Here at Aspire, we believe that in today’s digital age, data is the lifeblood of an organisation, and ensuring that you have a robust data resilience strategy in place has become more critical than ever. One of the key strategies in achieving this is through the implementation of immutable backups.
Immutable backups cannot be changed or deleted, providing an added layer of protection against malicious attacks, human error, and unforeseen disasters. In this blog post, we will explore what immutable backups are, why they are necessary, and how they play a pivotal role in your data resilience strategy.
What Are Immutable Backups?
Immutable backups are backups that cannot be changed or deleted for a defined period or permanently once written. These are standard backup files with either an object lock or immutability flag set.
Even if these backups were hosted within an organisation’s infrastructure that suffered a ransomware attack the backup files would be safe and secure, providing the organisation with the ability to restore production workloads quickly, reducing downtime and monetary loss.
Below are some scenarios where your organisation would benefit from having immutable backups as part of your data resiliency strategy.