Hello.
I’m a system admin in a office, but just a beginner….
Now we are trying to define the backup policy on user’s laptop/ desk top PC.
We have file server but currentry used for only sharing purpose.
So when uer’s PC crushes, their data will be gone. Though if all users save ALL data they have, file server may be slow or full.(Rather, we can imagine how it will be)
Some people backup with portable HD or USB, but some don’t.
Also there are a lot of video/photo data in the office which can not be all stored in the file server. (because the size is big) Those are saved on to the DVD-R and C drive locally now.
I’m looking for a good practice regarding internal controll for the backup plicy.
How other company manages the data? How often do people backup and in which media?
Though we have exchange server(some users are in Exchange mode, moste of them are pop user), we still want email backup with pst file. But how often should the user back up?
Yes, its all depends on the compnay but I’d like to know how other companies manage.
Becasue I have to suggest the policy!!
Backup objects are:
1.PC’s image backup (System backup)
—External hard disk? Once in 6month?
2.Local PC’s files(Excel, Word,etc)
—-USB or portable HD? Once a month?
3.Emails (pst file)
—-USB or portable HD? Once a month?
4.Photos and videos
—DVD-R& external HD, once a month?
Is it too frequent to Backup?
Please give me some tips and references….
Thank you so much in advance!