Cloud Backup Storage

By having your data backup in a remote and central location,

• you can access your backup storage anytime and anywhere
• in the event of a major local server failure, the data in the backup is available and secure
• you can use it to back up your data according to the recommended 3-2-1 backup rule - i.e. at least 3 copies of data, storage on two different media and a backup at an external location

Backups from the KeyDisc can be restored at any time. If the backup was made, for example, via the backup management in KeyHelp, the restore only takes a few mouse clicks. Alternatively, backups can also be restored by Keyweb via request through the ticket system (for a remote hands fee). The restoring of the backup itself is dependent on factors such as the size of the backup, the number of files to be restored or the protocol used for the transfer (e.g. SFTP).

The required backup size depends on several factors.

1. the amount of data to be backed up,
2. the number of backups to keep. e.g. a single full backup requires less storage space than backups of the last 3 weeks
3. the type of backup (e.g. full backups require more storage space than incremental backups)
   You can read more about this in the backup strategies blog article.

As a rule for the required size of the backup storage: Backup storage = size of all data to be backed up * number of copies to be kept + some reserve (e.g. for unscheduled backups of individual files or similar).

A free option for this is our user-friendly server control Panel KeyHelp, which is also free of charge for our customers in the Pro version. You can find out exactly how to create a backup with it in this video: