Creating A Storage System

In designing your storage system for production, it's important to understand your needs and budget so you can get the best to meet those targets.

Functionality - What is the drive going to be used for?

• Working Drive (Use often)
• Back Up (Could be always or partially on)
• Archival (Use when needed)

Characteristics

• Physical size
• Capacity
• Speed
• Connectivity
• Longevity
• Redundancy

Location - Typically the further away the slower it is in bandwidth and latency.

• Direct Attached
• Network Attached
• Cloud / Offsite

Manual vs Automated Backups

There's nothing wrong with doing manual backups as long as it's a process that you're committed to doing. This can be setup / initiated on a "main" computer or on a NAS (which is essentially a small computer anyway).