5.2 Outsourcing Storage and Backup Flashcards
How does storage and backup work for outsourcing?
Outsource the management of critical data or utilise on-demand storage space as an alternative or over-flow to in-house Storage Area Networks (SANs) across dedicated or public network
Disaster recovery plan - storing data offsite
What are the potential questions for vendors?
What exactly are you offering? (raw storage space only, information lifecycle management, specialised backup and archiving)
How will you get your data back if something happens to your backup provider?
How fast is your connection? (check actual vs theoretical connection speed)
What is your guaranteed throughput? (SLA - Service Level Agreement)
How long will it take to backup my data?
Future growth - historical trend vs vendor prediction
How long will it take to restore my data?
What range of backup sizes do you handle?
What security measures (physical and virtual) do you have in place? (separate, physically secure area, encryption etc.)
