77backup uses Amazon web services
Basically, your data is stored on seven separated servers (that’s the cloud) that are designed for 99.99 % availability… By choosing amazon as a provider, 77backup guarantees you the stability and security of a large and respected company.
When choosing 77backup/altexa, You can be sure that your data will always be available for restore at anytime.
A remote, online, or managed backup service is a service that provides users with a system for backing up and storing computer files. Online backup systems are typically built around a client software program that runs on a schedule, typically once a day (or in 77backup case : every 4 hours).
This type of program collects, compresses, encrypts, and transfers the data to the remote backup service provider’s servers. Servers that are generaly mirrored in order to ensure a 100% availability.
Remote backup has a lot of advantages :
But remote backup has some disadvantages:
As a conclusion, remote backup is a very good solution for hassle free backup. The cost is generaly small, especially compared to the troubles taht can be avoided.
77backup is a pure remote backup service, with near real time backup, powerful encryption…
An incremental backup is a backup method where only material that is newer or changed compared to the backed up data is actually backed up, in order to dramatically increase the speed of the backup process (and the related network consumption)
In order to do an incremental backup, a full backup needs to be done once, in order to initialize the process.
A full backup is a backup method the implies the copy of all files onto the backup server. It’s the simplest method available, but is time consuming.
US Law that requires every U.S. public company and many private companies are required to comply with.
The primary impetus behind Sarbanes-Oxley is the reform of accounting practices by publicly held companies (it was created after the Enron scandal 
). Within this, a particular emphasis is placed on records integrity, retention, and availability. Backups are a strategic component of this law.
Extract from a US gov site that I find quite useful : onguardonline.gov
about basic tips for computer security. Most of them sound like basic, but a little reminder is always useful
1 – Protect your personal information. It’s valuable.
We all heard about people who got their identity stolen…
2 – Know who you’re dealing with.
Sharing files can mean also sharing viruses…
3 – Use security software that updates automatically.
Keep your security software active and current: at a minimum, your computer should have anti-virus and anti-spyware software, and a firewall.
4 – Keep your operating system and Web browser up-to-date, and learn about their security features.
5 – Keep your passwords safe, secure, and strong.
A password is like underwear, change it often and don’t share it with your friends
This is where 77backup can help you… Up to date files, crypted and backuped in a safe place (actually more than one safe place) .
7 – Learn what to do in an e-mergency.
If you suspect malware is lurking on your computer, stop shopping, banking, and other online activities that involve user names, passwords, or other sensitive information. Malware could be sending your personal information to identity thieves. And get help if you need…
Any backup strategy starts with a concept of data repository
An unstructured repository may simply be a stack of floppy disks or CD-R/DVD-R media with minimal information about what was backed up and when. This is the easiest to implement, but probably the least likely to achieve a high level of recoverability.
The 77Backup team wishes you a happy new year, full of good things for you and your love ones.
We hope that your data will be safe throughout the entrire year 2009.
As of december 15th, the site Altexa.com that has been running since 1996 has been redirected to the address http://www.77backup.com.
This is an exiting step for all of us at Altexa, we are entering a new period and will rebrand the famous and award winning ‘altexa Online backup tool’ as ’77backup’
Check out in the weeks to come for new products with exiting unlimited offers, new website and lots of surprises !
What’s better than a good backup log? A good backup log that you don’t need to go look at because it comes to you by email.
As of today, the backup suite can send you a log of the backup jobs which have been run. This is sent to your registered email address (if you activate this option).
Here’s a taste…
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