Best practice for data backup and protection. This video covers my 3-2-1 + "1" backup strategy using the UNAS Pro and two QNAP NAS units, though this applies to any combination of NAS units and external storage devices. Along with a cloud backup, this can protect you against data loss in the event of a disaster. This video will cover my strategy for backup and disaster protection.
UNAS Pro:
https://youtu.be/mrL7sMgokos
Wasabi Cloud Backup:
https://youtu.be/AfoYhhF9Euc
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Hard Drives
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Seagate IronWolf 8TB NAS Internal Hard Drive: https://amzn.to/3RU6Gkf
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Sata SSD's
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Teamgroup EX2 2T: https://amzn.to/45rsrNK
Crucial BX500 2TB: https://amzn.to/3z2upb3
SanDisk Ultra 3D NAND 1TB: https://amzn.to/3KNNnVF
Network Cards
10GbE
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NVMe SSDs
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NAS Units
QNAP
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QNAP TS-h973AX-32G 9-Bay: https://amzn.to/3VMEGkS
QNAP TS-453D-4G 4 Bay NAS: https://amzn.to/3Vqdk2t
QNAP TVS-872XT-i5-16G-US 8 Bay: https://amzn.to/45rK7Zo
Synology
Synology DS224+ 2-Bay Diskstation NAS (Intel Celeron: https://amzn.to/3RuHjFc
All Flash:
QNAP TBS-h574TX-i3-12G-US 5 Bay High-Performance E1.S All-Flash: https://amzn.to/4b8Q27d
Asustor Flashstor 12 Pro FS6712X - 12 Bay: https://amzn.to/4eqC5Ee
Docking Stations
Sonnet Echo 20 Thunderbolt 4 SuperDock: https://amzn.to/4etqowu
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Chapters
00:00 Introduction
01:10 RAID Is Not a Backup
01:56 3-2-1 Backup
02:33 My Backup Strategy
05:09 Backup Process
08:05 Setting Up a Cloud Backup
09:45 Summary