SCNET · Enterprise IT · Ankara, Türkiye
Data protection is measured by returning, not by copying. Sanal Çekirdek designs backup architecture backwards from recovery objectives: which data returns, to which point in time, and within how long.
An untested backup is not a backup. The existence of a copy can be reported; the ability to restore is only known by trying.
Design starts with RPO (acceptable data loss) and RTO (acceptable downtime). Both numbers are set with the business, and technology is chosen afterwards. A single objective is never applied across every system — each criticality class gets its own.
Copies never live in one place. A layer close to production for fast return, a layer in a different location, and an immutable layer against ransomware are designed together. The isolated copy is reached through an identity path separate from production.
Restore capability is measured through scheduled tests. A test runs at application level, not file level: does the system come up, does it find its dependencies, is the data consistent. The result is recorded with its evidence.
Backup and archive are not the same thing. Backup exists for return; archive exists for retention obligations. They are governed by separate policies — otherwise data past its retention period keeps living in backups, generating both cost and risk for nothing.
It provides location diversity but is not sufficient alone. What matters is that the copy is immutable, that access is separated from production identity, and that restore time meets the objective.
Criticality class decides: regularly and on a schedule for the most critical systems, less often for the rest. Frequency matters, but so does testing at application level and recording the result.
Backup is necessary but not sufficient. Attackers usually target backups first, so immutable copies, isolated access and a clean recovery environment are needed together.
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