Backup Tips
ComputerWorld has some very interesting articles on Tips to backup:
10 Tips for Backing Up Your Desktops
Automate the desktop backup process whenever possible. Best intentions are exactly that.
Have users organize and consolidate important data in a single location for easier backup.
Use continuous data protection when data sets are evolving at a high rate.
Use an online service or VPN, plus a connection-sensing local client, for remote users.
Put desktop and laptop backups in your central data store to leverage its backup and redundancy.
Use imaging for quick and easy restoration of systems.
Image to hidden partitions on laptops for system recovery without IT assistance.
Use plain (uncompressed) file backups so users can browse and restore single documents on their own.
Save multiple revisions with your CDP system to create an ad hoc document archiving system.
Educate and continually re-educate users on the importance of backing up their desktops.
10 Tips for Backing Up Your Workgroups
Outsource to a backup service, or if that’s not possible...
Determine what needs to be backed up and how often it needs to be recovered.
Designate one or two people to be in charge of backups.
Install a backup product tailored to small groups, not enterprises.
Back up to disk rather than to tape.
Find a system that replicates off-site.
Consider continuous data protection if your industry is highly regulated.
Maintain backup logs, or use reporting tools for auditing and visibility.
Back up every day at a minimum — sometimes twice a day.
Test your backup system before an emergency.
10 Tips for Backing Up Your Data Center
Save to disk before going to tape.
Figure out the restore, then plan the backup to match.
Deduplicate the data to speed backup time and reduce the amount of storage needed.
Look for network bottlenecks that slow down backup and restore.
Don’t rely on a single technology. Use multiple layers of protection.
Minimize the number of backup products you use.
Set up restoration as a help desk function so storage professionals can work on improving levels of service.
Have backups stored outside the disaster impact zone.
Test the restoration process before it is needed, and tier your backups depending on how quickly they need restoration.
Make sure the recovery plan is stored with the backup data.
10 Tips for Backing Up Your Messaging
Decide between backup and archiving: Do you need to restore messages from a failure event (backup) or store/retrieve data to comply with legislation or a legal request for discovery?
Know what you are trying to gain with the backup and what level of restore granularity you require.
Fully disclose instant messaging monitoring or recording to IM users as part of your company’s written policy.
Focus on reducing the size of the message store by removing duplicate e-mail and attachments.
Apply ongoing, disk-based technology, such as snapshots, to capture changes to the now-more-manageable message store.
Consider contracting with a messaging-specific archival or disaster recovery-related service provider if you haven’t the time or resources to build out an internal IT infrastructure.
Determine, with the help of legal and compliance counsel, whether e-mail-related backups should be kept indefinitely on disk or tape or deleted after a certain period of time.
Know how long you are legally required to retain specific messaging backup data or message archives, and plan for such deadlines.
Develop, write and disseminate policies for the handling, protection and archiving of messaging systems.
At the least, perform a daily dump of the messaging system to disk via the Microsoft Windows NTbackup command.
5 Tips for Backing Up Your PDAs
Keep master copies of all corporate data on the server. Many applications have extensions to provide data to PDAs and smart phones.
Make new backups of the contents of memory whenever you make a significant addition or change to your data, either to an SD memory card, local computer or over the network to a corporate server.
Back up to two local memory cards, one of which is kept separate from the device in case of loss or theft, and to at least your local laptop or desktop computer daily.
Make frequent copies of SD card contents. Some PDA and smart phone applications read data directly from an SD card, essentially using it as a solid-state hard drive.
Automate backups so they won’t be forgotten. Most PDA and smart phone backup software today allows you to schedule daily automatic backups both to an SD card and over a Wi-Fi or cellular network to a corporate server.
10 Tips for Backing Up Your Desktops
Automate the desktop backup process whenever possible. Best intentions are exactly that.
Have users organize and consolidate important data in a single location for easier backup.
Use continuous data protection when data sets are evolving at a high rate.
Use an online service or VPN, plus a connection-sensing local client, for remote users.
Put desktop and laptop backups in your central data store to leverage its backup and redundancy.
Use imaging for quick and easy restoration of systems.
Image to hidden partitions on laptops for system recovery without IT assistance.
Use plain (uncompressed) file backups so users can browse and restore single documents on their own.
Save multiple revisions with your CDP system to create an ad hoc document archiving system.
Educate and continually re-educate users on the importance of backing up their desktops.
10 Tips for Backing Up Your Workgroups
Outsource to a backup service, or if that’s not possible...
Determine what needs to be backed up and how often it needs to be recovered.
Designate one or two people to be in charge of backups.
Install a backup product tailored to small groups, not enterprises.
Back up to disk rather than to tape.
Find a system that replicates off-site.
Consider continuous data protection if your industry is highly regulated.
Maintain backup logs, or use reporting tools for auditing and visibility.
Back up every day at a minimum — sometimes twice a day.
Test your backup system before an emergency.
10 Tips for Backing Up Your Data Center
Save to disk before going to tape.
Figure out the restore, then plan the backup to match.
Deduplicate the data to speed backup time and reduce the amount of storage needed.
Look for network bottlenecks that slow down backup and restore.
Don’t rely on a single technology. Use multiple layers of protection.
Minimize the number of backup products you use.
Set up restoration as a help desk function so storage professionals can work on improving levels of service.
Have backups stored outside the disaster impact zone.
Test the restoration process before it is needed, and tier your backups depending on how quickly they need restoration.
Make sure the recovery plan is stored with the backup data.
10 Tips for Backing Up Your Messaging
Decide between backup and archiving: Do you need to restore messages from a failure event (backup) or store/retrieve data to comply with legislation or a legal request for discovery?
Know what you are trying to gain with the backup and what level of restore granularity you require.
Fully disclose instant messaging monitoring or recording to IM users as part of your company’s written policy.
Focus on reducing the size of the message store by removing duplicate e-mail and attachments.
Apply ongoing, disk-based technology, such as snapshots, to capture changes to the now-more-manageable message store.
Consider contracting with a messaging-specific archival or disaster recovery-related service provider if you haven’t the time or resources to build out an internal IT infrastructure.
Determine, with the help of legal and compliance counsel, whether e-mail-related backups should be kept indefinitely on disk or tape or deleted after a certain period of time.
Know how long you are legally required to retain specific messaging backup data or message archives, and plan for such deadlines.
Develop, write and disseminate policies for the handling, protection and archiving of messaging systems.
At the least, perform a daily dump of the messaging system to disk via the Microsoft Windows NTbackup command.
5 Tips for Backing Up Your PDAs
Keep master copies of all corporate data on the server. Many applications have extensions to provide data to PDAs and smart phones.
Make new backups of the contents of memory whenever you make a significant addition or change to your data, either to an SD memory card, local computer or over the network to a corporate server.
Back up to two local memory cards, one of which is kept separate from the device in case of loss or theft, and to at least your local laptop or desktop computer daily.
Make frequent copies of SD card contents. Some PDA and smart phone applications read data directly from an SD card, essentially using it as a solid-state hard drive.
Automate backups so they won’t be forgotten. Most PDA and smart phone backup software today allows you to schedule daily automatic backups both to an SD card and over a Wi-Fi or cellular network to a corporate server.
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