With so many of us now using “Cloud” services to share and store data, one of the key things to remember is that just because it’s in the Cloud, it’s not always guaranteed to be safe. I’m not talking about the security implications of using cloud services as much as I am the possibility of the service disappearing or a massive data loss down the line that makes it almost impossible to get your data back – something that is even more important since the T-Mobile / Microsoft Sidekick fiasco a while back.

When using services like Facebook, Flickr and Twitter it can be a nightmare to get to your data, you may find individual applications that do it, but it can be a laborious task.

This is where Backupify comes in, Backupify is an easy way to backup all the popular cloud services in one place using the API’s provided by each service, simply sign up, configure the backups and Backupify will do the rest for you – all from one central location.

I was first introduced to Backupify on Net@Night where the founder Robert May was interviewed. After listening, I signed up for an account and set it up to backup Flickr, Twitter, Facebook, Blog and Gmail account, the process was surprisingly easy, some of the services require you to login and authorise the Backupify service, others require you to enter your user name and password, but I had it all set-up within about 5 minutes.

The best part about Backupify is that until the 31st January 2010 you can sign up for a FREE account, after this time there will still be a free account but it will have limitations unless you pay for a premium account. Personally I recommend signing up now and setting it up – just in case!