Data Backup: Safeguarding Your Information From Disaster

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 The links below are Amazon Affiliate links. As an affiliate, I earn a small commission from your purchases without affecting your price. Thank you for your continued support of the channel. Hard Drives Western Digital 6TB WD Red Plus NAS: https://amzn.to/45uCPnV Western Digital 12TB WD Red Plus NAS: https://amzn.to/4epaWBI Seagate IronWolf 8TB NAS Internal Hard Drive: https://amzn.to/3RU6Gkf Seagate IronWolf 12TB NAS Internal Hard Drive: https://amzn.to/3xo1qy6 Sata SSD's Teamgroup EX2 1T: https://amzn.to/45xE4CH 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 X540T2 Dual 10GbE RJ45 Ports Converged Ethernet Card: https://amzn.to/45stVHq 10Gb Dual LAN Base-T PCI-e Network Card, Intel X540 Controller: https://amzn.to/45AhWI4 TP-Link 10GB PCIe Network Card: https://amzn.to/3xjNHbE 10Gb Network Card Single SFP+ Port: https://amzn.to/4b6mQgU NVMe SSDs SAMSUNG 980 PRO SSD 1TB PCIe 4.0: https://amzn.to/3VOMBy8 SABRENT 1TB Rocket Nvme PCIe 4.0: https://amzn.to/3xhYlzD Crucial P3 Plus 2TB PCIe Gen4: https://amzn.to/3xnZIwG Thunderbolt/USB4 NVMe Enclosures QwiizLabs Fanless: https://amzn.to/4cfdvUP ACASIS 40Gbps M.2 NVMe SSD Enclosure: https://amzn.to/3z9H1gU ORICO Upgraded M.2 NVMe SSD Enclosure 40Gbps: https://amzn.to/3z23FHY ORICO M.2 Enclosure for NVMe SSD, USB4.0 40Gbps: https://amzn.to/4cmdTkG NAS Units QNAP QNAP TS-464-8G-US 4 Bay High-Performance Desktop NAS: https://amzn.to/3z7BcR1 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 CalDigit TS4 Thunderbolt 4 Dock: https://amzn.to/4eCqmTo Plugable Thunderbolt 4 Dock: https://amzn.to/4ekQ1Ql Anker PowerExpand 5-in-1 Thunderbolt 4 Mini Dock: https://amzn.to/3RyuD05 OWC Thunderbolt Go Dock: https://amzn.to/4cr4Ij8 OWC 11-Port Thunderbolt Dock: https://amzn.to/4cnHHgW ACASIS Thunderbolt 4 Dock: https://amzn.to/45vmjnE 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