Mozy

Backing up your essential data is important–and can be annoying. For most users, if it's not easy it won't happen. Automated backup to a remote location is a nice, simple solution. The creators of Mozy believe:

• You shouldn't have to think about backup.
  Backup should be set up once, and then work automatically.
• Your files should be encrypted.
  Your backup files should be encrypted and stored in a secure, remote location that's only accessible to you âEuro" from anywhere.
• Your backups should be smart.
  Your backup system should be smart enough to only back up data that's not already been backed up, only back up parts of a file that have changed, and be able to back up open and locked files.

To see how easy it is to use Mozy, visit this page to read how it works. Mozy's website offers alternatives to using their service. They are so sure their service is better than the alternatives that they suggest other ways to backup your information. Here they are:

• Burn a new CD or DVD every Sunday night and store it at your brother-in-law's office.
• Pay $200/year for an online backup service that uses old, mediocre software.
• Buy a $200 external hard drive and hope your office doesn't burn down.
• Do nothing and don't worry about backup. (We suggest closing your eyes, plugging your ears and repeating "I'm in my happy place, I'm in my happy place.")
• Run a cron job of rsync, gzip and mcrypt piped over ssh to your friend's server over his DSL line.

Mozy Reviews

Read the reviews from well known Technology websites.

C-Net's Download.com Users rated Mozy 4 out of 5 stars.

PC Mag's Editor Rated Mozy Very Good and named it Editor's Choice for Remote Backup Software.