Document and Record ManagementPurpose
1.2. Automating data backups guarantees business continuity, regulatory compliance, protection against accidental deletion or corruption, and rapid disaster recovery.
1.3. Enable automated and granular restoration of specific documents or full datasets on-demand, eliminate manual interventions, audit backup cycles, and maintain immutable archives for legal purposes.
Trigger Conditions
2.2. Event-driven triggers, such as file creation, modification, or deletion in shared folders or document repositories.
2.3. Automated triggers from workflow approvals, task completion, or billing cycles in ERP, CRM, or service management systems.
2.4. API-triggered on upload or sync actions within integrated platforms.
Platform Variants
3.1. Microsoft OneDrive
• Feature/Setting: Use OneDrive API 'Create snapshot backup' endpoint with scheduled automation.
• Sample: Configure application access in Azure, set schedule for backup flow.
3.2. Google Drive
• Feature/Setting: Drive API 'Files: copy' for folder mirroring automated by cron schedules.
• Sample: Use service account, configure folder watch, trigger on change.
3.3. Dropbox
• Feature/Setting: Dropbox API 'files/save_url' with webhook automation on file events.
• Sample: Set automated save from source to backup path.
3.4. Box
• Feature/Setting: Box Events API with 'folders.copy' action on item update.
• Sample: Configure webhook listener, automate from source to backup folder.
3.5. AWS S3
• Feature/Setting: S3 API 'PutObject' and 'Lifecycle rules' for scheduled automated backup and archival.
• Sample: Lambda function triggers, automate daily folder snapshots.
3.6. Azure Blob Storage
• Feature/Setting: 'Blob Copy' REST endpoint, triggers from Logic Apps or Functions schedule.
• Sample: Automate copy to designated backup container.
3.7. Google Cloud Storage
• Feature/Setting: Automate using 'Objects: rewrite' and 'Transfer Service' API.
• Sample: Configure automated transfer jobs source-to-backup bucket.
3.8. SharePoint Online
• Feature/Setting: Graph API 'sites/backup' or automated document library export.
• Sample: Scheduled export of designated collections.
3.9. Zoho WorkDrive
• Feature/Setting: WorkDrive API 'downloadFolder' to bulk export and automate scheduled backups.
• Sample: Cron task, automate folder pulls to external storage.
3.10. Egnyte
• Feature/Setting: Automation flow with 'Egnyte API - copy' for folders on event trigger.
• Sample: Webhook to initiate automatedly.
3.11. Backblaze B2
• Feature/Setting: B2 API 'b2_copy_file' in automated scripts for scheduled duplications.
• Sample: Task runner automates daily job.
3.12. Wasabi Hot Cloud Storage
• Feature/Setting: S3-compatible API 'CopyObject' for automated backup flows.
• Sample: Schedule automation with policy-based triggers.
3.13. pCloud
• Feature/Setting: pCloud API endpoint for automated file and folder backup routines.
• Sample: Schedule API calls at defined intervals.
3.14. Nextcloud
• Feature/Setting: WebDAV automator or custom app for automated server-side copying.
• Sample: Scheduled tasks executes backup.
3.15. iDrive
• Feature/Setting: Automated backup scheduler in iDrive web dashboard via API.
• Sample: Predefine backup intervals and automate.
3.16. Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud
• Feature/Setting: Automated 'Create Backup Plan' endpoint via API for system or file backups.
• Sample: Define schedule, scope, and retention.
3.17. Veeam Backup & Replication
• Feature/Setting: PowerShell automation or REST API 'Create Job' for folder backup automation.
• Sample: Scripted job deployment on event trigger.
3.18. Datto
• Feature/Setting: Datto API 'Initiate backup' with schedule and retention configuration.
• Sample: Automated trigger on folder change or time-based.
3.19. Carbonite
• Feature/Setting: Automate with Carbonite client or API for event/schedule backups.
• Sample: Configure backup policies via endpoint.
3.20. Synology NAS
• Feature/Setting: Hyper Backup task automation, API to trigger scheduled or event-based backup.
• Sample: Set up policy, automate task initiation.
3.21. IBM Cloud Object Storage
• Feature/Setting: Automated backup via COS API 'CopyObject' and scheduled events.
• Sample: Use Event Streams to automate intervals.
3.22. MEGA
• Feature/Setting: MEGA SDK automation for folder backup scripts.
• Sample: Schedule script for automated run.
Benefits
4.2. Automatedly maintains up-to-date documented records for compliance audits in the waste management sector.
4.3. Automation enables point-in-time restore, supporting legal requests and operational recoveries.
4.4. Automator flows free up staff from manual, error-prone backup routines, improving productivity.
4.5. Automating immutable backups supports regulatory requirements and client confidence.