Backup & Disaster Recovery Practice Exam
Backup & Disaster Recovery Practice Exam
About Backup & Disaster Recovery Exam
The Backup & Disaster Recovery Exam evaluates your understanding of data protection strategies, backup technologies, disaster recovery planning, and business continuity frameworks. This exam is designed for IT professionals responsible for safeguarding digital assets and ensuring system resiliency during unforeseen disruptions such as cyberattacks, hardware failure, or natural disasters.
Who should take the Exam?
This exam is ideal for:
- System and network administrators responsible for data security
- IT support specialists managing storage and backups
- Cloud infrastructure and DevOps engineers
- Business continuity and risk management professionals
- Disaster recovery planners and IT auditors
Skills Required
- Knowledge of storage technologies (NAS, SAN, cloud backup)
- Understanding of RTO (Recovery Time Objective) and RPO (Recovery Point Objective)
- Familiarity with backup types: full, incremental, differential
- Experience with disaster recovery planning and business continuity strategies
- Basic knowledge of virtualization and replication
Knowledge Gained
- Strategies for implementing robust backup systems
- Techniques for risk assessment and disaster preparedness
- Steps for developing and testing a disaster recovery plan
- Data restoration and failover processes
- Best practices for cloud-based backups and hybrid environments
- Compliance considerations for data retention and recovery
Course Outline
The Backup & Disaster Recovery Exam covers the following topics -
Domain 1 – Backup Fundamentals
- Types of backups: full, differential, incremental
- Backup media: disk, tape, and cloud
- Onsite vs. offsite storage strategies
Domain 2 – Disaster Recovery Planning
- Disaster recovery lifecycle and planning phases
- Identifying critical systems and risk factors
- Documenting DR policies and procedures
Domain 3 – Business Continuity Management
- Creating and maintaining a business continuity plan
- Role of IT in organizational resilience
- Coordination across departments during disruptions
Domain 4 – Recovery Objectives and Performance
- Understanding RPO and RTO
- Measuring downtime and data loss impacts
- Defining service-level agreements (SLAs)
Domain 5 – Backup & DR Tools and Technologies
- Popular tools: Veeam, Acronis, Commvault, Azure Backup
- Automation and orchestration in recovery
- Using snapshots and replication for rapid recovery
Domain 6 – Cloud and Virtualization Backup
- Cloud-native backup strategies
- DRaaS (Disaster Recovery as a Service)
- Virtual machine and container backup considerations
Domain 7 – Compliance and Security in Backup
- Data retention policies and legal obligations
- Encryption and secure backup practices
- Auditing and monitoring backup processes
