Storage & Backup · Explained

A NAS is storage. Backup is how you get the data back.

Those two things are related, but they are not the same. A small business can have a very nice NAS and still have a terrible backup plan.

NAS

A Network Attached Storage system gives users and services a central place to store and share data.

RAID

RAID can help a storage system survive certain drive failures. It does not undo deletion, ransomware, theft or fire.

Backup

A backup is a separate copy you can restore from when the primary data is lost, damaged or changed in a way you did not want.

The simple rule

If losing the NAS means losing the business data, you do not have a backup.

COD designs storage and backup together: the working copy, local recovery options, offsite copies where appropriate, retention and a realistic path to getting the business running again.

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