ITP.1.5.010 Backup and Recovery

(a) All tribal critical data that is stored locally on the domains file server shall be backed up daily and kept off site in the cloud.

(b) Backups shall be done on all critical information that is stored on the shared network.

(c) The backup shall be set up to run automatically after normal working hours and a log of the success shall be kept.

(1) These backups shall be based on an incremental or differential backup methodology

(2) Backup shall be performed in such a way that information can be restored from a time frame requested up to ninety (90) days incrementally from the past.

(d) Information shall be restored monthly at the discretion of the IT department to ensure backups are functioning properly and that the information shall be available if needed.

(e) Department Directors shall request IT to restore information from a backup by email or memo.

(1) Generally, the requested information shall be available to the department within twenty-four (24) hours of the request.

(2) If the data recovery is needed do to a minor or major system failure it may take longer to restore depending on the level of failure.

(f) The servers or equipment that are performing the backups shall be in a locked and restricted location. These servers or equipment shall also be on Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) to help mitigate problems resulting from power fluctuations or short power outages.