Using the Buffalo TeraStation Windows Server IoT as a Central Backup Hub

Modern cloud storage technologies have enabled effortless data backup, but the security risks with cloud storage are well known. Managing a growing number of remote devices using cloud storage and backup alone can be dangerous and often unwieldy. For these reasons, having a physical network attached storage device to serve as a central backup hub for all your server and cloud data can help you streamline remote work while enabling essential data security protection.

The Buffalo TeraStation with Windows Server IoT 2019 integrates with any software and service compatible with Windows, allowing it to be positioned as a central backup hub as it can back up from any cloud or Windows server.

Backup with the Windows Server NAS

Cloud Backup
The TeraStation with Windows Server IoT 2019 allows you to integrate nearly any cloud or other software service to the NAS device. This flexibility with other cloud services allows you to establish effortless backup from a variety of services and other devices. This not only means seamless integration with existing Microsoft services such as Azure and OneDrive, but also third-party services such as Dropbox. The Terastation supports bi-directional synchronization with these cloud services, so your data is always protected and always accessible. You can back up data to or from the cloud, however you see fit to meet your needs.

Server Backup
To make backup even more effortless, you can schedule automated backups to occur at intervals or periods where it won’t disrupt normal business operations. Or, if you choose, you can use the TeraStation as a storage/backup destination for physical devices in your organization, such as acting as a repository for a test server or backing up surveillance data.

Offline Replication
With the proliferation of ransomware, having a physical server that you can back up your data to provides an extra layer of data protection. You can up the security by air-gapping the server, or keeping the server physically isolated from unsecured networks, in order to prevent online intrusions. The Windows Server TeraStation can serve as an offline server that you replicate data to so you can have a copy of your saved data accessible at all times, allowing for fast recovery in case your data becomes compromised.

Benefits of the Windows Server NAS as a Central Backup Hub

1. Higher Security – The Windows Server TeraStation enables additional data security options for your organization when used as a backup hub. For example, as an additional data protection layer, you can set up the TeraStation for offsite data replication. Since having multiple backup copies is a strong data security measure against threats such as ransomware, offsite replication is an effective way to keep your onsite data safe should the worst happen.

2. Smoother and Safer Remote Work – Setting up the Windows Server TeraStation as a backup repository can help your office reduce overhead and streamline security for remote employees. With so many companies enabling remote work, it is imperative that you keep data security strong, as recent cyberthreat trends point to work-from-home employees being especially vulnerable. By creating a central backup hub that automatically backs up data from the cloud, you can reduce remote data access overhead while also enabling a backup copy always available in the event data becomes compromised.

3. Lower Costs – If you are currently backing up to the cloud, using the Windows Server TeraStation for server backup and offline replication can potentially reduce costs by backing up your physical servers and bypass the cloud, thereby saving you monthly subscription costs and hidden fees associated with cloud storage.

4. Business and Disaster Recovery (BDR) – The Windows Server operating system also offers Hyper-V virtual machine backup and recovery for more streamlined data recovery. By utilizing the NAS device as a virtual machine archive, you can easily access backup data and minimize the effects of downtime in case an accident occurs. Coupled with offline replication, you can have the Windows Server TeraStation as a complete BDR appliance to protect and restore your office data to prevent operational disruptions.

Buffalo TeraStation with Windows Server 2019

With more and more work being conducted remotely and with online data security more important than ever, creating a central backup hub with the TeraStation running Windows Server IoT 2019 can help you create effortless and expansive backups, thereby improving data security and enabling safer and more streamlined remote work.

Windows Server NAS can also take advantage of the operating system’s various backup and security features to further optimize data storage and backup. Data Deduplication, which optimizes redundancies and reduces the amount of space needed and lowers the occurrence of file corruption. The Microsoft Distributed File System Replication (DFS-R) further protects data from simple errors to ensure data integrity.

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