Backup Strategy Design

Format: Design a backup strategy for your application.

The 3-2-1 Rule:

• 3 copies of your data
• 2 different storage media
• 1 offsite backup

Exercise: Answer the following questions:

Your database backup:
- How often do you back up? (Hourly? Daily?)
- Where are backups stored? (Same machine as the database? That's not a backup)
- Have you ever tested restoring a backup? (A backup you've never restored is not a backup)
- How long are backups retained?
- If you need to restore, how long does it take?