Description

Introduction

In today’s enterprise environments, data is one of the most critical assets, and ensuring its protection is non-negotiable. Rubrik offers a comprehensive platform for backup, recovery, and data management, enabling enterprises to safeguard their information across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid infrastructures.

This training will equip IT architects, system administrators, and backup engineers with the knowledge and skills needed to design robust, scalable, and efficient Rubrik backup architectures that meet enterprise requirements. Participants will gain hands-on insights into architectural best practices, deployment strategies, and optimization techniques tailored to enterprise-scale environments.

Prerequisites

1. Basic knowledge of enterprise IT infrastructure, including servers, storage, networking, and virtualization.
2. Understanding of backup and recovery concepts (snapshots, replication, RPO/RTO).
3. Familiarity with Rubrik fundamentals (basic UI navigation, SLA Domains, and policies).
4. Experience with VMware, Microsoft SQL, Exchange, or similar enterprise applications is beneficial but not mandatory.

Table of Contents

1. Overview of Enterprise Backup Requirements
   1. Key challenges in enterprise data protection
   2. Regulatory and compliance considerations
   3. Recovery objectives: RPO, RTO, and retention

2. Introduction to Rubrik Enterprise Architecture

   1. Core components and services
   2. Cluster topology and scalability
   3. Data flow and policy enforcement

3. Designing SLA Domains and Policies for Enterprises

   1. Defining effective SLAs for enterprise workloads
   2. SLA layering strategies
   3. Multi-tenant considerations

4. Backup Architecture Design Patterns

   1. Centralized vs. distributed architectures
   2. On-premises, cloud, and hybrid designs
   3. Workload-specific architecture considerations

5. Data Management and Optimization

   1. Deduplication, compression, and storage optimization
   2. Archival strategies for long-term retention
   3. Replication and offsite protection

6. Integration with Enterprise Systems

   1. VMware, Hyper-V, SQL, Exchange, and NAS integration
   2. Cloud integration: AWS, Azure, Google Cloud
   3. API-driven automation and orchestration

7. Performance, Monitoring, and Troubleshooting

   1. Capacity planning and cluster sizing
   2. Monitoring best practices and reporting
   3. Common performance issues and resolutions

8. Disaster Recovery Planning

   1. Designing for high availability
   2. Backup to DR sites and multi-cloud failover
   3. Testing and validating DR strategies

9. Security and Compliance Considerations

   1. Role-based access and multi-tenancy
   2. Encryption, immutability, and ransomware protection
   3. Compliance reporting

10. Case Studies and Hands-On Design Exercises

    1. Real-world enterprise scenarios
    2. Architecture design workshops
    3. Q&A and expert guidance.