On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 7:48 AM, Peter Cushing <pcush...@whisperingsmith.com> wrote:
> We created our own here by having a baseline data set on a backup server and > then zap each table and append from the live data. You then keep all the > database properties with the stored data. You have to update the backup set > if you make a structure change but it's not that difficult. > As Alan says, you don't know if it is a valid backup at a point in time as > it takes time to run, so you may have say stock transactions for a new stock > item but no new stock item. Having said this it is MUCH better than no > backup and you don't have to have everyone out to run it, so it can be run > several times during the day. > Peter: I would have a concern if the backup server can be connected-to over the same network containing the primary data, you have a risk that malware on connecting machines (ransomware is the current concern, but not the only one) could contaminate both the production data and the backup. _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/CACW6n4vnLa9u=87bd+jxd_ohy351fet2wy_xa4a3bqsqadd...@mail.gmail.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
