The second critical component is a fast and easy off-site backup solution.

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Create an off-site backup by uploading your data to a cloud storage provider such as iCloud or Dropbox (there are countless more).

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The New York Fed, which oversees banks and helps operate the national payment system, said it expects to remain fully functional through any storms because of its off-site locations and backup planning.

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The tricky part is that usually, one reason companies use backup tapes is the ability to archive backup tapes off-site for extended periods of time.

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Now users can also use Active Copy to automatically backup key files from one Pogoplug to another off-site Pogoplug, for additional safety and redundancy.

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