Data in digital form can be lost due to many reasons. Crashing of hard drives, natural disasters, can lead to corrupted or lost data files. On site data backup is exposed to corruption and exposure to atmospheric conditions such as humidity and heat, Off-site data backup methods are more reliable than traditional methods of
data backup. This is an automated process and can be easily installed and configured. Backed up data files are stored at distant location after encrypting. Sophisticated features of data backup such as versioning enable users to access previous versions also.
Reputed hosting providers offer periodic data backup procedures on scheduled time.