{"id":206,"date":"2010-12-30T10:59:28","date_gmt":"2010-12-30T16:59:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.iqaccountingsolutions.com\/blog\/?p=206"},"modified":"2011-02-25T18:35:19","modified_gmt":"2011-02-26T00:35:19","slug":"peachtree-online-backup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iqaccountingsolutions.com\/blog\/peachtree-online-backup\/","title":{"rendered":"Peachtree Online Backup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Since we are at the end of a year, I thought I would pick an add-on that  would help people with their new year&#8217;s resolutions.\u00a0 For many business  owners, making a commitment to back up their data turns out like the  average American&#8217;s resolutions to exercise and lose weight.\u00a0 Officially  called <em>Sage Peachtree Online Backup powered by Iron Mountain\u00ae<\/em><em>,<\/em> it integrates an online backup solution with Peachtree Accounting.\u00a0 It  backs up to a secure server over the internet.\u00a0 So once you set it up,  there are no tapes to change, nothing to take home or bring back to the  office with you, nothing to do except leave your computer on and, of  course, pay the monthly or annual fee.\u00a0 Speaking of fees, you can find  pricing and other details at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.peachtree.com\/productsServices\/peachtreeAddOns\/onlineBackup\/\">http:\/\/www.peachtree.com\/productsServices\/peachtreeAddOns\/onlineBackup\/<\/a>.\u00a0  Peachtree 2009, 2010, and 2011, each give you a free 100MB account.\u00a0  But that will accommodate only very small company files.\u00a0 So if you  decide to use it, you should be prepared to upgrade beyond the free  account.<\/p>\n<p>What sets Peachtree&#8217;s onlline backup apart from other online backup  services is the direct integration with Peachtree.\u00a0 In addition to  scheduling backups, you can also make an online backup of your Peachtree  data at any time right from the File menu in Peachtree.\u00a0 Like all  online backups, the first backup that you make can be very slow since  internet connection speeds are normally much slower than local hard  drives, USB drives, or even tape drives.\u00a0 But subsequent backups go much  faster.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to back up more than just your Peachtree files, they offer  larger plans designed to accomodate more data.\u00a0 However, since people  come to me to get a straight answer instead of the official company  line, I would recommend that if you want to back up a lot of data, <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">and<\/span><\/strong> you can live without the direct integration with Peachtree, you can get  more for space and\/or features for your money by going with a different  backup service.\u00a0 Some companies worth checking out are <a href=\"http:\/\/www.idrive.com\/\">I-Drive<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.carbonite.com\/\">Carbonite<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sosonlinebackup.com\/online-backup-solution\/backup-software-for-business.htm\">SOS Online Backup<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Remember that no matter what backup method you are using, whether online or not, the <strong><em>only<\/em><\/strong> way to know if it is working is to test it periodically by restoring some of your data.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If one of your new year&#8217;s resolutions is to finally start making regular backups of your Peachtree data, then Sage Peachtree Online Backup powered by Iron Mountain\u00ae may be just what you have been looking for.  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