You can never be sure when your hard disk may fail or be damaged or stolen. The only way to guarantee that your computer files will be there when you need them is to back them up on a regular basis. But unless your department has a system administrator who backs up your files remotely, you may be spending a lot of time copying files to diskette or plugging in a tape drive. If your computer is on MITnet, you can back up files easily through a low-cost service provided by IS Client Services. Client Services provides full support for Macintosh and Windows users who choose this service, and partial support for many other workstations and servers.
Backups are very fast.
You can schedule an automatic backup to take place off hours or at a time that is convenient for you. Backups are stored in a secure place that is separate from your office. Backing up Files ADSM is easy to use. You choose the volumes you want to back up. There are several options, but the incremental backup is the simplest.