Backups you can actually restore from.
Local NAS plus encrypted cloud storage, monitored, with restores tested rather than assumed.
The 3-2-1 strategy
Copies of data
Your original plus two backups. One bad drive does not end it.
Storage types
Local NAS for speed, cloud for geographic redundancy.
Off-site copy
Cloud backup survives fire, theft, or local disasters.
Local NAS storage
Restores come off the box in the building rather than down the wire. Windows VSS or ZFS snapshots roll back an accidental delete in seconds.
- •Quick rollbacks
- •Works offline
- •Instant access
Cloud backups
Off-site copies to Cloudflare R2 or any S3-compatible bucket. Optional immutability to block ransomware tampering.
- •Geographic redundancy
- •Ransomware protection
- •Disaster recovery
Encrypted before it leaves
All backups encrypted before leaving your network. Kopia handles deduplication so only changes are sent.
- •End-to-end encryption
- •Bandwidth efficient
- •Deduplication
Scheduled jobs
Backups run automatically on your schedule. Throttle bandwidth during work hours so it doesn't slow you down.
- •Flexible scheduling
- •Bandwidth throttling
- •Retention policies
Verified restores
Backing up is half of it. Restores get tested on a schedule, and a report lands every month whether or not anything went wrong.
- •Scheduled test restores
- •Monthly health reports
- •Alert on failures
Restore options
Single file, whole machine, or moved onto new hardware. I pick whichever path gets you working again soonest.
- •Granular file restore
- •Full system recovery
- •Hardware migration
Other ways Bighorn Byte can help
The same visit usually touches more than one of these.
Protect your data
Tell me what you cannot afford to lose and how long you can be down. Those two answers decide the design.