Ask a room full of IT pros to name long standing backup best practices and the 3-2-1 rule is sure to be on the list. It’s one of those things that has been around seemingly forever and doesn’t seem to ...

A view of the Manhattan skyline from across the East River on December 14, 2021. — © AFP A view of the Manhattan skyline from across the East River on December 14 ...

A fundamental of backup is 3-2-1 – often referred to as “the 3-2-1 rule”. But what is the 3-2-1 rule? Is it still of value to all organisations, especially in an era defined by increasing use of the ...

The 3-2-1 backup rule is a great way to ensure your data is safe from corruption, ransomware, and loss. With the rise of network-attached storage (NAS), it's evident we're all creating and needing to ...

So I've always tried to follow the 3-2-1 rule for personal backups (3 copies of the data, 2 backups, 1 backup off-site). My NAS crashed a couple of years ago, right around the same time as a house ...

The 3-2-1 backup rule has served as a cornerstone of data protection for decades, providing a simple yet effective framework that countless organizations have relied upon. As enterprise IT ...

First mooted by US photographer Peter Krogh in a book about digital asset management for photographers, the 3-2-1 backup rule has been seminal in guiding organisations in their backup strategy. This ...