BACKUPS

What is your plan???

Plan in Writing

“A goal without a plan is just a wish.” 

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

The 5 W’sWho

WhatWhen

WhereWhy

Why?The average lifespan of a

hard drive is 3 years

Plan B, C, D…Cover as many “What

if’s” as you can.

Backup Plan For Your Backup

A – Daily backup procedureB – Backup operator is outC – What if it fails?D – Disaster recovery

The Changing Face of Backup

SQLStructured Query

Language

How Does This Change ThingsYou can not run a live backupThe data must be exported

Backup DestinationsTapesUSB Flash drivesPortable Hard DrivesSSD vs Spinning Hard DriveCloud

Backup DestinationsTapesUSB Flash drivesPortable Hard Drives

Cloud

Holds a lot of dataEasy to use, inexpensiveEasy to use, lots of spaceHappens continuously

Backup DestinationsTapesUSB Flash drives

Portable Hard Drives

Cloud

Fragile, slowCan be Slow, Drive letter can changeCan be damaged with a dropDepends on internet connection

Checking Your BackupKnow how to check your backup logRecord when and who checks itLook for trends in your backup

Restoring DataHow do you verify a backup?

Can you do a selective restore?

How long does a restore take?

SecurityHow much security do you need?

PhysicalControlling Access

EncryptionAES, Serpent, Twofish, RSA, Elliptic

Curve, Tiple DES

What Is NextEverything in the cloud?SQL is here to stayIt will always be evolving