Editing Backup (section)

====Remote backup service====
[[Remote backup service]]s or cloud backups involve service providers storing data offsite. This has been used to protect against events such as fires, floods, or earthquakes which could destroy locally stored backups.<ref name="DellRemoteBackup">{{cite web
   |url=https://www.emc.com/corporate/glossary/remote-backup.htm
   |title=Remote Backup |work=EMC Glossary |publisher=Dell, Inc
   |access-date=8 May 2018
   |quote=Effective remote backup requires that production data be regularly backed up to a location far enough away from the primary location so that both locations would not be affected by the same disruptive event.}}</ref> Cloud-based backup (through services like or similar to [[Google Drive]], and [[Microsoft OneDrive]]) provides a layer of data protection.<ref name="PCWorldHardCoreDataPreservation" /> However, the users must trust the provider to maintain the privacy and integrity of their data, with confidentiality enhanced by the use of [[encryption]]. Because speed and availability are limited by a user's online connection,<ref name="PCWorldHardCoreDataPreservation" /> users with large amounts of data may need to use cloud seeding and large-scale recovery.