Post by @eurothrottle

Powerful NAS… Already Failed Me 😐 New Synology DS1823XS+ NAS. Enterprise hardware. Feeling unstoppable… And then a brand new drive fails. 😭 This is EXACT why RAID matters. Drives WILL fail. It’s not a maybe, it’s a guarantee. RAID keeps you online. Backups save your life. RAID is NOT a backup. If you’re running a NAS, homelab, or production server, you need redundancy AND separate backups. Different device. Different location. Follow the 3-2-1 backup rule: 3 copies of your data 2 different types of media 1 off-site backup Enterprise hardware doesn’t prevent failure. Architecture does! #techtok #TechTips #homelab #cooltech #IT