On all of our servers we use a "live mirror" on-line backup approach. Backups are kept
on a dedicated backup drive (not tape) and rotated nightly/weekly/monthly.
The backup drives are used only for that purpose (i.e., no customer data
is stored to it, no logging is done directly to it). The drives are a little
more than 2X the size of the main drive in the machine. This ensures that
all data is quickly backed up and expedites that restoration process.
All
virtual server clients have data backup services as a part of the monthly
hosting fees. Our commitment to reliability shows with our financial investment
in these backup units. Please keep in mind that the purpose of our backup
is for disaster recovery and not the "Oops I deleted a file". As always,
we recommend that users keep their own backups
We
have power backup solutions in place in the rare chance of power failure.
We currently use several APC UPS Symmetra power backup solutions to provide our data center with
hours of power in case of power failure.