Your computer begins to make funny noises and starts freezing up. You have secretly feared the old workhorse might finally give up. You have had this unit for eight years and there are eight years of banking, stock trading, and personal stuff including a boatload of family photos. When, as every computer eventually will, your old device greets you with the blue screen of doom, you grumble your way to the nearest electronics store to get a new one. You are going to throw the old one away - leave it on the curb for the trash man. As frustrating as the loss of old records is, the computer is not worth repairing. It is useless now. Right?

If you happen to be in the throes of an “arctic vortex” it may be difficult to believe but, spring will come. It always does. Often, though, it brings with it tumultuous weather events which can create chaos in your office. Whether you work remotely from home or in a downtown office, power surges, floods, and the other hazards of spring weather can destroy your computer and the data it contains. Before the crocuses and daffodils bloom, make an investment in your data to protect it from loss.