Defining an Immutable Backup’s Benefits

We haven’t been shy about how essential data backups are, simply because there is always the chance that your business will encounter some form of disaster… but, what if something interferes with these backups?

This danger is one reason that immutable backups are utilized. Let’s go over what this means, and how it helps.

What is an Immutable Backup?

When you consider that “immutable” is defined as “unable to be changed,” it should come as no surprise that an immutable backup is a backup that cannot be changed or deleted.

This is accomplished through a WORM configuration (short for Write Once, Read Many). With this configuration in place, data is locked down. Unless a time has been set beforehand for the data to become editable or you manually change the configuration, no changes can be made to the data in your backups.

Businesses have numerous reasons for creating an immutable backup, particularly one stored in the cloud. These reasons include:

Data Protection and Security

Considering how important security is for all of your data, it is little wonder that an immutable backup is considered valuable. An immutable backup has the added benefit of being unviewable by someone without authorization, presenting an error message, and helping keep your data secure.

Compliance

Various industries must meet specific compliance requirements to operate, many of which reference their data protection and retention policies. With an immutable backup, you can be confident that your data will be there for you as you need it, whenever that may be.

Possession and Evidence

Chain of custody is an essential concern in many legal matters, so it's important to have some reference of where your data has been and who has been able to access it. An immutable backup helps you establish this record should you need it.

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