“3-2-1” – the first data backup in every business starts with this rule

Whether it’s a customer base, or technical documentation, or created applications, or detailed and adjusted logistics. However, due to a hardware failure, a downloaded and launched virus or another unpleasant surprise, it can all be lost. To avoid this, you should create backups. That is, to store 3 copies of information on 2 types of media, of which at least 1 must be in a separate place.

However, at UCloud we use an improved scheme – 3-2-1-1-0. We recommend organizing three copies of critical information, two of which should be placed, for example, in your own data center on different media, where one of them will not be connected to the network. And send the third copy to the cloud. The last part of the rule, “0”, means that no errors should occur when checking the information from the backup.

Often, our clients place one copy in their own data center, another in a data center in Kyiv, and another in one of the data centers in Warsaw or Frankfurt. The data exchange delay between the Kyiv and Warsaw data centers is only 14 milliseconds, from Lviv the delay decreases to 7.5 milliseconds. As one of the largest Ukrainian cloud operators, we have taken care to give our Ukrainian customers the opportunity to keep their data safe no matter what.

To do this, together with partners, before a full-scale invasion, a direct connection of the Warsaw and Kyiv data centers was implemented. In Poland, we placed UCloud equipment in three data centers. And the connection between them by the 100G channel gives even more opportunities for infrastructure redundancy.

Storing copies of valuable information for your company in European data centers will be your advantage.

In particular, because:

• Fast disaster recovery. A backup copy hosted in a European data center can help minimize the impact of a failure on the company’s operations and ensure data access. By keeping a copy of them, you can quickly get your business back up and running if something goes wrong.
• Compliance with legislation. Ukrainian businesses increasingly export their own services or goods. Therefore, it accurately receives information about the client’s name, surname, phone number, and possibly the address.
• Data transfer speed. Another advantage of using European data centers is the opportunity to take advantage of the region’s developed infrastructure and high-speed networks. This is especially important for companies where logistics depend on it. The formation, receipt and approval of invoices, for example, in the logistics center cannot stop for a minute. After all, a delay at any of the stages will entail a delay during shipment and will affect the timeliness of the delivery of products to stores.
• Economy and safety. There is a myth that using the cloud is expensive. However, the services of a cloud provider for small or medium-sized businesses are much cheaper than maintaining a full-fledged IT department and server room. And UCloud works with different types of businesses every day. So we can definitely choose the best option for using the cloud, taking into account the needs and the challenges you face.

Customers who order a backup service usually place the main copy of information in our cloud data center in Kyiv. Next, we backup every night to one of the data centers in Warsaw, where the information is stored for 1-2 weeks. And later we place an additional copy in the data center in Frankfurt, where it will remain for a month to six months. We jokingly call it “copy of the last hope”.

For 11 years, we have been helping businesses to store, back up and use modern services that are hosted on servers in the cloud. We are trusted by both large and small businesses. For the latter, we have created a turnkey cloud connection service, because maintaining your own server or system administrator can be unprofitable.

So it’s worth remembering that in today’s world, data loss can happen at any time. Therefore, backup is one of those ways that will allow you to quickly restore your business.