Chapter 9

Data Recovery

Databases are mission-critical components of many organizations. Everything from financial records and important customer information, to basic information that an organization requires to operate is stored in databases. More and more organizations rely on their databases to be able to do business. Entire companies have gone bankrupt, closed shop, or had to lay off employees due to database failures that could have been prevented with an appropriately implemented data recovery plan. A database can be negatively impacted by everything from hardware failures to natural disasters that leave your office in ruins, to accidental or even malicious deletions and modifications. Database corruption happens when you least expect it.