Cloud backup or an on-prem NAS: which suits us?
Not a religious debate: it depends on data volume, internet bandwidth, recovery time, and budget. The answer is often 'both'.
Try this first
- 1Calculate how much data you have (TB) and how fast you need it back. Half a TB? Cloud is fine. 20 TB and your internet is 100 Mbit? A full restore from cloud takes days.
- 2For fast restores: local NAS or backup server. Especially with file shares and VMs you do not want a queue.
- 3For disaster (fire, theft, ransomware): cloud or off-site. Local-only is not a backup.
- 4The common combo: local for speed, cloud as a second tier for disaster. Both with version history of weeks to months.
When to bring us in
We help you choose based on your data volume and recovery time targets. No vendor pitch; we run Synology, Veeam, and cloud-only setups for different clients.
See also
- We have backups but we do not know if they workA backup that cannot be restored is not a backup. Testing matters as much as taking the backup.
- Suspected ransomware: what to do RIGHT NOWThe first 30 minutes are critical. One wrong move spreads the damage. Read before acting.
- Someone accidentally deleted an important folderUsually fine to recover. The trick: do not save anything new on that drive until you know how.
None of the above fits?
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