Backup Strategies: Because Hope Is Not a Disaster Recovery Plan

Everyone has backups. Few have tested restores. The backup that fails during a crisis is worse than no backup — it gave you false confidence. Backup strategy isn’t about the backup. It’s about the restore. The 3-2-1 Rule A minimum viable backup strategy: 3 copies of your data 2 different storage media/types 1 copy offsite P C C C r o o o i p p p m y y y a r 1 2 3 y : : : : P L R O r o e f o c m f d a o s u l t i c e t t s e i n r o a e a n p p r s l c d h i h a o c i t t a v a e b ( ( a s d ( s a i d e m f i e f f e f d r e a e r t n e a t n c t e r n e p t g r e i o r o v ) n i ) d e r ) What to Back Up Always: ...

February 23, 2026 · 6 min · 1110 words · Rob Washington

Backup and Disaster Recovery: Because Hope Is Not a Strategy

A practical guide to backups and disaster recovery — automated backup strategies, testing your restores, and building systems that survive the worst.

February 11, 2026 · 9 min · 1879 words · Rob Washington