Data Backup Solutions
Comprehensive data protection, recovery, and resilience for your critical business information
What You Should Aim For
A good backup strategy goes beyond simply copying files—it encompasses protection, recovery, and resilience. Your solution should protect critical business data, define acceptable data loss windows (RPO), ensure quick system recovery (RTO), implement multi-location storage (on-site, off-site, cloud), use appropriate backup methods (full, incremental, differential), maintain security through encryption and immutability, conduct regular restore testing, and comply with retention and regulatory requirements.
Key Considerations
Critical factors for designing your backup strategy
What Data
Identify which systems, applications, and files must be protected. Distinguish between critical business data and ephemeral information.
RPO & RTO
Define Recovery Point Objective (acceptable data loss) and Recovery Time Objective (how quickly systems must be restored).
Storage Location
Implement on-premises for fast recovery, off-site for disaster protection, and cloud backup for geographic redundancy.
Backup Methods
Choose between full, incremental, differential backups, snapshots, or continuous data protection based on your needs.
Security & Integrity
Protect backups against corruption, ransomware, and cyber threats through encryption, immutability, and verification.
Testing & Validation
Regularly test restore processes to ensure backups work when needed. Never assume backups are successful without verification.
The 3-2-1 Backup Rule
Industry best practice for data protection
3 Copies of Data
Maintain three total copies of your data: one original and two backups to protect against various failure scenarios.
2 Different Media
Store backups on two different storage types (e.g., local disk and cloud) to protect against media-specific failures.
1 Copy Off-Site
Keep at least one backup copy in a remote location or cloud to protect against site-wide disasters like fire or flood.
Recommended Strategy
Hybrid backup approach for comprehensive protection