Distributed Backup Strategy
Layered backup policies with geographic distribution, eliminating single-point risk.
Beyond "We Have Backups"
Having backups is not the same as having a backup strategy. A single nightly snapshot to the same region as your production database is not a strategy. It's a checkbox that gives you false confidence.
CloudPresto builds distributed, layered, verified backup systems. Multiple backup tiers, geographic distribution, immutable retention, and automated integrity checks.
The Backup Layers
Local Snapshots Every 1–4 hours
Fast recovery for operational issues: accidental deletions, bad deploys, configuration errors. Available in seconds, retained for 7–14 days.
Cross-Region Replication Continuous
Asynchronous replication to a secondary region. Protects against regional outages, AZ failures, and infrastructure-level events. RPO measured in minutes.
Immutable Archives Daily / Weekly
Write-once, read-many backups stored in a separate, isolated storage environment with independent access controls. Protection against ransomware, insider threats, and credential compromise.
Cold Storage Monthly
Long-term retention for compliance and legal holds. Cost-optimized storage with documented retrieval procedures and verified restore times.
Verification: The Part Everyone Skips
A backup you've never restored is a hope, not a strategy. CloudPresto runs automated integrity verification across backup tiers:
- Checksum validation: snapshots verified against source data hashes
- Restore verification: automated integrity verification of every backup against the live data, and full restores in the scheduled recovery drills
- Data consistency checks: application-level validation that restored data is complete and consistent
- Recovery time measurement: restore durations tracked against your recovery objectives