{"id":192,"date":"2021-01-15T13:29:26","date_gmt":"2021-01-15T19:29:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.axigent.net\/blog\/?p=192"},"modified":"2024-04-19T08:38:47","modified_gmt":"2024-04-19T14:38:47","slug":"the-3-2-1-backup-strategy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.axigent.net\/blog\/the-3-2-1-backup-strategy\/","title":{"rendered":"The 3-2-1 Backup Strategy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The 3-2-1 backup strategy is well-known across\nthe IT industry. Despite drastic changes to the technology powering backups and\ncalls for different configurations, the 3-2-1 backup strategy provides a\nbaseline rule by which companies can protect the data on which they rely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 3-2-1 backup strategy states that you\nshould keep:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. THREE copies of your data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Backed-up data on TWO different storage types<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. At least ONE copy of the data offsite<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Why Does 3-2-1 Backup Strategy Work?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Backup is central to any disaster recovery\nstrategy. Businesses that fail to backup their data are unable to recover from\na disaster event. In fact, 60% of businesses<\/a> who experience data loss\nshut down within 6 months of the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The 3-2-1 backup strategy provides a basic\nframework for complete backup and disaster recovery planning. By ensuring you\nhave multiple data copies on different storage types in different places, you\naccount for the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n