{"id":5096,"date":"2024-07-02T13:04:14","date_gmt":"2024-07-02T11:04:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.archiware.com\/blog\/?p=5096"},"modified":"2025-01-21T13:41:04","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T12:41:04","slug":"3-2-1-1-0-backup-strategy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.archiware.com\/blog\/de\/3-2-1-1-0-backup-strategy\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the 3-2-1-1-0 Backup Strategy and How to Use it?"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Dr. Marc M. Batschkus<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Backup is the protection against multiple possible errors, mishaps and attacks. The Backup serves as a solution for occasional lost or deleted file or file version and as Disaster Recovery (DR). Any useful professional Backup needs to be automated because a manual process tends to be skipped when time pressure arises. A rational Backup strategy protects against almost all threats. What does a Backup strategy consist of?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What is the Difference Between Backup and Archive?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Before we take a closer look at Backup, let’s look at the distinction between Backup and Archive. A Backup creates a copy of the data still being used in daily production. An Archive holds files, assets, and projects that have been completed and are no longer needed for ongoing production. Completed projects and files migrate from production storage to long-term archive storage. If this is done consistently, then the Archive becomes a \u201cSingle-Source-of-Truth\u201d, meaning the one place to look for completed projects and files.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both processes are needed to protect current production files and older files that need to be kept for years or decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Warning: A Backup is NOT an Archive<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Backup is a rotating service that overwrites older Backup runs when the configured retention time is reached. The Backup is not intended nor practical to keep data for years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keeping data for years is the purpose of the Archive. P5 Archive<\/a> offers options to make finding files after years easier like customizable metadata fields, media thumbnails, and proxy clips of video files. The Archive has a long-term perspective and is therefore built to grow continually. All completed assets, files and projects should move or migrate to the archive to keep the Backup at a reasonable size and runtime. This creates a place to search and find files even years after they have been created.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The 3-2-1-1-0 Backup Strategy<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This Backup strategy or rule is an updated version of the established 3-2-1 Backup system. It protects against online threats and includes checking the complete workflow chain of the Backup for any errors. The strategy consists of the following points:<\/p>\n\n\n\n