Why the ioSafe Hard Drive Brand Makes the Most Cents
At some point in the near future every household in America with have an external hard drive. The home computer will either run out of storage capacity due to a high volume of MP3 files or digital video / family photos or the computer will crash causing a need to buy a new one.
While extra storage volumes are quickly becoming a necessity, more importantly a paradigm shift in public education and awareness is taking place as to what a hard drive should offer as standard features that truly add value.
Enter ioSafe, the hard drive manufacturer that is on its way to becoming a household name like Kleenex®, Q-Tips® and Band-Aids®
There are generally four distinct types of ioSafe hard drive users that can be categorized as Home, Business, Government and Enterprise class. Below we discuss each type of user and how the Solo hard drive can be used in each situation to accomplish a wide variety of goals.
Home Users
The home user generally has a PC workstation or Mac computer or laptop that has important data such as video, digital photos, tax information or financial information on the primary drive. In this situation the external hard drive is used to add additional storage capacity and supplement online backup services like Mozy® or Carbonite®
The Solo is a simple plug and play USB 2.0 device and this makes it easy for even my grandmother to use. Simple is good.
The price point is very attractive for the home user as they can now get true data protection from natural disaster for a few more dollars than a regular disk drive.
Pros - Affordable @ $149.99 or less, added data protection, FREE data recovery service that can be upgraded
Cons - weighs 15 lbs., currently only available in USB 2.0. eSATA available in the near future.
Business Users
The business class user has a wide variety of needs for data storage. Providing a simple storage device that can meet storage goals for the varying industries and markets is no easy task, yet ioSafe can fit the backup, storage and recovery plans for nearly every scenario or environment. From server to PC computer backup and Mac users who are creative professionals, the ioSafe hard drive brand is quickly becoming the drive of choice for a wide variety of reasons.
Why do more businesses choose ioSafe?
- Peace of Mind - disasters happen, enough said. From theft to computer crashes to wildfires in California, tornados in Tennessee or floods in the Northeast or New Orleans, we are all susceptible to the unthinkable.
- Supplement an offsite backup or online cloud backup plan - if you have 100's of GB or Terabytes of data to backup, off site and online backup can be tricky. A belts and suspenders approach to onsite disaster proof storage and off site backup is the best plan for any business. If you can only afford one though, ioSafe offers the most value for the dollar.
- Affordable - a quick review of the best hard drive brands online and you'll quickly find that the extra $20 or so dollars for an ioSafe hard drive is the best value. You can easily comparison price shop the features and be hard pressed to find a comparable value.
- $1,000 FREE Insurance Policy - what other brand of hard drive comes with a free data recovery service plan? The answer is NONE. ioSafe is so confident in their own product that they back the $149.99 purchase price with 3rd party forensic recovery from DriveSavers.
For businesses that already have a backup server or NAS storage device at the office can easily plug the USB 2.0 Solo into the environment and quickly and cost effectively get the data protection that used to only be available for those with big budgets.
Enterprise Users
Large companies with multiple offices can greatly benefit from implementing ioSafe technology in the field. From remote office disaster recovery to tape backup replacment, ioSafe can help you meet a variety of backup and recovery goals. For enterprises that store electronic medical records or have compliance regulations such as HIPAA or SOX to deal with, ioSafe can help you meet those goals.
Government Users
From the largest of government entities to single office locations in national forests and parks, the ioSafe hard drive offers the rugged value that even meets mil-spec needs. With a huge emphasis on data backup and recovery government offices and divisions can meet their goals with value added suppliers and vendors who can support GSA Schedule pricing to meet best price needs.