Testing and Verifying your MySQL Backup Strategy Presentation

This past week I have been the sole MySQL representative on the Oracle Technology Network (OTN) Latin America 2015 tour events in Uruguay, Argentina, Chile and Peru.

In this presentation I talk about the important steps for testing and verifying your MySQL backup strategy to ensure your business continuity in any disaster recovery situation. This includes:

  • Overview of the primary product options
  • Backup and recovery strategy considerations
  • Technical requirements
  • Common problems observed
  • What about a failover strategy
Tagged with: Databases MySQL

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