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Data Safeguarding

This chapter is about backups. I know it sounds so boring. A chapter about backups, really? Yes, because good offline backups are paramount to securing your company’s data, ensuring your company’s data and computers are available, and keeping your company running. We will be discussing the importance of backups, testing your backups, and business continuity.

In this chapter, we’re going to cover the following main topics:

  • Offline backups
  • Testing your backups
  • Availability in the cloud
  • Business continuity
  • Disaster recovery

Offline backups

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