The 5 Best Cloud Disaster Recovery Books on Our Reading List

Our editors have compiled this short list of the 5 best cloud disaster recovery books based on Amazon user reviews, ratings, and the ability to add business value.

There are loads of free resources available online (such as Solutions Review’s Backup and Disaster Recovery Buyer’s Guide, Data Protection Vendor Map, and best practices section) and those are great, but sometimes it’s best to do things the old fashioned way. There are few resources that can match the in-depth, comprehensive detail of the best cloud disaster recovery books.

The editors at Solutions Review have done much of the work for you, curating this short list of the best cloud disaster recovery books on Amazon. Titles have been selected based on the total number and quality of reader user reviews and the ability to add business value.

Below, you will find a library of titles from recognized industry analysts, experienced practitioners, and subject matter experts spanning the depths of cloud disaster recovery. This compilation includes publications for practitioners of all skill levels.

Note: Titles are listed in no particular order. Titles with recently published new editions will be included if the previous edition met our review and ranking criteria.

Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity

By Thejendra B.S.

“If you want to protect your business, you need to put in place a business continuity (BC) and disaster recovery (DR) plan to help your business survive. Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity, a quick guide for organizations and business managers shows you how to will keep your information safe and safeguard your company from viruses and phishing scams. It explains how to store data safely, prevent assets and business intelligence from being lost by accident, and ensure your communication links are secure and functioning when disaster strikes.”

Enterprise Cloud Security and Governance: Efficiently Set Data Protection and Privacy Principles

By Zeal Vora

“Modern day businesses and enterprises are moving to the Cloud, to improve efficiency and speed, achieve flexibility and cost-effectiveness, and for on-demand Cloud services. However, enterprise Cloud security remains a major concern because migrating to the public Cloud requires transferring some control over organizational assets to the Cloud provider. There are chances these assets can be mismanaged and therefore, as a Cloud security professional, you need to be armed with techniques to help businesses minimize the risks and misuse of business data.”

Planning Cloud-Based Disaster Recovery for Digital Assets: The Innovative Librarian’s Guide

By Robin M. Hastings

“This essential guide covers the basics of planning to safeguard your library’s digital assets―library catalog and circulation data, online resources, etc.―by taking advantage of cloud-based storage. Describes strategies that enable libraries to make certain their online presences stay up and running, despite environmental disasters. Provides practical advice for the disaster planning process, with checklists and templates for librarians to use immediately. Explains the best use of cloud-based tools to make disaster planning affordable for every library.”

Rethinking Disaster Recovery: The Impact of Cloud Computing

By Bryan Strawser

“The rise of the “cloud” as a disaster recovery solution poses new opportunities for businesses as they confront the challenges of building resilient information technology systems in a world filled with uncertain risks. In “Rethinking Disaster Recovery”, the author examines the resiliency challenges facing organizations today and discusses the factors that organizations must address. A step-by-step approach for planning, designing, implementing and evaluating the transition to cloud-based resiliency is also presented.”

High Performance MySQL: Optimization, Backups, and Replication

By Baran Schwartz, Peter Zaitsev, and Vadim Tkachenko

“How can you bring out MySQL’s full power? With High-Performance MySQL, you’ll learn advanced techniques for everything from designing schemas, indexes, and queries to tuning your MySQL server, operating system, and hardware to their fullest potential. This guide also teaches you safe and practical ways to scale applications through replication, load balancing, high availability, and failover.”

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