This is a handy module to display a Akeeba icon on your administrator back-end's Control Panel page. The icon displays a warning site if the last backup is failed, or if you haven't backed up your site for a period of time (user-defined). Clicking it brings you to the Akeeba Backup "Backup Now" page.

Important! You have to manually enable this module. Go to Extensions, Module Manager and click the Administrator link (not the Site link). Set the position to "icon", enable this module and you're set!