BACKUPS

What is your plan???

Plan in Writing

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

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

The 5 W’s

WhoWhat

WhenWhere

Why

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

SQL

Structured Query Language

How Does This Change Things

You can not run a live backupThe data must be exported

Backup Destinations

TapesUSB Flash drivesPortable Hard DrivesSSD vs Spinning Hard DriveCloud

Backup Destinations

TapesUSB Flash drivesPortable Hard Drives

Cloud

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

Backup Destinations

TapesUSB Flash drives

Portable Hard Drives

Cloud

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

Checking Your Backup

Know how to check your backup logRecord when and who checks itLook for trends in your backup

Restoring Data

How do you verify a backup?

Can you do a selective restore?

How long does a restore take?

Security

How much security do you need?Physical

Controlling AccessEncryption

AES, Serpent, Twofish, RSA, Elliptic Curve, Tiple DES

What Is Next

Everything in the cloud?SQL is here to stayIt will always be evolving