Reliability

Backups

Automatic restore points with retention you control — and tested restores.

Updated 7/23/2026

Data loss can end a business. Backups give you automatic restore points and a tested way to recover fast.

Who this is for

•Anyone storing customer or business data.

•Teams that need a recovery plan, not just hope.

•Learning: Understand backup frequency, retention, and restore testing.

•Business: Recover quickly from mistakes, attacks, or failures.

•Deployment: Enable automatic backups and verify a restore before you ever need it.

1. Enable automatic backups for your servers and databases.

2. Set sensible retention for your workload.

3. Test a restore so you know it works.

4. Review backup health as part of your monthly routine.

Daily for most workloads; more often for high-change data.

Always test once — a backup you have never restored is only a hope.

Put this into practice: Open Backups.

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