Unbeknownst to all, copies of these books had been independently stored throughout libraries of the Middle East. This was the world’s first backup system.
Data is among our most important assets and the backbone of every business, enabling companies to better serve their customers, differentiate themselves, and maintain a competitive edge with valuable information such as:
Organizations are ultimately responsible for protecting their own data. But how you protect your data is just as important.
The concept of independence is fundamental to backups, and is a tried and true best practice. Even the world’s leading SaaS platforms acknowledge that their customers are ultimately responsible for independently protecting their own data.
Having autonomy over your data is a right that no company should be deprived of. Through independent backups, companies can exercise ownership over their most important asset: their data.
For backups to be
independent, they must be: