Is it reasonable to expect that the data center will do regular backups of the server data?
Also is there a concept of capacity on demand datacenters who have huge storage arrays and allocate the amount of storage required by customers from this, as opposed to having small local disks in boxes which are prone to failure.
Both questions are related because in the second scenario, there can be a collective backup arrangement.
In the absence of any such service by the data center, would visits to data center be necessary to mount/replace backup mediums etc?
If it is a colocation server, then you would have to give the data center root pw or place your files in a certain directory and give the data center that login. Either way, it is more work for the data center and they usually charge extra for it.
Is it reasonable to expect that the data center will do regular backups of the server data?
Also is there a concept of capacity on demand datacenters who have huge storage arrays and allocate the amount of storage required by customers from this, as opposed to having small local disks in boxes which are prone to failure.
Both questions are related because in the second scenario, there can be a collective backup arrangement.
In the absence of any such service by the data center, would visits to data center be necessary to mount/replace backup mediums etc?
Whether the DC does backups or not, it's always better if you have your own backups done too
I know during my time in the industry I have seen a tremendous amount of companies go along without the using backups as their normal mode of operation. It's really something they never wanted to talk about. When I started looking for what I wanted to do next I set out to be part of something that I knew the industry needed thus bringing me to where I am at now.
Hopefully one day backups will be something of an "industry standard" kind of like other services that have become moreso industry standard nowadays.
Backup of the Hosted servers
