Consistent data backups of critical files

Purpose

 1.1. Ensure vital Acura dealer documents—sales records, warranty data, inventory logs—are automatically and securely backed up to meet compliance, avoid data loss, enable audits, and recover from ransomware or accidental deletion.
 1.2. Synchronize file versions to preserve historical changes, ensure regulatory retention, streamline audit response, and support multi-location consistency.
 1.3. Enable scheduled and event-driven backup routines for on-premises, hybrid, and cloud storage with secure encryption and tiered access.

Trigger Conditions

 2.1. Time-based: Automatic triggers at set intervals (e.g., hourly, nightly, weekly).
 2.2. Event-based: Upon modification, creation, or deletion of files in critical directories.
 2.3. Manual override: Admin-initiated backup for urgent archival or compliance reporting.

Platform Variants

 3.1. Google Drive
  • Feature/Setting: Use "Drive API – Files: create, update" to copy critical directories to secure backup folders; schedule via Google Apps Script.
 3.2. Microsoft OneDrive
  • Feature/Setting: Configure "OneDrive API – /drive/root/children" to duplicate documents; automate with Power Automate flows for compliance.
 3.3. Dropbox
  • Feature/Setting: Enable "Dropbox API – /files/upload" to sync folders; set triggers using Dropbox's notifications on changes.
 3.4. Box
  • Feature/Setting: Use "Box API – Upload New Version" for updating files; automate file versioning with webhooks.
 3.5. Amazon S3
  • Feature/Setting: Implement "PutObject" for file uploads; automate lifecycle with lambda-triggered S3 events.
 3.6. Microsoft Azure Blob Storage
  • Feature/Setting: Use "Put Blob" and blob-triggered Azure Functions to replicate backup sets.
 3.7. Datto
  • Feature/Setting: Set up "Datto SaaS Protection API – Create Backup Task" for dealership compliance folders.
 3.8. Acronis
  • Feature/Setting: Configure "Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud – Backup Now" for specified endpoints or shared drives.
 3.9. Veeam
  • Feature/Setting: Define backup jobs in "Veeam Backup & Replication API – POST /jobs" for categorized document sets.
 3.10. Backblaze B2
  • Feature/Setting: Use "b2_upload_file" and schedule via scripts or integrations.
 3.11. Wasabi
  • Feature/Setting: Leverage "Wasabi S3-Compatible API – PUT Object" for cloud backup orchestration.
 3.12. Egnyte
  • Feature/Setting: Configure "Egnyte REST API – Upload File" to trigger on directory updates.
 3.13. pCloud
  • Feature/Setting: Use "pCloud API – uploadfile" endpoint with notification triggers for new or changed files.
 3.14. Mega
  • Feature/Setting: Set up "MEGA API – put" operations as backup jobs via SDK or CLI automation.
 3.15. Sync.com
  • Feature/Setting: Apply "Sync.com API – Upload" tied to compliance folders, running on change events.
 3.16. Zoho WorkDrive
  • Feature/Setting: Use "WorkDrive API – POST /teamfolders/upload" scheduled for dealer documentation folders.
 3.17. SharePoint
  • Feature/Setting: Set up "SharePoint API – CreateFile" and automate file moves or copies with Power Automate.
 3.18. IBM Cloud Object Storage
  • Feature/Setting: Integrate "PUT Object" with automated triggers for critical compliance backups.
 3.19. Oracle Cloud Object Storage
  • Feature/Setting: Use "PutObject" with regularly scheduled backups from dealership systems.
 3.20. OwnCloud
  • Feature/Setting: Use "WebDAV – PUT" for file synchronization and backup on directory changes.

Benefits

 4.1. Mitigates risk of data loss, ensuring regulatory compliance for Acura retail operations.
 4.2. Reduces manual intervention, freeing staff resources for core dealership activities.
 4.3. Maintains secure, encrypted, and geo-redundant copies of critical files for business continuity.
 4.4. Accelerates audit response and reporting with consistent, easily retrievable records.
 4.5. Supports multi-location standardization and protection for all Acura dealer sites.