Why Cloud Backup Is Essential for Every Business
Why backup matters
Hardware fails, people make mistakes, and disasters happen. A reliable backup is the difference between a minor hiccup and a business-ending event. Every business, regardless of size, needs one.
Onsite vs. offsite
Onsite backups are fast to restore but vulnerable to the same fire, flood, or theft that can take out your primary systems. Offsite (cloud) backups survive the worst-case scenarios that onsite copies cannot.
The 3-2-1 rule
Keep three copies of your data, on two different media, with one stored offsite. It is the gold standard for backup strategy because it covers nearly every failure mode.
Immutable backups
Ransomware actively hunts and deletes backups before encrypting your live data. Immutable, read-only backups cannot be encrypted or erased, making them your safety net against an attack.
Test your restores
A backup is only as good as your ability to restore from it. Schedule regular restore drills so you know your recovery time and recovery point objectives are real, not assumptions.
What to look for in a provider
Instant recovery, encryption, monitoring, and support that picks up the phone. We use Datto to deliver all of the above, so your backups are enterprise-grade without the enterprise complexity.
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