Each organization needs different backup strategies based on its individual needs. This topic will outline the different types of backup strategies in veeam, along with their benefits and drawbacks, so you can determine what’s best for your company. A small business may use an incremental or differential backup strategy, while a large enterprise may choose to back up everything every day.
1 – Full Backup
The most time-consuming type of backup is a full backup, where all files and folders are copied completely. If the veeam backup has to be performed over a network, it can strain your network. In addition, it is also the fastest way to recover from a backup since it contains all the files you need. It is the most storage-intensive method to perform a full backup regularly. The easiest and most practical solution for small businesses is full backups since they don’t have a lot of data to back up. When you plan to use full backups, you should consider encrypting them. If your backup isn’t encrypted, an unauthorized user will have access to everything if it is unencrypted. Even if your backup drives are stolen, they still have nothing without your encryption key if they steal your entire backup drive.
Advantages:
- Timely restoration
Disadvantages:
- The largest storage requirement
- Network bandwidth is used up quickly
- Encrypt your backups to prevent theft
2 – Backups on an incremental basis
After the first full backup, only changed data will be backed up again, but only after one full backup has been taken. The incremental backup method requires less time and space than differential and full backups, but the restoration process is the most time-consuming. An incomplete restoration cannot be accomplished if one of the backup sets is missing or damaged. The latest full backup set must be restored first, followed by each incremental backup set in order.
Advantages:
- Full backups take up more space
- Restoring incremental backups is faster
Disadvantages:
- The restoration takes a long time
- An incomplete or damaged incremental backup prevents a full restoration
3 – Backup differential
Regular full and incremental backups are incompatible with differential backups. Only the latest differential backup set and the full backup set are needed to restore. Incremental backups require one full backup.
Advantages:
- Backs up less than a full copy
- Restoring incremental backups is faster
Disadvantages:
- The network bandwidth used by full backups is much higher than that of incremental backups
