Alex, the IT director for a growing online retail company, is evaluating the company's current data backup strategy to enhance data security and ensure business continuity. The company has a dynamic inventory system, customer databases, and operational data that are critical for daily functions. With employees working both in$-$office and remotely, Alex needs to balance accessibility, data protection, and cost. Considering the advantages and disadvantages of cloud backups, local backups, and hybrid solutions, which backup strategy should Alex implement to best meet the company's needs?

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Transition fully to cloud backup, leveraging its scalability and accessibility for remote employees.

Adopt a hybrid backup strategy, using local backups for quick data access and recovery and cloud backups for disaster recovery and long$-$term archiving.

Stick to a local backup solution, keeping all data backups on$-$site for maximum control and security.