Data Management Policy

This policy outlines procedures outlines a company file backup, archiving, restoration strategy, departmental responsibilities, and internal control methodologies. It assists the IT group in backing up specific data areas on all the servers, with details of required backup tapes, devices, and software.

This policy also addresses the file restoration process and applies to all data and applications server located in a company’s server room. This includes, but is not limited to, the backup procedures for email, shared file systems, voicemail, relational and file system databases, security logs, transaction logs, operating system files, system states, and active directory information.