Hello Everyone,
I can personally say that I have used AOMEI OneKey Recovery in a personal (non-commercial) environment. The power behind the software is quite amazing! I would strongly encourage others to take a good look at the software on a trial basis to test it out. Granted, if your hard drive fails then one is otta' luck big time. However, in scenarios that you want to roll back your system in a different way give the software a try. I do want to say there is more than one way to accomplish the same thing, but for ease of convenience the software is worth a shot. The value in a corporate environment could be there too.
I always stress though - please (times a million) have your backup images on an external drive that is not always plugged into any other device or devices. In other words, please keep that backup external and offline. Keep that backup encrypted and keep it replicated in a 3+2+1 state. However, don't just take my word for following the 3+2+1 backup strategy:
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Backup is important but it is just as important to remember that having one backup copy is sometimes not enough. For example, let’s assume that you backup your computer to an external drive, which you keep in your home office. If your computer crashes, you have the backup copy. However, if a...
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With this being said, I also recommend that folks look at using beyond just one piece of backup software. Now I know some of you are saying “Wait....Whaaaa??? Naw this dude Brian is nutzo!” Yes, you read this correctly.
If you have never gotten burned on a backup failing - that's great! I'm going to let you in on a secret - it is bound to happen at some point of time and it will not be great. If you have ever gotten burned you know what I am talking about when it comes to having a backup fail - that is never fun. Back to that 3+2+1 rule. Always follow that. I would then say add another piece of software in the mix. I'm not saying you have to go as extensive as I have highlighted my setup for my security config. However, using another piece of software every now and then can not only ensure peace of mind, but make sure that you can without a doubt restore your computer back to a given point of time.
Am I crazy in suggesting this? Let me know your thoughts!
I was talking at a security conference recently and I asked the following question to the audience in attendance: "How many of you have been burned by your backup software? Have you had the software fail in restoring a critical system back in time? If so did you have to restore functionality by going even further back in time to an older backup as that most recent backup failed?" Golly, I had 20+ folks raise their hands and I even got a few folks shouting back at me how bad it feels when this happens. After all that testing of the backups, rotation of the backups etc. Having more than one method of backup, following the 3+2+1 backup strategy, and using another piece of software is part of the many many keys of a good backup strategy.
Folks from local large organizations and organizations from all over the US that has a local presence spoke up about their frustrations with backups failing during routine backup/restore procedures. After opening up a very large round table type of discussion a few organizations that employ over fifty thousand (50,000+) folks spoke up. These IT professionals were saying after having issues in the past they have gone with multiple different backup methods to ensure should something in the future happen… they are ready.
Now I know I went a little “off topic” per say. However, I want to hammer home that the ease and convenience of having AOMEI OneKey Recovery on hand could be a game changer so one doesn’t have to go looking for that one particular backup stored somewhere. Again, if that hard drive dies one is majorly otta’ luck. Would I recommend the software – yup! Would I also recommend following other data strategies – for sure without a doubt!
PS: Backing up to tape in the corporate environment is coming back big time. Yes, backing up to the cloud is the latest craze, but the old-fashioned tapes are still a thing and is getting more traction/usage now with ransomware being a fairly large threat.
~Brian
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