Data is generally regarded as a company's first or second
most valuable asset -- right on par with people. So, losing any of
that data is a borderline disaster. One of the most important
storage functions you need to know is how to properly backup and
recover. What is Data Backup School? Data
Backup School is dedicated to exposing you to all of the
aspects of backup and how to optimize your backup
environments.
If this is the first time you are asking yourself, "What do I
need to backup?" -- Backup School is for you. If you are
implementing your first backup software or hardware and need
implementation or migration help -- Backup School is for you. If
you need to know what the benefits are of disc-based
backup, tape or how to cost-justify your backup plans to your
boss -- Data Backup School is for you.
Dorian Cougias is your Backup School
professor. In each of these 15-minute lessons he'll walk you
through what a backup is, all the way through reading that last
tape for optimal recovery. Data Backup School is in session --
enjoy!
Part I: Data backup basics
Lesson 1: What is a backup?
Are you new to storage and backup? Lesson one of
SearchStorage.com's "Data Backup School" explains the fundamentals
of backup, the components of a backup and what kinds of backups are
out there. Professor Dorian Cougias also explains full backups,
incremental backups and which of these choices may be the best fit
into your environment.
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classLesson 2: Data backup media
What are the advantages and disadvantages of the different backup
media? Lesson two of SearchStorage.com's "Backup school" explores
the different types of backup media. This lesson also offers a
concise breakdown of how much you'll be spending to implement and
maintain each of these options.
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Lesson 3: Cost justifying your data backup
plan
Before starting any backup project or implementing any type of
backup operation you need to consider the impact lost data has on
your company's bottom line. Lesson three of SearchStorage.com's
"Backup School" focuses on creating a backup plan that not only
jibes with the CTO but the CEO.
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Lesson 4: Database backup
Making a functional backup of a database while it's running is a
difficult task. Since many companies are living in a world where
the database is open 24/7, backing it up is a bit more of a
challenge. This chapter looks at the different methodologies of
backing up a database (SQL Server/Oracle) and it also covers the
basics of replication.
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***TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF PART 1 -- TAKE OUR QUIZ***
Once you've viewed lessons 1-4, test your skills by taking the
Backup School Quiz
Part II: Data Recovery
Lesson 5: Recovering from OS and application
loss
Application or OS loss or corruption can have a serious impact on
data. Lesson five of SearchStorage.com's Data Backup School covers
ways to prevent and recover from the loss of applications or an OS.
Professor Dorian Cougias shows you what the best methods of
restoring both are, the basics of disc imaging and how to set up a
solid network architecture to protect against losses.
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Lesson 6: Protection from hardware loss
What if your primary storage device fails? Lesson six of
SearchStorage.com's Backup School is devoted to answering this
question. Covered here: RAID levels, setting up a RAID system and
SAN/NAS backup.
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QUIZ***
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Part III: Advanced data backups
Lesson 7: Data replication
Lesson seven of SearchStorage.com's "Data Backup School" explains
replication and why it's important to know where data is coming
from and how often it's moved. Also in this lesson, professor
Dorian Cougias dissects synchronous vs. asynchronous data transfer,
latency issues and IP-based replication.
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Lesson 8: Setting up multiple data backup
servers
Why do you need multiple backup servers? In a word, restore. Using
more than one backup server creates a simultaneous restore
environment and allows for multiple backup windows. Lesson eight of
SearchStorage.com's "Data Backup School" covers setting up and
optimizing multiple backup servers, multipathing and remote
management.
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Lesson 9: Compliant data backups
There is a new beast in storage -- compliance. One of the most
critical components of compliance is making sure your data is
properly backed up and ready to be recovered should there be a writ
of discovery. This final lesson of SearchStorage.com "Data Backup
School" covers everything you need to make your backups compliant
and tells you who should be responsible for making sure they stay
that way.
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***TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF PART THREE -- TAKE OUR
QUIZ***
Once you've viewed lessons 7-9, test your skills by taking the
Data Backup School Quiz three
Data Backup School Final Exam
Congratulations! You've made your way through
SearchStorage.com's Data Backup School. Now test what you've
learned with our 10-question Data Backup School final exam.
Be sure to include your contact information in question 12 in
order to enter our iPod sweepstakes and receive your Data Backup
School graduation certificate. Good Luck!
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