March 31^st is World Backup Day, so we’ll give a shout out to www.worldbackupday.com. They’ve got some great tips and things to keep in mind, whether for consumers and home use, or for large enterprises.

From Quantum’s perspective, it’s a good opportunity to reinforce to our customers the importance of that classic backup best practice—the time-and-tested “3-2-1 rule.”  The best practice states:

• Keep at least 3 copies of your data (primary copy, backup copy, and secondary backup copy)
• On 2 different types of media (for example, disk and tape)
• And keep at least 1 copy off-site (for protection against localized disasters)

This rule has been in place for years, but the technologies used to deliver this have evolved over time.   As a specialist in data protection, Quantum has a portfolio of storage products to enable 3-2-1 data protection with the maximum performance at the lowest total cost of ownership. Our portfolio includes:

• DXi® deduplication appliances for high-performance, disk-based backup, including variable-length deduplication to maximize data reduction, and the ability to replicate between sites and even to the public cloud for disaster recovery (DR).
• QXS™ block storage for high-performance backup, instant virtual machine (VM) recovery, and more.
• Scalar® tape storage for low-cost, offline storage to provide an “air-gapped” backup copy that helps protect against ransomware.

Using these products, we can help our customers build backup and DR storage solutions that meet the 3-2-1 backup rule. Our clients rest easy knowing that we think about data protection 365 days a year—not just on World Backup Day!