Kendall Racanelli on February 1, 2023 No Comments
This article concentrates on how to recover data that you have backed up. The premise here is that there has been a hardware failure, a catastrophic problem with the operating system, or a natural disaster that has taken down your IT infrastructure. In such an event, you can completely restore backed up data to a new physical location or cloud location.
Although this article touches on the importance of:
- creating backup
- designing a disaster-recovery plan
- backups in the cloud
We will primarily focus on what you should do to recover your data once a disaster has occurred. You can use these guidelines when performing quarterly or semiannual disaster-recovery run-throughs.
Planning for Backup and Disaster Recovery
You cannot restore your data/infrastructure if you don’t have a backup. So the first step in protecting data is to develop a good backup plan. With regular backups, you can recover your system’s data in a matter of hours.
The second step in protecting your data is to come up with a disaster-recovery plan. Once a month you should run a test restore of data saved to a thumb or external drive to ensure that the backups function correctly. Once a quarter, or at a minimum twice a year, run through your disaster-recovery procedure to make sure you are well prepared in the event of an actual disaster.
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Disaster-Recovery Checklist
Most recoveries will be the result of one failed hardware device. However, it may be necessary to rebuild your computer, laptop or tablet completely in the event of a catastrophe, such as a fire. Once your disaster-recovery plan is in place, revisit it periodically to ensure that it still meets the needs of your family or business.
A basic recovery plan includes the following elements:
• A written statement of how long you expect recovery will take and how much data (defined in days or weeks) you can afford to lose.
• Current full and incremental data backups.
• A current full system backup.
• A complete checklist of all the hardware you are using (computers, laptops, phones, tablets).
• A list of the software versions and service subscriptions you are using.
• Centrally stored and easily accessible copies of software, device drivers and subscription passwords.
• A plan to regularly do a PC Tune up to prevent potential problems.
Be sure that you test your recovery plan thoroughly.
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