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AI SKILLS · Databases & data

Plan & test database recovery

Use AI to draft backup and recovery runbooks, then prove them with a real restore.

Applied

Why this skill matters

A backup only counts once a restore has worked within the time the business can accept.

What to learn

  • Set recovery point and recovery time targets
  • Draft a runbook and have it reviewed
  • Restore to a separate environment and verify the data

Before you begin

Basic database administration

PUT IT INTO PRACTICE

Build a work sample

Back up a test database, delete a table, restore it by following an AI-drafted runbook, and correct whatever the runbook got wrong.

Evidence of progress

A corrected runbook with the measured restore time.

This exercise is an original ToolGrail suggestion. Use public, synthetic, or approved data.

LEARNING RESOURCE

Backup and Restore

PostgreSQL Documentation · Resource checked 2026-11-04

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This may be documentation, a framework, or a training path. Product access, accounts, or paid licenses may be needed for hands-on exercises.

Tools you could practice with

Matched by related tasks. Use a tool you already have access to; these are examples, not course requirements.

Tool + MCPPricing not verified
Arkame BackupDatabase operations

Backups of servers, Docker and Zimbra to your own S3. Restore by chat; changes need 2FA approval.

Teams running databases.
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ToolFree + paid
AtlasSchema migration

Manages database schemas as code with planned and linted migrations.

Developers managing schemas as code.
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ToolFree + paid
BytebaseSchema migration

Database change management with review workflows and SQL checks.

Teams reviewing production database changes.
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ToolPricing not verified
Copilot in Azure SQL DatabaseCloud database assistant

Copilot features for writing queries and troubleshooting Azure SQL databases.

Teams running Azure SQL.
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