Cloud Backup
What Is the 3-2-1-1-0 Backup Rule?
The 3-2-1-1-0 rule explained: three copies, two media, one offsite, one immutable or offline, zero errors after verification, with practical examples.
S3 cloud storage for backups, in the region you choose
Backnix stores backups in S3-compatible object storage. We work with more than one storage provider and region, so you can keep data where your business and your customers need it.
The problem
The problem: one provider, one region, one point of failure
Keeping backups with the same provider and region as production is convenient, but it ties your recovery to the availability of that single provider. Data residency rules may also require data to stay in specific countries.
Provider dependency
An outage, billing problem or account lock affects production and backups together.
Regional incidents
A regional outage can make both copies unavailable.
Data residency
Some customers require data to remain in a given country or economic area.
The consequence
The consequence: recovery depends on someone else's bad day
When the only copy of your backups is in the same place as your servers, an incident at that place leaves you waiting with no alternative. Contracts that require data to stay in a region can also be breached unknowingly.
The solution
How Backnix approaches storage
Backnix manages capacity across several S3-compatible providers and regions. Your organization receives allocated capacity in one or more storage destinations, each with a defined region. Multi-region storage keeps an additional copy in a different region when you contract it.
Independent destinations
Separate storage locations for different servers or data sets.
Replicated copies
A second copy of the same backups in another region, shown as redundant only after replication is active.
Transparent capacity
Every billed copy is counted, so a replicated terabyte is two terabytes of storage.
The diagram shows the designed architecture; availability is listed below.
Benefits
Benefits
Choice of region
Pick from the regions available for your plan.
Provider diversity
Backnix is not tied to a single storage vendor.
Encrypted at rest
Data is encrypted before it reaches storage.
Technical considerations
Technical considerations
Object storage is designed for durability: providers store objects redundantly within a region. Durability is not the same as availability, and neither protects against deleting data yourself. Features such as versioning and S3 Object Lock can protect against deletion and ransomware, and they depend on the provider and bucket configuration. Not every provider offers every region, so the regions available for your plan are listed when you contract.
Availability
Current status of these capabilities
- S3 Cloud StorageComing soon
Backup storage on S3-compatible object storage.
- Multiple Storage LocationsComing soon
Store copies in more than one region when contracted.
- Backup HistoryComing soon
Versioned history of every backup run.
Status is updated as capabilities are released. See all features.
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Cloud storage FAQ
Which providers do you use?
Backnix works with S3-compatible providers such as Amazon S3, Backblaze B2, Wasabi and IDrive e2, depending on region and capacity. The provider used for each destination is shown to customers.
Can I choose the country?
You can choose among the regions available for your plan.
Is a second region automatically redundant?
No. A second region becomes redundancy only when replication is configured and running. Backnix shows this status explicitly.
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