Databases now have proper backups and encrypted connections, and their copies can no longer share a server

What changed

Three pieces of database hardening went out together.

Real backups. Two databases were protected only by a periodic copy of their disk, which recovers from hardware failure but rewinds hours on a mistake. They now take their own compressed backup every night, stored separately and kept for thirty days.

Encrypted connections. One database had encryption switched off while its counterpart had it on. Both are now consistent.

Copies kept apart. The rule meant to keep copies of a database on separate servers referred to something this platform does not use, so it did nothing. Copies had been landing separately by luck. It is now enforced, so two copies of the same database can never share a server.

What you would notice

Nothing today — no service was interrupted. What changed is how much is recoverable if something goes wrong tomorrow.