8 data backup strategies and best practices you need to know

Production storage is increasingly reliable and resilient, but creating and maintaining a quality, independent copy of production data on a regular basis is more important than it has ever been.

Especially with cloud backup in the mix, today's users and application owners expect no data loss, even in the event of a system or facilities outage. They also expect recovery times that are measured in minutes, not hours. This puts enormous pressure on IT and storage administrators to create an effective backup strategy.

To help, here are eight best practices that can make creating that strategy easier.