Hybrid cloud backup
10 years data backup was simple to copy files to a disk or
backup to tape and always well or so we thought today we have much more dating
research predicts that there will be 40 zettabytes of data on the planet by 2020
and as businesses learn to better analyze and use the data it becomes much more
valuable.
This increase in data has yielded more ways in which to back it up but
beware not all backup is created equal here's a quick look at today's backup
options and how they can affect your business with file-based backups specific
files or folders are saved as needed file-based backups allow you to restore individual files full restore zar possible but because restoration software handles only one file at a time the process is time-consuming do you have time to wait for image-based backup to take a picture of entire machines with image based backup you can restore individual files do bare metal restore 'he's verify
images boot up virtual machines and even run remote offices because the image-based backup contains a more complete data picture full restores are much
faster and more reliable than they are with a file-based solution agentless
backups do not require any software to be installed on the machine you want to
protect the backup process can be more efficient however by installing a piece of software known as a backup agent.
The backup agent can monitor sector-level changes on the
machines drive this lets the backup process know exactly what sectors to pull
resulting in a low load on the protected machine during back up our agent has one
more advantage that it has to backup engines if one engine fails the other kicks
in automatically greatly improving the chances of capturing a healthy backup what
good's a backup of its flawed local backup solutions save data to an on-site device and while a local-only backup can be quick and easy relying solely on local can be dangerous if your office is flooded, for example, there goes your only backup direct to cloud backup solutions send data to a secure off-site location transferring data to and from the cloud is dependent on bandwidth speed so it can be slower
than local backups, however, having your back up in the cloud can be your salvation
in a disaster, a hybrid cloud solution combines the best of both worlds local and
cloud a hybrid cloud system is less dependent on bandwidth speed than a cloud the only solution it can schedule transfers without the risk of having no backup data
with a hybrid cloud solution, you can be up and running from a local backup in
seconds and you can also count on an off-site backup should the need arise we
hope this clarifies some of your questions on the types of backup the
fastest most complete most guaranteed backup and recovery solution adopts an
image-based approach employees dual backup agents and provides a hybrid cloud backup model by combining the benefits of both local and cloud-based storage let's talk
soon to help you find a solution that will meet all of your needs you
