The 3-2-1 Backup Rule Every Business Should Follow

Let me ask you a scary question: if your computer died right now — hard drive failure, ransomware attack, coffee spill, whatever — how much would you lose? A day’s work? A year’s worth? Everything?

Now the really scary question: are you sure your backups would actually save you?

Backups are your safety net, but only if they’re done right. Here’s what a good backup strategy looks like.

Follow the 3-2-1 rule

Keep three copies of your important data, on two different types of storage, with one copy stored offsite or in the cloud. That way, no single disaster — fire, flood, theft, or ransomware — can wipe out everything.

Automate it

If backups depend on someone remembering to do them, they won’t get done. Set it and forget it.

Test your backups

This is the part most people skip. A backup you can’t restore is worthless. When’s the last time you actually tried recovering a file?

Ransomware attackers are counting on you not having backups. Hardware fails eventually — it’s not a matter of if, but when. Don’t learn this lesson the hard way.

Make backups one less thing to worry about

If you’d like Braintek to review your backup strategy or set up a reliable backup system you don’t have to think about, book a free discovery call, explore our data backup & recovery services, or call us in Houston at 281-367-8253.