Best Practices for operational excellence in SharePoint 2010 - Part 2

1. Server Updates
• Turn on windows update to download automatically but not install automatically.
• Install updates manually at off-peak hours and rotate servers one at a time during update process to ensure business continuity.
2. Service Accounts
• Use one service account for search per farm.
• Use one  service account for excel service external connection.
3. Use local disk for backups and later copy them else where
4. Backup and truncate the log file regularly.
5. Test & validate backups regularly to ensure business continuity.