In this blog, we will review all the backup and restore strategies for MySQL, the cornerstones of any application. There are a few options, depending on your topology, MySQL versions, etc. And based on that, there are some questions we need to ask ourselves to make sure we make the right choices.
How many backups we need to keep safe, or what’s the best retention policy for us?
This means the number of backups to safeguard, whether local or remote (external fileserver, cloud). The retention policy can be daily, weekly, or monthly, depending on the free space available.
What is the Recovery Time Objective?
The Recovery Time Objective (RTO) refers to the amount of time that may pass during a disruption before it exceeds the maximum allowable threshold specified in the Business Continuity Plan.
The key question related to RTO is, “How quickly must the data on this system be restored?”
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