Backup for cloud and disaster recovery for consumers and SMBs

An important problem in Cloud computing is data backup and disaster recovery in the event of network or cloud service provider failure. Most cloud service providers offer data backup at their premises at premium cost which might not be affordable by consumers and SMB's. Here we introduce a simple solution for this complex problem in the form of a mechanism for online data backup for cloud along with disaster recovery. This approach reduces the cost of the solution and not only protects data from disaster but also makes the process of migration from one cloud service provider to another, much simpler. This solution eliminates consumers' dependency on the service provider and also eliminates the associated data backup cost. A simple hardware box can do all these at little cost.