Simple heroku app with a bash script for capturing heroku database backups and copying to your s3 bucket. Deploy this as a separate app within heroku and schedule the script to backup your production ...

Recently, I had a chance to test the community edition of Zmanda Recovery Manager for MySQL. I was partly testing to make sure it worked with MariaDB, Monty Program's drop-in replacement for MySQL, ...

A custom Docker image that includes a script to back up MySQL and PostgreSQL databases to any S3-compatible storage bucket (e.g., Amazon S3, Backblaze B2). Backups are scheduled using a cron job ...

Elaborate backups might seem like a good idea at first, but they add unnecessary complexity to your recovery process. Here are some things to keep in mind to make backup and recovery as smooth as ...

Every good DBA understands that backing up their database data is a non-optional part of assuring data availability and integrity. As a DBA, you need to know the difference between a full image copy ...

The ability to restore databases from valid backups is a vital part of ensuring business continuity. Backup integrity and restorations are an important piece of the IT Governance Institute’s IT ...

Abstract: Databases are one of the critical services provided by a cloud environment. Database downtime can have a devastating impact on any running service. Database backups are generally made robust ...