WHAT ARE CLOUD COPIES?
The cloud copies These are backups or security copies that must be kept for safety. The benefits of cloud backups, in addition to the security they provide, include the constant availability of the backed-up data, unlike other options such as on-premises environments.
These data backups can be stored in a public or private cloud. Having this option ensures that your company will always be able to access important data, even if the originals are damaged, improperly modified, deleted, or become unavailable.
Having a business vision, good technical planning, specialized tools, and the right work methodologies will ensure that the process of creating backups in the cloud is successful.
Tips for making backups in the cloud
The first step is to define the objective of your cloud backups: they must address a business need. What do you hope to achieve with the backed-up information? What do you need this information for? Having these starting points clear will help you create a detailed plan. You should consider details such as: how often the backups will be accessed, when they will be updated, who will have access, and other relevant aspects.
For example, cloud backups can have a specific purpose, such as protecting data during a data center migration. In this case, we would be talking about a temporary option. On the other hand, we have permanent options, which can be used when the information being backed up is critical to the business and could cause significant damage if deleted or incorrectly modified.
The next step is to choose the data to store. Whether it's a small or large company, you must select the specific content you want to back up. This could include customer data, campaign information, employee data, administrative records, financial data, and more. You also need to define the format: text, images, videos, audio, apps, etc. Knowing this information will help you choose the best type of backup and the cloud service where the data will be stored. For example, if you're dealing with sensitive data, a private cloud is the best option, while a public cloud can be used for data requiring lower security levels.
Next, you select the type of backup: full, incremental (where future backups do not start from 0), differential (when new files are saved from the last full backup), or mirror (when an exact replica is made).
