If your backup strategy seemed simple and stress-free to create, you probably didn't cover everything you need to. There's more to it than making sure you know where your data is and that you can grab it in a pinch, though that is very important. A business without a comprehensive backup strategy is at risk for financial and data loss and even legal ramifications.

In the eighth chapter of this e-book about backups for virtualized servers and applications, learn how to make a solid backup strategy - one that covers your backup system, disaster recovery plan, compliance, data retention and security. Check out this chapter to learn about disaster recovery, data retention for compliance and integrating your existing backups with virtualized server backups.