Database Backup Strategy: Postgres, MySQL and Redis
Database backups done properly: logical vs physical, Postgres WAL archiving and PITR, MySQL binary logs, Redis RDB and AOF, cross-system consistency, replicas.
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Backup strategy, disaster recovery, retention and high-availability storage. 14 articles from the MassiveGRID engineering teams.
S3 Backup Storage Classes: What a Restore Actually Costs
Object storage for backups: the four charges, archival class conditions, lifecycle tiering and its request cost, versioning vs object lock, and pricing the restore.
Read MoreBackup Encryption: Keys, Rotation and Recovery Risk
Backup encryption done properly: the three places it happens, how restic and Borg hold keys, envelope rotation, where to keep the key, and testing restores.
Read MoreRestore Testing: Running Recovery Drills That Find Real Problems
How to run restore drills: four drill types, timing from go to verified, six ways a drill gives false assurance, a calendar that holds, and the record auditors want.
Read MoreImmutable Backups and Ransomware Recovery
Immutable backups against ransomware: what immutability really means, Object Lock modes, dwell time, write-only credentials, verification and what it costs.
Read MoreGlusterFS Replicated Volume on PaaS: Shared Storage for a Web Cluster That Survives Losing a Storage Node
The web cluster had four PHP nodes and one storage node holding every upload. GlusterFS makes the storage itself a cluster: three copies, any one of which can vanish without a broken image.
Read MoreA Database Backup Strategy on PaaS: Schedules, Retention, Point-in-Time Recovery and the Quarterly Restore Drill
Twelve databases, three engines, one question from the auditor: how much data would you lose and how long would it take? The lead answers with schedules, a separate storage node and a drill that runs every quarter.
Read MoreThe Backup Add-Ons Compared: Backup Storage, WordPress Backup/Restore, Database Backup/Restore and the Corruption Diagnostic
Four packages with 'backup' in the name and a manager who needs to know which does what. One is the destination, two are the jobs, one is the check. Here is how 40 sites use all four.
Read MoreWhat Happens to Your Data When a Hosting Company Goes Down?
It is a scenario that most website owners never consider until it is too late: your hosting company shuts down, goes bankrupt, or simply disappears overnight.
Read MoreDisaster Recovery Planning for Small Business Websites
Disaster Recovery Planning for Small Business Websites: Defining RTO and RPO, Identifying Threats and Building Your Recovery Strategy.
Read MoreBackup Retention Policies: How Many Backups Is Enough?
How many backups should you keep? How far back should they go? Should you keep daily snapshots for a week, a month, or a year?
Read MoreHow NVMe SSDs Accelerate Website Load Times (and Why Spinning Disks Are Dead)
How NVMe SSDs Accelerate Website Load Times: The Storage Revolution in Web Hosting and Understanding the Three Storage Technologies.
Read MoreNVMe vs. SSD vs. HDD Hosting: A Performance Comparison With Benchmarks
NVMe vs. SSD vs. HDD Hosting: How Storage Technology Has Evolved, Benchmark Comparison: The Numbers and Why Random IOPS Matter More Than Sequential Speed.
Read MoreOff-Site Backups Explained: Why Storing Backups in Another Data Center Matters
When most people think about website backups, they imagine a simple copy of their files sitting somewhere safe. But "somewhere" matters enormously.
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