{"id":2384,"date":"2017-03-03T18:43:00","date_gmt":"2017-03-03T23:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/?p=2384"},"modified":"2024-07-08T06:06:33","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T10:06:33","slug":"bulletproof-backups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/2017\/03\/03\/bulletproof-backups\/","title":{"rendered":"Bulletproof backups"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2386 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Depositphotos_10291655_s-2015.jpg\" alt=\"Illustration of blue could over various devices.\" width=\"499\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Depositphotos_10291655_s-2015.jpg 499w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Depositphotos_10291655_s-2015-125x90.jpg 125w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Depositphotos_10291655_s-2015-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Depositphotos_10291655_s-2015-60x42.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 499px) 100vw, 499px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Nue Lee,\u00a0<\/strong>a PhD student in Higher Education at U-M, details a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidehighered.com\/blogs\/gradhacker\/necessity-dedicated-backup-system\">comprehensive, three-layered back-up storage approach<\/a> she uses to make sure her academic\u00a0work is protected. &#8220;No one likes to talk about it, because it may be admitting that you don\u2019t do it,&#8221; writes Lee, &#8220;but as graduate students, we must have a dedicated backup system.&#8221; Lee recommends grad students keep a few key points in mind when choosing a backup strategy:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Make it as automatic as possible:<\/strong> The more work a backup requires, the less likely it is to be done regularly.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Have at least two different backups<\/strong>: Data corruption is equally as bad as outright data loss. Multiple backups reduce the chance that all are affected at the same time.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Do it:<\/strong> Your entire digital existence is at risk if you don&#8217;t backup. With a routine in place you can breathe a little easier, knowing that if something goes wrong you will not lose precious data.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nue Lee,\u00a0a PhD student in Higher Education at U-M, details a\u00a0comprehensive, three-layered back-up storage approach she uses to make sure her academic\u00a0work is protected. &#8220;No one likes to talk about it, because it may be admitting that you don\u2019t do it,&#8221; writes Lee, &#8220;but as graduate students, we must have a dedicated backup system.&#8221; Lee recommends grad students\u2026 <span class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/2017\/03\/03\/bulletproof-backups\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2386,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_umich_oidc_access":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[234,96],"class_list":["post-2384","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-campus-news","tag-storage","tag-students"],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Depositphotos_10291655_s-2015.jpg",499,358,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Depositphotos_10291655_s-2015-125x90.jpg",125,90,true],"medium":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Depositphotos_10291655_s-2015-300x215.jpg",300,215,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Depositphotos_10291655_s-2015.jpg",499,358,false],"large":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Depositphotos_10291655_s-2015.jpg",499,358,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Depositphotos_10291655_s-2015.jpg",499,358,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Depositphotos_10291655_s-2015.jpg",499,358,false],"excerpt-thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Depositphotos_10291655_s-2015-200x140.jpg",200,140,true],"themonic-thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Depositphotos_10291655_s-2015-60x42.jpg",60,42,true],"ioslider-thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Depositphotos_10291655_s-2015-499x300.jpg",499,300,true],"post-thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Depositphotos_10291655_s-2015.jpg",499,358,false],"400x250-crop":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Depositphotos_10291655_s-2015.jpg",348,250,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"News Staff","author_link":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/author\/mitnewsadm\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Nue Lee,\u00a0a PhD student in Higher Education at U-M, details a\u00a0comprehensive, three-layered back-up storage approach she uses to make sure her academic\u00a0work is protected. &#8220;No one likes to talk about it, because it may be admitting that you don\u2019t do it,&#8221; 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