We launched our online backup comparison guide earlier this week, it seems, we are at the front end of a growing trend of consumers. IDC industry group felt that the overall consumer market and small business owners who use online backup services will increase four times between 2008 and 2011.
Sais Doug Chandler, research director for storage services at IDC:
in particular consumers and small businesses are interested in alternative methods of protecting their data, as traditional backup methods fall short regarding efficiency, reliability, and ease of use.
We strongly suggest that consumers take steps to protect the information stored on the hard drive of their computer using an online backup service.A You can read our comments free online backup services online at NextAdvisor.com.