there are plugins that help you do it. Store it on a different server or on a pen drive, as it does not take up so much space.
· Make a backup of your website: Have a basic backup of all your pages, including databases. Your server has to provide you with a mechanism for doing so. Do not risk losing the design of your page, nor the comments of your visitors, nor the database with products and customer information. In an emergency, you just have to copy and paste.
· Make a backup of your e - mail: I do not know if it happened to you, but you know what it is to put your username and password in Gmail and that the service does not work, or you have canceled the account temporarily? It has happened to me: you climb the walls! No one remembers Santa Barbara until it thunders. If you have important customer information there, please make backups .
· Make a backup of your social networks: if your company is active in online marketing, you will have many followers on Twitter, Facebook , etc. That you do not want to lose for nothing of the world, nor the tuits, the images and the publications that you have done. Both services offer you a way to back-up and save it somewhere safe.
I hope you see clearly that it's not just about backing up what's hosted on your computer. Your business is not just what's on your desk, but everything in the cloud. If you have it stored in different places at the same time, it is much more difficult for a thing to be lost altogether.
You might think that this is "obsessed" with security in the online environment ; But think about it. A company that works in a professional way should take care of these aspects as a preventive measure. Because even if you take 10 years without the slightest stumbling, maybe tomorrow you can have a fat problem and then it is too late to do so.
Do you make backups of files you have in the cloud? Then, leave your comment and spread it out so others can find out.
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