A survey of small businesses found that 41% had lost or accidentally deleted data from their computers. The top causes of data loss were hardware or software failures (31%), accidental deletions (17%), and computer viruses (9%). In response, many small businesses back up their data using external hard drives, CDs/DVDs, or flash drives. However, 31% find existing backup methods a hassle. To address this, Carbonite developed affordable cloud backup plans starting at $229 per year to provide small businesses predictable, unlimited backup storage.

1. 41%
have lost
or accidentally deleted
data from their computers.
#@*$!
48%
In April 2011, Carbonite surveyed small businesses with
between 2 and 20 employees to study their disaster
recovery and data backup methods.
How did they
lose data?
31%of small business owners think that their existing
backup method is a hassle
that takes time away from running their business
58%
Hardrive or Software Failure Accidental Deletion
Computer Virus
3%
Natural Disaster
17%
9%
6%
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4
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51%
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33%
external hard drives cds/dvds flash drives servers tape backup none
50%
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Save your data, save your business.
In response, to small businesses’ concerns over cost, Carbonite developed Carbonite Business, which
provides low-cost, flat-rate, predictable pricing plans for small businesses, starting at $229 annually
for an unlimited number of computers.
Which backup
method(s)
do they use?36%
36%
10%
Computer Theft
Almost1/2 of the nation’s
small businesses have
lost data.
According to a study from PricewaterhouseCoopers:
of small firms that
experience a major data loss
go out of business within a year.
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