For added protection and convenience, two GB of secure online storage7 is offered for easy file backup and access from any web browser.

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The microgrid comprises eight 100-kW grid-tied inverters, the rooftop PV array, the lead-acid battery pack, backup diesel generators, and a Web-based monitoring and control system.

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Another option takes us back to the Web -- you can often get an online backup plan that will remove your valuable data not only from that main hard drive, but also from your computer's immediate vicinity.

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Consultancies are also springing up, selling companies on ways to use Amazon for things like online backup systems and database clusters to speed a Web site's performance.

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They chalked up their problems in the New York area to devastating flooding that, in addition to knocking out power, disabled backup generators and disrupted the underground cables that carry calls, texts and Web searches from cell towers back to the main networks.

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