Is my backup working? It’s the question most people only ask after the data is gone. Appearances can be deceiving when it comes to backups, so here are five things to check, along with the one test that settles it. Appearances can be deceiving when…
Your “backup window” is the time it takes for a single backup to complete. Usually, this isn’t a concern. It’s easy to ignore something that isn’t an issue. Eventually, it will start increasing to the point where it is longer than your work window and…
Starting a business means a hundred setup tasks competing for attention. Here’s the minimum viable backup for new business owners that you can complete in 30 minutes, without derailing your launch week. 30 minutes now, or a bad story later Backup usually gets pushed to…
At the beginning of each quarterly backup audit, especially when creating plans for the next quarter, it’s a good idea to assess if there are any gaps in your coverage. I’m posting this last to mark the end of August, and I want to give…
Many backup for nonprofits rely on a for-profit company’s compliance vendors to manage sensitive data, like donor records or case files. These companies do it with only a fraction of the budget. Here are some cost-effective ways to comply. Nonprofits perform a uniquely difficult task.…
Backing Up Live Databases Without Downtime — A Practical Guide for MySQL and PostgreSQL Backing up a database that’s actively being written to is not the same as copying a folder of files — get it wrong and you risk a corrupted, unrestorable backup. A complete,…
Backup for Content Creators: Protecting Raw Footage, Project Files, and Client Deliverables A single lost project file can mean re-shooting, redoing, or refunding a client. Content creators have backup needs that generic advice doesn’t quite cover — here’s a workflow built specifically for creative work. A…
Compliance & Enterprise Backup Retention Policies Explained: 30 Days vs. 90 Days vs. Forever How long should your backup history actually go back? The right answer depends on your risk profile, compliance obligations, and how you actually use restores — not a generic default. A…
Mac · Platform-Specific How to Back Up a 200,000-Photo Library Without Losing Your Mind Huge photo libraries break naive backup assumptions — duplicate detection, folder structure, and initial upload time all behave differently at scale. Here’s how to do it right the first time, including…