For many small businesses, the prospect of launching a backup and recovery strategy can seem overwhelming at first. What devices should you choose to back up? Should you back up to the cloud or locally? What’s the difference between a NAS and an external hard drive?
The good news is that there’s a method of backup that provides the ultimate in security and peace of mind with the least number of questions: It’s called hybrid backup.
Hybrid backup is a backup and disaster recovery strategy that backs up your data locally to any device you select – such as a computer hard drive or a server located in your office – and it also backs up your data in the cloud. Hybrid backup is considered a “best practice” because it provides you with three copies of your data that are located in two different locations. That includes the original copy, the local backup and the off-premises cloud backup. By backing up to the cloud as well as locally, you ensure your data will be accessible should your office fall victim to a flood, fire or some other disaster.
For small businesses, a hybrid cloud and local backup and recovery strategy makes the most sense because it provides the greatest level of protection at a price point small businesses can afford. You get the speed of recovery of a local backup along with the extra layer of protection that the cloud provides. It’s a safe, reliable and secure backup strategy that ensures your data is available when you need it.
