@floofloof@lemmy.ca to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish • 11 months agoWe just lost 3TB of data on a SanDisk Extreme SSDwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square87fedilinkarrow-up1163arrow-down10cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldtechnews@radiation.party
arrow-up1163arrow-down1external-linkWe just lost 3TB of data on a SanDisk Extreme SSDwww.theverge.com@floofloof@lemmy.ca to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish • 11 months agomessage-square87fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldtechnews@radiation.party
minus-squareGormadtlinkfedilink53•11 months agoIf you have your data in one location, you have your data in zero locations. The 3 2 1 of data retention is important 3 copies of your data 2 local 1 off-site
minus-square@0110010001100010@beehaw.orglinkfedilink17•11 months agoThe 2 stands for on 2 different mediums. So HDD and tape for instance. Or HDD and SSD. Or SSD and DVDs. Whatever combo you choose that fits your needs. This (minimizes) the chance of loss of both.
If you have your data in one location, you have your data in zero locations.
The 3 2 1 of data retention is important
3 copies of your data
2 local
1 off-site
The 2 stands for on 2 different mediums. So HDD and tape for instance. Or HDD and SSD. Or SSD and DVDs. Whatever combo you choose that fits your needs. This (minimizes) the chance of loss of both.