Chapter B, Problem B4.2MBD

Explanation of Solution

Back up period:

• A company should choose strategies of back-up and recovery based on goals and operational needs.
• The period of backup depends on volume of critical information.
• The period may be hourly, daily or weekly.
• The most important files should be backed up at least once a day.

Back up storage:

• The backup should be moved to a secure location on a regular basis.
• It can be a fireproof cabinet or an offsite storage area.
• Scheduled backups could be accomplished using backup services or online tools.
• It can automatically detect and save changed data to back up storage location.

Type of disasters:

• The types of disasters the company includes:
  • Application failure:
    • It denotes failure of an application.
  • VM failure:
    • It denotes failure of virtual machine.
  • Host failure:
    • It denotes failure of a host machine.
  • Rack failure:
    • It denotes failure of a rack.
  • Communication failure:
    • It denotes failure in network.
  • Data center disaster:
    • It denotes failure in data center.
    • The data storage location may get affected...