The 3‑2‑1 rule remains the gold standard of data protection because it reduces risk through redundancy.

 

One copy alone is fragile; storing multiple copies in multiple locations—especially offsite or in the cloud—means you’re protected even if disaster strikes a local server or office.

 

For some of our clients, this often means a blend of onsite NAS snapshots, cloud backup, and offsite immutable storage.

 

The key is not just storing data, but ensuring it is isolated, versioned, and recoverable.

 

When ransomware hits, the businesses that survive are the ones with verified, offsite, non‑tampered backups ready to roll.