
Backup and Disaster Recovery Administration - Practical Skills for IT Professionals
Build resilient backup systems and recovery plans for business continuity
Created by Emilio Aguero, Palwasha Khan
Learn how to build reliable backup systems and effective disaster recovery plans that keep your organization's data safe and operations running smoothly. You'll move from understanding core backup concepts to designing, documenting, and testing strategies that reduce downtime and support business continuity.
Packt | Jul 2026 | 267 min
What You Will Learn
You'll start by exploring backup fundamentals, then move through practical scenarios involving software, media, cloud options, and security. Each section builds on the last, guiding you to design, document, test, and validate a resilient backup and disaster recovery strategy tailored to your environment.
Key Features
- Gain hands-on skills in backup types, scheduling, retention, and secure storage methods
- Learn to design and document disaster recovery plans that meet business and compliance needs
- Develop the ability to test, validate, and improve recovery strategies for real-world reliability
Target Audience
This course is ideal for IT professionals, system administrators, and anyone responsible for data protection or business continuity. If you have a basic understanding of IT infrastructure and want to strengthen your practical skills in backup and disaster recovery, you'll find clear steps and actionable guidance here.





