I agree entirely about the importance of backups being simple and automatic. Where I disagree is with the idea that remote backups are more difficult than loca

I agree entirely about the importance of backups being simple and automatic. Where I disagree is with the idea that remote backups are more difficult than local backups. Even ignoring all the people with only one computer at home, for whom a local backup typically means a usb stick or CD/DVD, arranging off site backups is now at least as easy as on site backups. Granted if you're dealing with hundreds of gigabytes of data you may encounter some problems but the vast majority of people are dealing with far smaller amounts of data.