Mozy – The Online Data Backup Service

by erin on January 6, 2011

As you may already know, Mozy is an online backup service. Individuals and businesses use this service to keep all of their digital data backed up and it is owned by EMC Corporation whose main offices are located in Seattle, Washington, USA.

The information stored is in various data centers located around the world, from Utah to England and from China to Canada. The centers back up more than 50 petabytes of data. They are backed up once, encrypted, and then will automatically work around the clock to protect the essential business of each customer or business. The customer or business is the only entity allowed to access the files.

Mozy has two kinds of services, Home and Pro. With each service, individuals or businesses can have personal or business information stored securely. Photos, financial documents, movies, personnel records, music, a library of research, and more are all secure.

Home protects information with military-grade encryption. This means the files are saved with the same level of online security that banks use for data transfers. It has the ability to detect and store new and modified files nearly continuously. It will back up locked and unlocked files and all of it is completely safe.

Pro is most adapted to suite the needs of businesses, both big and small alike. Convenient for Fortune 500 companies as well as small home businesses, Pro has the ability and experience to keep business information secure and safe. Customer service dedicated to meeting the needs of each customer.

Storage of data with a trusted service at secure locations with the ability to access it easily is a priority for businesses of all types. It is estimated that more than ninety percent of all companies go out or business within five years if data loss has occurred. Pro will prevent such a disaster from happening.

Pro is able to back up information for desktop computers, laptop computers, and even business servers. Accounts are convenient to use for all authorized users at each business or company. Management of such a multi-user environment is administered via a single console. This includes the ability to create limits on bandwidth usage or define what types of files might be backed up.

Each service is also very inexpensive. Home provides unlimited backup, superb customer support, capability to pause and resume uploads, and more for less than five dollars a month. Pro offers two service licenses, one for desktops and one for servers. The base price is under four dollars a month for desktop licenses plus fifty cents per gigabyte a month. For server licenses, the base is under seven dollars per month and then the same price per gigabyte per month.

Additionally, each online backup service is compatible on a variety of platforms. Windows 7, XP, 2000, and Vista are easily supported. For Mac users, Mozy is available, too, as well as OS X 10.6, 10.5, and 10.4. Mozy is a service available for all types of people and businesses. For individuals or businesses in need of online data storage, Mozy has a service to fit any needs.

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