Develop a plan to avoid data loss.

Development should include

• determining what data should be backed up
• choosing the type and frequency of backups
• establishing a policy for restoring data
• selecting a remote storage facility
• documenting the plan
• determining a retention period
• deciding on tape backup vs. disk backup
• selecting file-by-file backups vs. snapshots vs. system images
• determining the appropriate levels of access to data, based on principle of least privilege
• implementing strategies and solutions to prevent data loss, whether accidental or as a result of malicious activity
• creating and documenting a backup policy
• testing the backup plan, to include restoration of data.