Cloud backup is a copy of your files stored on servers away from your office — so a flooded room or a stolen laptop no longer means losing your data.
“I already back up to an external drive, why pay for cloud too?” It’s the question we hear most, and the answer is simple: an external drive protects you from a computer crash. It does not protect you from fire, flooding, theft, or ransomware — because it usually sits right next to the computer, in the same room.
How it works in practice
Software runs quietly in the background and automatically uploads your files to encrypted servers, usually nightly or in real time. If something goes wrong — from an accidentally deleted file to total hardware failure — your data exists somewhere else, ready to be restored.
Who actually needs it
If your data (invoices, client records, projects) only exists on one computer or one server, then yes — you need it. It’s not about business size, it’s about what losing that data today would actually cost you.
- Automatic, nothing to remember
- Location-independent — protects against physical disaster
- Version history — restore a file from two weeks ago