Do you follow the 3-2-1 Backup Rule??

Three Copies of Your Data

First, following the 3-2-1 backup strategy means that you should always have at least three distinct copies of your data.

One copy is the production data (i.e., the original data that you use for real-world) purposes. The other two copies are backups.

Each copy of the data — the production copy and the two backups — should be stored and configured in such a way that it will remain intact even if the other copies fail or disappear.

Finally, each of these copies should contain the same version of the data. In other words, you don’t satisfy this rule if you have one copy of data from a backup that you performed yesterday and two other copies that were created last week. All copies need to contain the same data from the same point in time. (Creating data backups from multiple points in time is often a good idea, but it’s not part of the 3-2-1 backup rule.)

Two Storage Media for Your Data

Second, at least two of the copies of your data should exist on storage devices that are physically independent of each other. For example, one could be on a network-attached device or a file server, and another could be a flash drive that is not attached to the server at all.

Storing different copies of data on different internal hard drives within the same server is not enough, because the failure of that server would make all the copies inaccessible. For the same reason, you can’t meet this part of the 3-2-1 backup rule by storing multiple copies of your backups on the same RAID array, or in the same cloud. The storage media should be independent of each other.

Protecting your critical data is paramount in today’s digital age. At Charles Robert IT Consulting, we offer comprehensive backup solutions assistance to ensure your business data remains safe, accessible, and recoverable in the face of unexpected disasters.

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1. Tailored Backup Strategies: We craft backup plans customized to your business needs, ensuring data resilience and compliance.
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3. 24/7 Monitoring: Our team can  provides continuous monitoring and proactive maintenance to prevent data loss and downtime.
4. Scalability: As your business grows, our backup solutions can scale with you, accommodating your evolving data requirements.

What We Can Assist You With:

• Backup Strategy Development: We assess your data and infrastructure to create a comprehensive backup strategy.
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• Cloud Backup: Explore the benefits of cloud-based backup solutions, providing scalability and off-site storage.
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How It Works:

1. Consultation: Contact us to schedule a consultation. We’ll discuss your data backup needs, compliance requirements, and budget.
2. Assessment: Our experts evaluate your current data infrastructure and vulnerabilities.
3. Customized Plan: Based on the assessment, we develop a backup strategy tailored to your business, considering data criticality and recovery time objectives.
4. Implementation: Our team deploys the chosen backup solutions, whether on-premises or in the cloud.
5. Testing and Monitoring: We regularly test backup processes and provide ongoing monitoring to ensure the integrity of your data.
6. Support and Recovery: In the event of data loss or disaster, we facilitate the quick and seamless recovery of your business operations.

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