Baifront Backup & Disaster Recovery Blog

3-2-1 is the simplest backup rule: 3 copies, 2 different types of storage, and 1 copy offsite. In 2026, add two modern realities: immutability (so ransomware can’t encrypt your backups) and testing (so you know you can restore).

One practical example:

• Primary: production (what you’re protecting)
• Local backup: repo on a NAS or backup appliance
• Offsite: object storage (cloud) with immutability / versioning

Quick sanity check:

• RPO documented (how much data you can lose)
• RTO documented (how fast you must recover)
• Restore test run recently

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