SAP Disaster Recovery

Sidestep Disasters with a Business Continuity Plan

You need to have a plan in place if a risk assessment shows that the likelihood of an emergency event (e.g., severe storms or earthquakes) occurring is high. A business continuity plan allows an organization to minimize the consequences of a disaster and continue normal business functions afterward. Key Concept Business impact analysis looks at...…

Spotlight: A Seasoned IT Executive Weighs in on Cloud Strategies, SAP System Security, and Disaster Recovery

Rajeev Menon shares some of the knowledge he has gleaned about securing SAP systems, cloud computing, and disaster recovery design and implementation. Identifying the root cause of SAP performance problems is not always straightforward. Multiple SAP systems, federated databases, and increasingly complex business processes can make diagnosis considerably more challenging. It is important to analyze each...…

Avoid Losing Valuable Sales and Customer Data by Using Backup and Recovery in Depth

Find out why multiple, in-depth layers of recovery parameters are more effective than a single layer when backing up and recovering SAP CRM data, business processes, and event logs. Key Concept Backup and recovery in depth refers to the strategy of creating multiple layers of recovery parameters (rather than a single layer) to better back...…

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Prevent Data Disaster in Your SAP HANA System Landscape With Effective Backup and Restore Strategies

Become acquainted with concepts, best practices, optimal settings, tools, and recommendations that are invaluable for SAP HANA database backup and restore operations. Key Concept An effective backup and restore strategy is vital to an organization because data and information are important assets of a business enterprise. Backup and restore activities ensure that an organization can...…

Mastering the SAP HANA Backup and Restore Process

When organizations implement SAP HANA, they need to devise a strategy to protect the data that the system manages in-memory. Depending on your SAP HANA use case, failure to protect this data can lead to significant monetary or productivity losses. One way to protect the data is through the implementation of a backup and restore...…

Q&A: What You Need to Know About Business Continuity Planning

ManagementAre you thinking about creating a business continuity plan (BCP) to be prepared when disaster strikes? We spoke with Michael Wallace and Lawrence Webber, authors of The Disaster Recovery Handbook, to find out what you need to know about BCP. Business continuity planning (BCP) is an essential part of any company that needs to protect...…

Prevent a Data Disaster with Backup, Restore, and Recovery Strategies

Review some best practices that should be adopted when you plan and implement a strategy for data protection in an SAP CRM system landscape. Key Concept An effective backup, restore, and recovery strategy is vital to an organization because data is one of the building blocks of a business. Backup, restore, and recoveryactivities ensure that...…

Data Protection Options for SAP Systems

SAP Professional JournalIn recent years there have been a lot of advancements in data protection technologies and tools. When you are designing a data protection solution for an SAP environment to support business continuity, it is important to understand these new technologies and tools as well as their integration points. Key Concept A data protection...…

Forestall Data Loss and Enforce Data Security with an Air-Tight Backup Policy

Learn strategies that are invaluable for designing and developing a backup and restore procedure capable of safeguarding the data in your entire SAP system landscape while guaranteeing adequate data protection, security, and compliance with legal regulations. Key Concept A backup policy covers processes and procedures of making data (or database) copies with the intent of...…