Section 2.2. Deciding Why You Are Backing Up

2.2. Deciding Why You Are Backing Up

If you can't answer this question, there's really no point in moving forward. The good thing is that it is a really easy question to answer. Just think about all of the various things that can happen to your data, and then look at all of the types of data that you have. You should be familiar with each business unit that creates data, and how that business unit would be affected if that data was lost or damaged. All of this becomes your business justification for moving forward.