Storage Solutions Best Possible way to Backup Sensitive Data ?
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Are you worried only about data loss or also about data getting leaked? What is the nature of the data? Is it something that would attract hackers?
I used to do backups for money. The general strategy is to keep lots of copies in different locations. A local NAS a (few) remote NAS with snapshots configured takes care of data loss. You can rent space from cloud storage providers like Amazon, google etc.
If you are worried about data leakage, the problem becomes more complex.
I used to do backups for money. The general strategy is to keep lots of copies in different locations. A local NAS a (few) remote NAS with snapshots configured takes care of data loss. You can rent space from cloud storage providers like Amazon, google etc.
If you are worried about data leakage, the problem becomes more complex.
Lincon_WD
Disciple
HI subhasis,
I'd suggest you to make a few copies of your data at different locations.
First could be a local copy in the same place or in the same office. The second could be on the NAS server. For the third copy, you may use a cloud service.
Again, making a lot of backup locations comes with a cost too, but if you have the money to spend, and the particular data is quite important, then it's always safe to do so.
Specifically mention about sensitive data and want to reduce data leakage, then I would advise to do a proper homework on the cloud providers that you may ultimately choose.
Data leakage itself, though, could be a separate topic by itself and may be more related towards information security. For example, most data leakage in companies comes internally, like dissatisfied employees who have access to the sensitive data, copying them directly from the source.
Hope it helps.
I'd suggest you to make a few copies of your data at different locations.
First could be a local copy in the same place or in the same office. The second could be on the NAS server. For the third copy, you may use a cloud service.
Again, making a lot of backup locations comes with a cost too, but if you have the money to spend, and the particular data is quite important, then it's always safe to do so.
Specifically mention about sensitive data and want to reduce data leakage, then I would advise to do a proper homework on the cloud providers that you may ultimately choose.
Data leakage itself, though, could be a separate topic by itself and may be more related towards information security. For example, most data leakage in companies comes internally, like dissatisfied employees who have access to the sensitive data, copying them directly from the source.
Hope it helps.
the drives should be physically in different locations to work. SSD are good to go even without raid. I assume that you don't need to update the data often
It would be better if you can mention your budget for the same. And what amount of headache you will take to setup the system. Finally, how often do you want the data backed up and versions if needed.
Yossarian
Disciple
1. store the data in a google drive. that way data loss is covered and you have a copy in the cloud. buy additional storage if required. incremental backups will not take much bandwidth after first sync.
2. buy a software that allows you to set up rotating backup policies. search for grandfather-father-son schemes. that way you will be protected against accidental deletions of data.
3. set the backup location to a NAS that is configured in RAID 5. this way you will be protected against disk failure.
any more redundancy is an overkill IMHO
2. buy a software that allows you to set up rotating backup policies. search for grandfather-father-son schemes. that way you will be protected against accidental deletions of data.
3. set the backup location to a NAS that is configured in RAID 5. this way you will be protected against disk failure.
any more redundancy is an overkill IMHO
If budget is not a problem, you should talk to service providers like IBM or HP. For a few billion dollars, they will create a system for you that would survive even a few simultaneous nuclear wars.[DOUBLEPOST=1441684795][/DOUBLEPOST]If you want your data to survive total annihilation of the earth (lets say a nuclear war between US and Russia), you would also want a data center on the moon. Should cost less than $100 billion. The communication speed and latency may not be good though. Since cost is not a constraint, you can hire NASA (and maybe ISRO) to help you with this.
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What advantage do SSDs offer over conventional drives in the reliability department. Failure rate aside, both Seagate and WD have probably the best replacement service for their drives under warranty (phone call + courier, no service center visit). Does any SSD manufacturer provide that level of service in India?Buy 2 SSD, Encrypt them with Bitlocker and keep them in seperate places. so even in the case of natural disaster the data won't be affected
Since you do not have a budget issue, then the best to do is build two boxes and set up a link between them. For OS, it depends on your systems for max ease of use.
For geo-replication, you can add backup to Google Drive/OneDrive.
What is your current systems - Windows/Mac/Linux? Domain? Do you have a location that is not in the same building - fire/building/theft protection?
For geo-replication, you can add backup to Google Drive/OneDrive.
What is your current systems - Windows/Mac/Linux? Domain? Do you have a location that is not in the same building - fire/building/theft protection?