This report delves into the critical aspects of database security, focusing on disaster recovery plans and data recovery methods within a business context. The author, drawing from their professional experience, details the importance of having a predefined strategy to address critical data loss and system failure scenarios. The report highlights the role of specialized teams, like the operations team and information security personnel, in implementing these plans. It explores common data recovery techniques, including clustering, mirroring, replication, and log shipping, with a particular emphasis on clustering and replication as employed by the author's company, an online service provider. The report explains how clustering provides redundancy through multiple servers to maintain service uptime during failures, especially critical for businesses dealing with large volumes of data. The report also touches upon the use of a hotsite for business continuity during main site repairs, and the importance of staff training to handle such situations. The report concludes with references to relevant sources, including Technopedia.com and various publications on disaster recovery planning and database security.
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