You can't afford everything. Every choice has a cost.
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TIGHT BUDGET
12 units. Full=4u, Cloud=3u. You can't have everything — prioritise.
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DOWNTIME COSTS
Each restore file = time offline. 6 incrementals = 90min = £1,200 lost.
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DISASTERS HIT
Fire and ransomware destroy on-site backups. Only cloud survives.
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BACKUPS CORRUPT
One file per disaster is unreadable. Shown upfront — plan around it.
PHASE 01
BUILD YOUR BACKUP PLAN
Click any day to cycle: None → Full (4u, 30min restore) → Incremental (0.5u, +15min/file) → Differential (2u, 20min restore). Watch the four metrics compete. Budget: 12 units total.
None
0u
FULL
4u
30min restore
INCREMENTAL
0.5u
+15min/file
DIFFERENTIAL
2u
20min restore
CLOUD
3u
survives fire/ransomware
WEEKLY SCHEDULE — CLICK TO CYCLE
RPO & RTO per day ↓
WORST RPO
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max data age
WORST RTO
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max restore time
MAX DOWNTIME £
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@ £800/hr
SECURITY
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STORAGE BUDGET
0 / 12 units
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CLOUD / OFF-SITE BACKUP — 3 units
Mirrors backups remotely. Only protection against fire and ransomware. On-site backups are destroyed by both.