Backup and Recovery
Because data is the heart of every computer system, be it home or business, it's crucial for you to protect it. And to protect your data, you need to implement a data backup and recovery plan. Backing up files can protect against accidental loss of user data, database corruption, hardware failures, spyware infections, ransom-ware encryption and even natural disasters.
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Creating a Backup and Recovery Plan
Data backup is an insurance plan. Important files are accidentally deleted all the time. Critical data can become corrupt. Natural disasters can leave your home or office in ruin. With a solid backup and recovery plan, you can recover from any of these. Without one, you're left with nothing to fall back on.
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Figuring Out a Backup Plan
It takes time to create and implement a backup and recovery plan. You'll need to figure out what data needs to be backed up, how often the data should be backed up, and more. There are many types of backup that can be used to secure your data and these will differ according to your circumstances. The best method for you will depend on the type of data you're backing up, how convenient you want the recovery process to be, and the medium you are using to backup onto. The basic types of backups you can perform include
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Full Backups. All files that have been selected are backed up each time the backup is run. This method is the slowest and takes up the most space on your backup media. The files archive attribute is cleared indicated the file has been backed up.
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Differential backups. Designed to create backup copies of files that have changed since the last normal backup. The presence of the archive attribute indicates that the file has been modified and only files with this attribute are backed up. However, the archive attribute on files isn't modified. This allows you to perform other types of backups on the files at a later date.
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Incremental backups. Designed to create backups of files that have changed since the most recent full or incremental backup. The presence of the archive attribute indicates that the file has been modified and only files with this attribute are backed up. When a file is backed up, the archive attribute is cleared. If the file is later modified, this attribute is set, which indicates that the file needs to be backed up.
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Daily backups. Designed to back up files using the modification date on the file itself. If a file has been modified on the same day as the backup, the file will be backed up.
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Give us a call on 07711 292 488 and we can help access your current backup and recovery plan or to help you put one in place.
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