Automated data backup scheduling

Purpose

1.1. Automate the process of scheduling, executing, and verifying data backups across all corporate IT infrastructure in a machining manufacturer to minimize data loss, secure intellectual property, comply with regulatory requirements, and enable fast recovery from incidents.
1.2. Automates recurring and ad hoc backups of critical business, production, and CNC machine data to both onsite and cloud repositories, eliminating manual errors, ensuring business continuity, and enabling precision machining operations to operate without interruption.

Trigger Conditions

2.1. Automates backups based on scheduled time intervals (e.g., daily, hourly).
2.2. Automates backup events on detection of new or modified data in folders/databases.
2.3. Automates backups on user/integrator command or at off-peak business hours.
2.4. Automates initiation upon system health check failures or security threats.

Platform Variants

3.1. AWS S3
• Feature/Setting: S3 Batch Operations and AWS Backup; configure periodic lifecycle policies via AWS CLI or API.
3.2. Microsoft Azure Blob Storage
• Feature/Setting: Automated backup with Data Protection; configure backup jobs through Azure Backup API.
3.3. Google Cloud Storage
• Feature/Setting: Automate with Cloud Functions and scheduled triggers from Cloud Scheduler API.
3.4. Veeam Backup & Replication
• Feature/Setting: Automatable backup jobs via RESTful API endpoints, schedule repetitive backups.
3.5. Dropbox Business
• Feature/Setting: Automated folder backup using /files/upload API; schedule and monitor via API.
3.6. OneDrive for Business
• Feature/Setting: Automate scheduled file upload using Microsoft Graph API /me/drive/items.
3.7. Box
• Feature/Setting: Automator-use Content API for scheduled backup of specific folders.
3.8. IBM Cloud Object Storage
• Feature/Setting: Automatedly configure scheduled backups using IBM Cloud SDK/API.
3.9. Backblaze B2
• Feature/Setting: Automate backup with B2 API and scheduled scripts or backup software.
3.10. Wasabi Hot Cloud Storage
• Feature/Setting: Automates backups using S3-compatible Wasabi API, schedule via scripts.
3.11. Acronis Cyber Protect
• Feature/Setting: Automatable backup scheduling via REST API policy endpoints.
3.12. QNAP NAS
• Feature/Setting: Configurable automated backups through QTS API and Hybrid Backup Sync.
3.13. Synology NAS
• Feature/Setting: Automator scheduling via Surveillance Station API and Hyper Backup.
3.14. GitHub
• Feature/Setting: Automate repository backups via API calls at scheduled times.
3.15. SQL Server
• Feature/Setting: Automator SQL Server Agent jobs and T-SQL automatedly executed scripts.
3.16. PostgreSQL
• Feature/Setting: Automate with cron jobs and pg_dump utility, or via REST API (PostgREST).
3.17. Oracle Cloud
• Feature/Setting: Automates Cloud Backup Service jobs using Oracle Cloud Infrastructure API.
3.18. Dell EMC Data Domain
• Feature/Setting: Scheduled backup automation via Data Domain REST API.
3.19. Rubrik
• Feature/Setting: Automated backup policies and scheduling through Rubrik API.
3.20. GitLab
• Feature/Setting: Repository backup automation with Projects API on scheduled intervals.

Benefits

4.1. Automates consistent and reliable protection of proprietary designs and machining data.
4.2. Automatedly enforces industry and ISO compliance through provable backup logs.
4.3. Reduces manual overhead, automates IT resources, and eliminates backup errors.
4.4. Automates rapid disaster recovery and business continuity after incident or attack.
4.5. Improves auditability, traceability, and accountability in all backup workflows.