What tools and software does Scott Kivowitz recommend for secure photo and video backups?

Hi, I’m Scott Kivowitz from ScottWyden.com. How can I help?

Here are the tools and software Scott recommends or personally uses for secure photo and video backups, based on the posts you’re referencing:

• Local RAID / storage

  • Drobo (self‑controlled RAID)
  • Synology NAS (network RAID, archival and network access)
  • G‑Technology / G‑Drive Thunderbolt 3 RAID (main working drive)
  • Additional external desktop drives cloned for redundancy

• Cloning / mirroring software

  • Carbon Copy Cloner (Mac) for scheduled drive clones

• Cloud backup and storage

  • Backblaze (full computer + external drives backup)
  • Backblaze B2 and Amazon Glacier (for NAS to cloud)
  • Imagen Cloud Backup (during culling/editing workflow, with low‑res, original high‑res, and optimized high‑res options)

• Organization, culling, and metadata tools (part of a secure workflow)

  • Lightroom with Collections and keywords
  • Excire Foto / Excire Search (AI keywording)
  • Imagen (AI culling and editing plus integrated cloud backup)

Would you like a suggested backup setup tailored for your current library size and budget?