It’s World Backup Day On 31st March – Are You Ready?
by Priti Shetti Technical coordinatorWorld
Backup Day is a reminder for everyone to generate backups of their crucial
files, folders and documents. Whether it is your personal data or professional,
you need to produce an alternate option, so that you can still have your data,
even if the primary documents are gone.
Why you need to backup?
Just imagine
all your precious photographs, videos, and other data tragically crashed. In
fact, this happens all the while. Hard disks crash on a daily basis. Now you
need to decide what you want to do. Remain at safer side by backing up all your
data or overlooking the significance and later experiencing a disastrous loss.
Let’s
discuss some statistics. According to researches,
- 30% of people have never created a backup of
their data,
- 29% of data disasters occur out of accidents,
every minute,
- 113 cellphones are stolen or lost,
- 16% of businesses have never recovered their
lost data
- The estimated impact of technological default
is $15,000 per day for SMBs
The list
is endless. There are host of reasons why you should maintain alternate files
and folders. With that said, now you can make a fair decision.
Where and how to create backups?
For
businesses, the process is different, because they deal with loads of
information daily. So obviously, the amount is big. Besides, they not only deal
with their own internal documents, but withhold client information as well.
That sets backup at the top of the list. They can move their data to an
off-site location, which is in a data center facility.
But
before that you need to determine what data you need to backup, how much data
you have, which is more important, where you’ll maintain the substitutes, and
how often you’ll create backup. Once you know your requirements, get started
with it.
The most
standard option is cloud hosting solutions
and many users are increasingly opting cloud backup solutions. It is advised to
create a local backup along with cloud. For a common user, locating data on
cloud is simple. There are free options available like the Dropbox and
OneDrive. Corporate sectors can go for cloud backup storage solutions by
approaching the best service provider and get the work done. Disaster Recovery solutions can be equally
beneficial and helpful to recover lost data.
Use 3-2-1 Backup Strategy
3-2-1
backup solution means you need to upkeep 3 copies of your data, 2 copies in different
format and 1 copy off-site. This calls for one backup on the external drive, second
on the cloud and third copy at an off-site location. But why do you need so
many backups? Simple. If one goes down, you still have the other two
alternatives to recover your files. Off-site location is crucial because it
completes your backup strategy. You don’t need to be worried, even if both the
internal nodes fail.
Keep your data safe
Creating
backups is like investing in something important for the benefit of your own.
World Backup Day serves as reminder for all of us to act now or regret later.
Do you know the World Backup Day pledge? Here it is – “I solemnly swear to
backup my important documents and precious memories on March 31st.” Make sure
to stand by it.
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