On occasion, organisations abandon cloud-based backup services to recommence on-premises operations. Several factors, including security, cost, management, compliance issues, and others, can motivate an organisation to abandon cloud computing.
Following these steps and coordinating with your vendors and carriers should ensure a seamless transition of your backup environment.
Why should you store up your information?
Possible reasons for cloud backup repatriation include the following:
In the event of a decrease in budget funds, monetary.
Operational. The administration has decided to centralise all IT functions.
Security. Breach attributable to the cloud provider.
Strategic. Merger or acquisition by a company not utilising cloud-based services.
How to create a data backup
If your organisation is in a position to move its backup activities from a cloud-based service to local storage, consider the following guidelines to ensure a seamless transition.
Analyse the current fallback strategy. Examine the schedule to determine how it will be modified in an on-site backup environment.
Review current objectives for recuperation time and recovery point. This ensures that the local fallback arrangement can support the metrics in question.
Verify capacity. Ensure that the storage resources receiving the systems and data after the backup cloud repatriation have sufficient capacity to accommodate your backed-up assets.
Secure instruments. Place the backup equipment in a secure location with restricted access, adequate HVAC facilities, and fire detection and suppression equipment.
Assess the availability of electricity. Ensure that there is adequate primary and reserve power, in the form of uninterruptible power system devices and external emergency power, such as a diesel or propane gas generator.
Ensure rack space is available. Ensure existing cabinets in the data centre have sufficient space for the storage devices. Install additional racks if necessary.
Configure the devices correctly. If the backup system utilises a SAN, NAS, or RAID configuration, ensure that these devices are properly configured and tested before they are put into production.
Develop a migration plan. Work with your cloud provider to organise a migration schedule for systems and data, determining which assets should migrate first and which can wait. Maintain the integrity of systems and data security.
Review network specifications. Consult with your network services provider to determine what reconfigurations or service reductions will be required due to the backup cloud repatriation. Include these modifications in the overarching migration transition plan.
Prepare a cutover plan. Prepare a cutover plan with your vendors and carriers to ensure a seamless transition. In such a scheme, the following steps would be taken:
Install and configure the newly acquired backup resources.
Carry out the staged migration.
Verify backups are conducted and confirmed by testing the backup technology.
Start the revised backup schedule.
Document the procedures for backups.
As required, review the new fallback plan with management and employees.
Modify backup policies as necessary.
As required, update business continuity, disaster recovery, and other pertinent plans.
Plan an initial evaluation of backup services within a month of the backup cloud repatriation’s completion.