Off Site Data Storage
You can’t pick up a newspaper or flip on the news without learning about another tornado. As of this writing, the latest tornado wiped out 50 homes in Hugo, Minnesota. You’ve spent hundreds of hours launching your online business. Your computer stores files vital to operating that business. What happens if a wildfire, tornado or other natural disaster suddenly strikes your home and destroys your computer? Choose off-site storage to keep your business records intact. For a minimum of 9-cents a month, you can open an S3™ storage account with Amazon.com. Here’s a breakdown of costs: Storage $0.15 per GB-Month of storage used
Data Transfer $0.100 per GB - all data transfer in$0.170 per GB - first 10 TB / month data transfer out $0.130 per GB - next 40 TB / month data transfer out $0.110 per GB - next 100 TB / month data transfer out $0.100 per GB - data transfer out / month over 150 TB
Requests $0.01 per 1,000 PUT, POST, or LIST requests$0.01 per 10,000 GET and all other requests* * No charge for delete requests All you need is a free Amazon Web Services account to get started. Update: As of June 12, the number of tornadoes reported in 2008 had reached 1577 according to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The annual average is 1260. Running your business from the family computer? Learn how to create a second computer using free software! Select another subject to read on Work From Home Safely.
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