How the Online Backup Business Works

43% of computer users will lose irreplaceable data this year. One in ten laptops will be stolen this year. Computers are vulnerable to viruses, hard drive crashes, theft, and natural disasters. Many files are lost through simple user error - files are deleted by accident.

Some computer files represent many hours of work worth thousands of dollars. Some contain Intellectual Property worth far more. So, the loss of a file can result in the loss of a lot of money!

Everyone who uses a computer is vulnerable. Everyone needs Online Backup services.

Online Backup solves all these problems by automatically sending copies of files to secure Data Centers over the Internet. When files are accidentally lost, users can simply restore them over the Internet from the Data Center. It's very easy, quick, automatic, and best of all, inexpensive. So, it's also easy to sell!

The heart of an Online Backup Service is the software that runs on the end user's computer. This software is called a "Client" or an "Agent." It is responsible for monitoring the computer's use, sending the correct files to the Data Center, and giving the end user a way to restore files from the Data Center.

To maintain complete security, the Agent encrypts files before sending them to the Data Center, using a key known only to the end user. Files are sent to the Data Center through an Extended Validation SSL "tunnel" through the Internet which cannot be hacked. Files are stored in the Data Center in their encrypted form, so nobody can view them except the end user, who has the key.

Multiple copies of files are kept at the Data Center for as long as the end user requires. He can restore from any version of a file back to a point in time. There's a LOT more technical information, but let's get to that later.

Now, let me show you how you can make money with your own Online Backup Business!