Cloud Sync vs. Cloud Backup (And Why The Difference Matters)
Understanding how to properly back up your data is crucial to protecting your data. But, there are so many types of backups and software that operate as one, it is easy to miss the target and become vulnerable to a cyberattack.
In this video, we’ll cover the key differences between Cloud Sync vs. Cloud Backup and why the difference matters.
When it comes to protecting your data, cloud sync does not provide the same level of security as a business-grade cloud backup.
Cloud sync service is great for keeping a copy of your data on another device. It may protect your data if your device is damaged, but cloud sync will not give you complete guaranteed protection. Cloud sync is not able to protect the databases, applications, and overall system your data may reside on. It’s only able to protect files and documents. To protect the entirety of your operating system, you’ll need a full image backup solution.
Secondly, cloud sync takes longer to restore files and documents because it has to be done one by one. Consequently, you'll browse through the version history, select it, and restore it. It can be tedious and time-consuming to go through each file in your cloud sync tool. Especially in moments you may have faced a cyberattack and need to restore hundreds of important documents one by one. A business-grade cloud backup tool is much faster at restoring multiple documents, systems, and more at once.
Thirdly, version control is much different with a cloud sync tool. A document's version history may differ depending on which cloud sync service is used. But, a cloud backup service will have a clear retention policy.
Fourthly, cloud sync services have a high rate of change. So, every time you make a change to a file then those changes are synced to the cloud and any other accounts connected to the cloud. It's great in theory, but it can be tedious if you make a mistake when editing a file and have to comb through the version history to find the right version. Cloud backup tools have fixed version history, making it much easier and less time-consuming to find the version of the file you need.
Overall, knowing the difference between cloud sync and cloud backup will help you make an informed decision about what is best for you individually or for your business.
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