Chapter 5

Our system changes monthly; has the backup plan kept up?

Hệ thống đổi mỗi tháng, kế hoạch sao lưu đổi theo chưa?

The chapter's question

Is my company's newest system included in the backup plan?

Big idea

Systems change every month, and the backup plan must change with them.

In this chapter

  1. Part 5.1

    New Systems

    When new software is added, who remembers to add it to the plan?

  2. Part 5.2

    Alerts on Failed Backups

    If last night's backup failed, who knows by this morning?

  3. Part 5.3

    Storage Costs

    How long is it reasonable to keep copies relative to cost?

  4. Part 5.4

    A Yearly Drill

    Has the company ever rehearsed a full recovery?

The reading for this chapter is inside Conan School

This chapter has 4 readings, with case stories and exercises. Chapter 1 of Backups Never Restored is free to read right here.

Read in Conan School

Chapters of Backups Never Restored

  1. 1.Is backing up everything really the safest plan?
  2. 2.Would our backup burn along with the original?
  3. 3.Having a backup means having the data, right?
  4. 4.When must a recovery plan be written to actually work?
  5. 5.Our system changes monthly; has the backup plan kept up?