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> The whole point of backups is to protect against hardware failures and unforeseen software bugs/defects. And to then restore to a point in time before the so
by hamandcheese 9y ago
> The whole point of backups is to protect against hardware failures and unforeseen software bugs/defects.
And to then restore to a point in time before the software or hardware bugs occurred, no?
> A single machine/database with all your business data on it mixed with personal data and the only record of requests from subjects is criminally irresponsible.
Um what? There are ton of good reasons to stick to a single DB, it’s not unreasonable at all. The main one being that it massively simplifies ensuring data integrity compared to a distributed system. Also it’s just easier for a small team to manage.
- geocar 9y agoA single point of failure isn't a good way to protect people's personal data that you have, but even small teams are unlikely to have a single golden source of data. Data tends to flow from one system into another. For example: If someone sends you an email asking to be deleted, why would you store that email in the DB and nowhere else? Your team would read the email then update the database. After a crash, if you then restored a backup, why wouldn't you be able to review your last days email (since the last backup) for any updates? Of course you would. Even small teams could.