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Database backup

Database backup with point-in-time recovery

Your databases run your business. Mindtime backs them up consistently to immutable storage in Dutch and German data centres, and rolls them back to the moment before something went wrong.

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Engines
SQL Server · MySQL · PostgreSQL · MariaDB · Oracle
Recovery
Point in time
Data centres
NL · DE
Audited
ISO 27001 · NEN 7510

In short

What is Database backup?

Database backup with Mindtime takes consistent, immutable copies of your databases and keeps them in Tier III data centres in the Netherlands and Germany. Point-in-time recovery rolls a database back to the moment before an incident, and automated checks confirm every backup can actually be restored.

What we back up
Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MariaDB and Oracle Database
How
Engine-native methods: VSS, binary logs, WAL archiving, RMAN
Where it is stored
ISO 27001 certified Tier III data centres in the Netherlands and Germany
How you restore
A table or a whole database, to a point in time; rows too for SQL Server

The risk

Downtime and data loss are not an option

A database backup only counts if it is consistent, untouched and restorable. That is where most setups fall short.

  1. Ransomware

    Encryption and deletion

    Attackers go after database backups to make recovery impossible. Immutable copies block encryption and deletion.

  2. Consistency

    Dirty restores

    A copy taken mid-transaction can restore to a corrupt state. Engine-aware backups capture a consistent state.

  3. 58%

    Untested restores fail

    A backup nobody has restored is an assumption. Mindtime verifies backups automatically.

What's covered

Every major database engine

Each engine is protected the way it is designed to be backed up.

  • Windows and Linux

    Microsoft SQL Server

    • VSS-aware snapshots, no downtime
    • Log shipping for continuous protection
    • Restore rows, tables or databases

  • Open source

    MySQL

    • Binary-log streaming with continuous validation
    • Table-level restores
    • Staging to test and dev

  • Open source

    PostgreSQL

    • Continuous WAL archiving
    • Point-in-time recovery
    • Automated consistency checks

  • Open source

    MariaDB

    • Snapshot-based image backups
    • Changed block tracking
    • AES-256 in transit and at rest

  • Enterprise

    Oracle Database

    • RMAN integration
    • Block-level incremental forever
    • Verification restores in an isolated vault

What's included

How Mindtime protects it

Standard with every Mindtime backup, on top of the 3-2-1-1-0 rule and immutable storage in the Netherlands and Germany.

  • Immutable storage

    Backup blocks can't be changed, overwritten or deleted, so ransomware can't reach them.

  • Point-in-time recovery

    Roll back to the moment before an incident instead of to last night's backup.

  • Automated verification

    Backups are restored in an isolated environment and checked, without touching production.

  • Anomaly monitoring

    Unusual I/O patterns that can signal ransomware trigger an alert early.

  • Retention and audit trails

    GDPR-ready retention policies, audit trails and multi-factor approval.

  • Managed by engineers

    Our engineers deploy, monitor and tune the service. Choose backup only, or add standby infrastructure with disaster recovery.

How it works

Up and running in three steps

No rip-and-replace and no long project. Our team helps you at every step.

  1. 01

    Map your databases

    A solution architect maps your databases and their dependencies and agrees recovery targets with you.

  2. 02

    Deploy and validate

    We deploy the agents and validate your first test failover, typically within 10 days.

  3. 03

    Monitor and recover

    Every backup is checked automatically. Restore a table or a database whenever you need to.

FAQ

Common questions

Which databases do you support?

Microsoft SQL Server (on Windows and Linux), MySQL, PostgreSQL, MariaDB and Oracle Database.

What is point-in-time recovery?

The ability to restore a database to a specific moment, for example just before a bad deployment or an attack, instead of to the last full backup.

Do restore tests affect production?

No. Verification restores run in an isolated Mindtime environment. You can also stage restores to test or development without touching production.

Backup only, or disaster recovery too?

Both are possible. Backup as a Service protects the data; Disaster Recovery as a Service adds standby infrastructure so you can fail over quickly.

Keep reading

Guides and related workloads

Related guides

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Related workloads

  1. 01VMware and Hyper-V backupVMware and Hyper-V backup, kept in Europe.
  2. 02Linux server backupLinux server backup, kept in the EU.
  3. 03AWS backupAWS backup outside US jurisdiction.
  4. ↑Backup as a ServiceThe full platform: every workload, the 3-2-1-1-0 rule and how Mindtime runs it for you.