Thank you @jcrespo
I have had a quick read of the database backups presentation
I think for our project, am I right in thinking that this is the database where the backup metadata is stored? (picture below)
For our demo we could discuss a bit about this data (how it's stored, where it's stored, schema, etc)

am I right in thinking that this is the database where the backup metadata is stored? (picture below)

That's correct. The latest version will always live on: https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/diffusion/OSWB/browse/master/sql/dbbackups.sql

I will provide either a copy or a sanitized copy of the current db contents (I need to double check with security) for you to work with.

It is ok to require changes on wmfbackups repo (https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/diffusion/OSWB/) and its schema, but initially we would work with that + any new table needed. We should probably work on a dashboard with its own separate repository, that we should probably request soon.

Do you have any, even if temporary, suggestion for the name of the project to request a new code repo?

Thanks @jcrespo. Sounds good
Ah interesting, good thing I thought of a name yesterday. Let's call it Bernard for now (temporary name -- named after the Switzerland rescue dog)
I'm also open to suggestions as well :if the name is slightly confusing or if doesn't follow any existing codebase/wikimedia guidelines :D

This is the current (limited) dashboard on icinga: it is mostly green- there are recent backups fore everyone. But m5 grew a lot last week, so it is in a warning state.