Every business activity is conducted to achieve a particular goal. Similarly, the decision to resort to the backup of data must also be goal-oriented. The planning and execution of the same requires proper effort and expert input.
Various stages are involved in taking up the process of backup of data. They are as follows:
- The initial stage involves the identification of files and folders that are to be considered for the purpose of backup.
- The next stage calls for the estimation of the total amount of storage space that will be required for backing up these files and folders, apart from application software and operating systems.
- Besides, the business should determine the capacity of the backup window to execute the backup of data files. Earlier the backup was a “third shift” plan and computer “dead time” was used for backing up of data. Since businesses have penetrated into the World Wide Web, all orders and inquiries are being catered to 24 x 7.
A short and quick backup window can lead to the assignment of more duty cycles to operational computing.
