Description
The procedures related to preparing for recovery or continuation of technology infrastructure vital to an organisation.
Alternative labels
disaster recovery best practice
Skill type
knowledge
Skill reusability level
cross-sector
Relationships with occupations
Essential knowledge
System backup best practice is an essential knowledge of the following occupations:
ICT security administrator: ICT security administrators plan and carry out security measures to protect information and data from unauthorised access, deliberate attack, theft and corruption.
ICT disaster recovery analyst: ICT disaster recovery analysts develop, maintain, and implement ICT continuity and disaster recovery strategies and solutions. They support the technical teams, assess the risks, design and develop procedures, documentation and strategies for disaster recovery in order for business functions to continue and recover with a minimal loss of data. They also coordinate the system backups tests and validations.
Database administrator: Database administrators test, implement and administer computer databases. They use their expertise in database management systems to plan, coordinate and implement security measures to safeguard computer databases. They also use scripts and configuration files to tailor a database to users’ needs.
ICT resilience manager: ICT resilience managers research, plan and develop models, policies, methods, techniques and tools that enhance an organisation’s cyber security, resilience and disaster recovery.
Optional knowledge
System backup best practice is optional for these occupations. This means knowing this knowledge may be an asset for career advancement if you are in one of these occupations.
Webmaster: Webmasters deploy, maintain, monitor and support a web server to meet service requirements. They ensure optimum system integrity, security, backup and performance. They coordinate the content, quality and style of websites, execute the website strategy and update and add new features to websites.
References
- System backup best practice – ESCO