Why Online Backup?

Online backup has advantages over traditional backup methods:

Features	Quick Backup	CD/DVD	USB Media	Tape Drive
Simple & Automatic	yes	no	?	no
Unlimited Backup	yes	no	no	no
Automatically Off-site Backup	yes	no	no	no
Automatically Finds Files	yes	no	?	yes
Daily manual input required	no	yes	yes	yes
Files Encrypted	yes	no	?	?
Compresses Files	yes	no	?	yes
Back Up When PC Not Used	yes	no	?	yes
Backup via Schedule	yes	no	?	yes
Multiple Schedules Per Day	yes	no	?	no
Automatic emails report	yes	no	?	?
Daily Managed Backup Service	yes	no	no	no
High service availability	yes	no	no	no
Back Up When Travelling	yes	?	?	?
Recover Remotely	yes	no	no	no
Restore via web browser	yes	no	no	no
Instant access	yes	yes	yes	no
Outlook email backup	yes	?	yes	yes
Microsoft Exchange Backup	yes	no	?	?
SQL Database Backup	yes	no	?	?
Lotus Domino/ Notes	yes	no	?	?
Oracle	yes	no	?	?
Linux,	yes	no	?	?
Mac	yes	yes	yes	?
IT Support Needed to restore	no	no	no	yes
Data Protected From :
PC failure	yes	yes	yes	yes
Theft	yes	?	?	?
Fire	yes	?	?	?
Flood	yes	?	?	?
Earthquake, Natural Disaster	yes	?	?	?
Forgotten Backups	yes	no	no	no
File Retention (File Change)	10 Years+	no	?	1 tape p/day
Future Proof	yes	no	no	no
Warranty	unlimited	1 year	1 year	1 year
Physical Media Required	no	yes	yes	yes
Capital Expense Required	no	yes	yes	yes