Windows Server 2012 R2 Pocket Consultant: Storage, Security, & Networking

Chapter 11. Data backup and recovery

• Creating a backup and recovery plan

• Backing up your data: the essentials

• Performing server backups

• Managing encryption recovery policy

• Backing up and restoring encrypted data and certificates

Because data is the heart of the enterprise, protecting it is crucial. And to protect your organization’s data, you need to implement a data backup and recovery plan. Backing up files can protect against accidental loss of user data, database corruption, hardware failures, and even natural disasters. Your job as an administrator is to make sure that backups are performed and that backups are stored in a secure location.

Creating a backup and recovery plan

Data backup is an insurance plan. Important files are accidentally deleted ...