Description

Certification Name: Certified Backup & Disaster Recovery Engineer

Global Occupational Skill Standard – GOSS ID: GOSS/CIT/CBDRE/V1

Duration: One Month

Eligibility: Graduation or Equivalent is required.

Objective: The Certified Backup & Disaster Recovery Engineer course is designed to equip professionals with the knowledge and skills to plan, implement, and manage effective backup and disaster recovery strategies for IT environments. The course covers data backup techniques, recovery planning, replication, high availability, risk assessment, business continuity, and testing of disaster recovery procedures.

Certification: Within 5 days after Completion of Online Assessment.

Get ready to join the Journey to become a GSDCI Certified Professional  – International Certification and Assessment Body.

Steps to become a GSDCI Certified Professional:

Step 1: Select your certification you want to pursue.

Step 2: Click on get certified tab, new pop up window will open.

Step 3: Click on pay certification fee, you will be redirected to billing details page.

Step 4: Fill your details and click on pay certification fee, you will be redirected to payment gateway, pay fee by any available options like Card (Debit/Credit), Wallet, Paytm, Net banking, UPI and Google pay.

Step 5: You will get Login Credentials of Online E-Books and Online assessment link on your email id, within 48 hrs of payment.

Step 6: After completion of online assessment, you can download your Certificate Immediately.

Assessment Modules:

Module 1 – Foundations of Backup & Disaster Recovery: Introduction to backup and disaster recovery concepts and terminology, Understanding data loss scenarios and business continuity imperatives, Recovery Time Objective (RTO), Recovery Point Objective (RPO), Maximum Tolerable Downtime (MTD), Roles and responsibilities of a backup & DR engineer, Regulatory, legal and compliance context in backup/DR

Module 2 – Backup Strategy & Technologies: Types of backups (full, incremental, differential, mirror, synthetic), Backup storage media and technologies (disk, tape, cloud, object storage), Backup software and appliances, Data deduplication, compression and snapshot technologies, Scheduling, retention and lifecycle management of backups, Off‑site, remote and cloud backup architectures

Module 3 – Disaster Recovery & Infrastructure Resilience: Designing DR plans: hot site, warm site, cold site, site‑failover strategies, High availability and fault tolerance infrastructures, Replication, clustering and continuous data protection (CDP), Network, compute and storage resilience for DR, Cloud‑based DR and Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS), Testing, verification and validation of DR infrastructures

Module 4 – Planning, Implementation & Orchestration of DR: Workload and application prioritisation, Conducting Business Impact Analysis (BIA) and Risk Assessment for DR planning, Defining DR strategies and procedures, Implementing DR orchestration, automation and fail‑over/fail‑back workflows, Data migration, continuity and rollback planning, Change management, documentation, team coordination and stakeholder communication

Module 5 – Monitoring, Testing & Maintenance: Backup job monitoring, logging, alerting and auditing, DR plan testing: tabletop, simulation, full fail‑over drills, Measuring and improving recovery metrics (RTO, RPO, recovery rate), Maintenance of DR plans: updates, lessons learned, continuous improvement, Incident response integration and recovery operations management, Compliance reporting, audit readiness and performance benchmarking

Module 6 – Emerging Trends, Security & Governance in Backup & DR: Security considerations for backup and DR (encryption, access controls, immutability, ransomware protection), Data governance, metadata, retention policy and archival strategies, Cloud & hybrid‑cloud backup/DR architectures, Emerging technologies (edge, IoT, containerised workloads, serverless) in backup and DR, Cost optimisation, business case and ROI for backup/DR solutions, Future‑proofing DR: resilience, resilience engineering and organisational culture

GSDCI Online Assessment Detail:

• Duration- 60 minutes.
• Number of Questions- 30.
• Number of Questions from each module: 5.
• Language: English.
• Exam Type: Multiple Choice Questions.
• Maximum Marks- 100, Passing Marks- 50%.
• There is no negative marking in any module.

Benefits of Certification:

🌍 1. Global Recognition & Credibility – Stand out worldwide with a certification that opens doors across borders. Trusted by employers, respected by institutions, and recognized in over 100 countries.

📜 2. Quality Assurance through ISO Certification – Certified to global ISO standards, our programs deliver excellence, consistency, and a benchmarked learning experience that speaks for itself.

💼 3. Career Advancement & Employability – Enhances your resume and increases chances of promotions or job offers.

🤝 4. Non-Profit Trust Factor – Certifications from non-profit organizations are mission-driven rather than profit-driven.

📚 5. Access to Verified Learning & Resources – Often includes e-books, mock tests, and online support without hidden costs.

🔍 6. Transparency & Online Verification – Certifications come with a unique Enrolment ID for easy online verification by employers and institutions.

⏳ 7. Lifetime or Long-Term Validity – Certifications usually have lifetime validity or long-term recognition, reducing the need for frequent renewals.