Storage Operations
In this section, you will learn about a critical aspect of ongoing operations in your cloud deployment. Storage operations means managing your data, its availability, and what you need to know about backup and restore operations.
Types of Backups
In this section, you will become familiar with the different types of backups and what the best use cases are for each one. Backups are a critical piece of your overall IT strategy and will usually be required for regulatory compliance and corporate policy.
Backups may be performed by the cloud provider as part of its service offerings and as a managed service. Cloud customers may also want to implement their own backup strategy to meet their specific needs.
There are many different types and variations of backups to meet the use cases and objectives you may need to meet. I will cover the most common backups that are objectives for the Cloud+ exam.
Image Backups
Image backups are copies of complete hard drive volumes. This...
