{"id":6286,"date":"2018-07-30T10:37:28","date_gmt":"2018-07-30T15:37:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filecloud.com\/blog\/?p=6286"},"modified":"2022-05-09T11:17:44","modified_gmt":"2022-05-09T16:17:44","slug":"backup-mistakes-that-companies-continue-to-commit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filecloud.com\/blog\/backup-mistakes-that-companies-continue-to-commit\/","title":{"rendered":"Backup Mistakes That Companies Continue to Commit"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Imagine a situation where you wake up, reach your office, and witness the chaos. Because your business applications are not working anymore. And that\u2019s because your business data doesn\u2019t exist anymore! Information about thousands of customers, products, sales orders, inventory plans, pricing sheets, contracts, and a lot more \u2013 not accessible anymore. What do you do? Well, if your enterprise has been following data backup best practices, you\u2019ll just smile, and check what the progress on the data restoration is. Alas, problems await. That\u2019s because your people might have committed one of the commonplace yet breakneck mistakes of data backups. Read on to find out.<\/p>\n

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Fixation of the Act of Backup<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sounds weird, but that\u2019s what most enterprises do, really. Data engineers, security experts, and project managers \u2013 everyone is so focused on the act of backup, that they all lose track of the eventual goals of the activity. Recovery time objectives (RTO) and recovery point objectives (RPO) should govern every act in the process of data backup. Instead, companies only focus on ensuring that data from every important source is included in the backup.<\/p>\n

Nobody, however, pays much heed to backup testing. This, for instance, is one of the key aspects of making your data backup process foolproof. Instead, companies end up facing a need for data restoration, only to realize that the backup file s corrupt, missing, or not compliant with the pre-requisites of the restoration tool.<\/p>\n

The solution \u2013 make rigorous backup testing a key element of your backup process. There are tools that execute backup tests in tandem with your data backup. If you don\u2019t wish to invest in such tools as yet, make sure you conduct backup testing at least bi-annually.<\/p>\n

Not Adopting Data Backup Technologies<\/strong><\/p>\n

What used to be a tedious and strenuous task for administrators and security experts a few years back can now be easily automated using data backup tools. These tools are much more reliable than manual backup operations. What\u2019s more, there will not be the dreaded problems such as those associated with data formats, etc., when the time for restore arrives.<\/p>\n

Scheduled backups, simultaneous testing, and execution of backup and restore in sync with your RTO and RPO goals. Of course, businesses must understand the data backup tools available in the market before choosing one.<\/p>\n

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Unclear Business Requirements (In Terms Of Data Backup And Restore)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Take it from us; one size won\u2019t fit all organizations or processes, when it comes to data backups, whether manual or controlled via a tool. Project managers must understand the business requirements around data to be able to plan their data backup projects well. The backbone of a successful data backup process and plan is a document called recovery catalog. This document captures all necessary details centered on aspects such as:<\/p>\n

The different formats of data owned by the business<\/p>\n