Backup storage costs more than the production data itself
Not all backups need instant restore. Daily to hot, weeks to warm, years to cold saves a lot.
Try this first
- 1List per dataset how often you actually restore
- 2Set retention 0-30d hot, 30-365d warm, 1y+ cold
- 3On Backblaze or S3 Glacier cold saves 70-90%
- 4Test one cold restore so the procedure is known
When to bring us in
If multiple TB and retention is unclear, request review
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.
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