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title: Why You Should Be Backing Up Your Player Data in the Cloud
description: Why backing up your player data to a Cloud system is necessary in your bingo hall.
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# [Why You Should Be Backing Up Your Player Data in the Cloud](https://blog.arrowinternational.com/why-you-should-be-backing-up-your-player-data-in-the-cloud)

 Written by [Arrow International](https://blog.arrowinternational.com/author/arrow-international) | Nov 19, 2019 2:30:00 PM

An act of God? A clumsy employee? Electrical power surge? All of these things can destroy your player and payment data more quickly than you might realize, so it’s important to have a backup in place.

Many establishments will use hardware storage to achieve this, in the form of an external hard drive or flash drive; however, these can be destroyed all the same, even if less likely. Another, more dependable option to back up your data is to use Cloud-based storage. Your data is backed up and kept in a remote location, usually on a server with other data, and can be set to continuously push data to the Cloud in the case of damage to your computer or [equipment](https://equipment.arrowinternational.com/electronic-pull-tabs).

Besides the safety against hardware crashes, using Cloud-based storage is a great option for a number of reasons:

**Safety of Player Data.** First and foremost, player data like contact and payment information must be kept safe from viruses, security breaches, or any other form of data-hijacking. Be sure to use a system like [MaxFusion Cloud](https://equipment.arrowinternational.com/cloud-reporting), which protects sensitive data by using strong encryption and strict authentication in order to transfer and store data.

**Simple Reporting Processes.** When your player data is stored and organized in one place, it’s much easier to use this data to your advantage when business-planning. With the ability to access the cloud on different devices such as your phone, you are able to instantly use this data to your benefit.

**Proof of Regulation Compliance.** It’s important to have all your records saved and easily-pulled in cases of audit. If you don’t have documentation to prove your compliance, you may face fines. When it’s well-organized and easily-accessed from different devices, finding and presenting your data is a much smoother process.

These are just a few ways Cloud-storage of your hall’s data is beneficial, but we’d argue they’re the most important reasons. Make sure you’re always taking steps to back-up your data in your bingo hall!

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