Scheduling data replication

In the first chapter of this book, we covered what data replication is and why it’s important. We saw how vital this process is in the prevention of data loss and in promoting recovery from disasters.

Now, it is time to learn how to create an optimized schedule window to make data replication happen. In this recipe, we will create a diagram to help us decide the best moment to replicate our data.

Getting ready

This exercise does not require technical preparation. However, to make it closer to a real scenario, let’s imagine we need to decide the best way to ensure the data from a hospital is being adequately replicated.

We will have two pipelines: one holding patient information and another with financial information. The first pipeline collects information from a patient database and synthesizes it into readable reports used by the medical team. The second will feed an internal dashboard used by the hospital executives.

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