Close your eyes. Now think about everything that you have stored on your computer: documents, pictures, financial records, music, movies... Now imagine that everything is gone. POOF! It can happen in an instant. If you do not have a backup for your computer, this is a very real possibility. Oakhurst Technology's CompTIA A+^® Certified Professional computer technician can design a backup solution that is right for you.

You should always have three copies of everything that is important to you: your working copy, your on-site backup, and your off-site backup. That is Oakhurst Technology's backup philosophy. The working copy is of course your original file. The on-site backup is a backup copy of the original file that is easy accessible in your home or office. The off-site backup is a backup copy of that file located elsewhere so that if something catastrophic happens on-site (fire, flood, tornado, etc.) your backup is safe.

Today one of the most common forms of backup is the external hard disk. External hard disks are inexpensive and in combination with good backup software, are a great way to back up your stuff. Oakhurst Technology can install your external hard disk and backup software and configure it to backup all of your important files weekly, daily and even hourly.

RAID is another great way to backup your computer. Usually reserved for servers or network attached storage devices, RAID is seamless and protects you from catastrophic hard disk failure. RAID is an acronym for Redundant Array of Independent Disks. It works by storing your data across multiple hard disks thereby creating redundancy. If one of the hard disks fails, it can simply be replaced with a new one, and the RAID array will automatically rebuild itself with no data loss. At Oakhurst Technology, we are experienced at setting up RAID arrays after and recovering from RAID hard disk failures and we recommend it as a great way to automatically protect your data.

At Oakhurst Technology, our favorite way to backup is our Online Backup Service. Starting at less than $10 per month, Oakhurst Technology's Online Backup Service is an inexpensive and secure off-site backup that can be combined with on-site backup methods like RAID or an external hard disk to provide a complete backup solution. Our Online Backup Server is located in an electronically monitored datacenter protected by a gated perimeter with 24/7 security and technical support. All data is transferred using 128 Bit SSL encryption and stored using 448-bit Blowfish on-disk encryption.

Don't wait until after you have suffered through the loss of irreplaceable family photos or years worth of work to have Oakhurst Technology setup your backup system. Call (727) 394-1655 or e-mail us today.