Building a Bulletproof Backup System

Building a Bulletproof Backup System

Vanelli | Melbourne, FL | [email protected]

3 2 1copies of your

data different media offsite

Don’t misuse the word “Backup”

The process of backing up, refers to the copying and archiving of computer data so it may be used to restore the original after a

data loss event.

File Syncing

vs.

Full Backup

Syncing

Creating two identical copies

that is updated both ways

What Happens

If a file or change is detected on drive A, drive B is updated.

If a file or change is detected on drive B, drive A is updated.

If you delete a file, both are deleted.

Mirroring

Creating two identical copies

that is only updated one way.

What Happens

We want our second drive to be the same bit for bit.

If the main drive fails, we swap and use the mirrored drive until we rebuild a new one.

Copying

Selecting all files from one hard drive

and copying them to the other.

What Happens

There is no link. If you change something on drive A, drive B never sees it.

Use this when you are giving away copies.

Full Backup

Create a compressed copy of every file; deleted files, multiple changes to that file,

every file you ever created.

What Happens

This will require more storage than your original hard drive and it can only be read or

restored with software.

This is a perfect format for offsite backup.

Recap

MIRROR - two external hard drives that are updated automatically when a change is

made. There are plenty of free utilities that can do this.

Recap

FULL BACKUP - creates a compressed copy of every file and keeps multiple

versions of the file.

Normally, this is a paid option.

Hardware

Drive Speed

5400 rpm

7200 rpm

USB 3.0

Thunderbolt

Ethernet

Firewire

Internal Hard Drive

SSD Drive

Portable Hard Drive

External Hard Drive

Drobo

How much data do you really have?

Why Drobo

Grows with Me

Expandable up to 16TB

Protects data from drive failure

Personal Backup Solution

Program Files

Cache Files

Drobo 5D

Primary Drive - Media Drive

Drobo 5N

Backup Drive

Crashplan

Offsite Backup

Program Files

Cache Files

Drobo 5D

Primary Drive - Media Drive

Drobo 5N

Backup Drive - Media Drive

Crashplan

Offsite Backup

Creating Your Backup Solution

Good

Program Files

Primary Media

External Drive

Backup Media

Better

External Drive

Primary Media

External Drive

Backup Media

Program Files

Cache Files

Crashplan

Offsite Backup

Best

Program Files

Cache Files

Drobo 5D

Primary Drive - Media Drive

Drobo 5N

Backup Drive - Media Drive

Crashplan

Offsite Backup

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