“I plan on selling my expensive tape back up and software on eBay.”

— Linda Slater-Dowling
ASAP Promotions

“Our experience with Remote Data Backups has been outstanding. Previously we endured the hassle of backing up our large files onto tape...and many times we would not remember to perform the backup...or we would elect to "forget" to do the backup. It would take 15-25 minutes of time ...so it was more than inconvenience to back up files...It also was costly to take the time as that time could have been devoted to customers and more business.”

— Brian Hogan
AIA Owner

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Disadvantages of

PC Anywhere Backup

Just the cost of the software is almost as much as a year of our 4 GB secure automated offsite data backup service. Administration time would cost you far more.

Remote Data Backups offers similar or better remote access, file sharing and data security features as well as 10-File Versioning, data archiving to two mirrored data centers, ease of use, and free 24/7 support.

30GB Server Backup $99.95

10GB System Backup $29.95

4GB Data Backup $19.95

100MB File Backup $9.95

*$10 more for monthly billing.

Disadvantages of PC Anywhere Backup

Expensive ($200).
Not designed as an online data backup service.
Requires installing the software on two PCs.
Requires maintaining files on two PCs.
Possibly not offsite: If both PCs are on the same site, they could both be damaged or destroyed by one of many data loss risks such as fire, flood, theft or sabotage.
Not automated: You have to actually spend the time to backup (and it does take time every day).
Relatively complicated to set up, use and administer.
No built-in file version management.

PC Anywhere Backup Overview

Software costs $200; setup, backup and administration time costs $$

How often do you actually use it?
How much time do you spend every time you back up your data?
How much extra hard disk space do you use to keep two copies of everything?
Do you back up and manage multiple file versions?
Are the computers kept at geographically separated data sites?