A remote backup appliance is a hardware device that ships with a backup software application
pre-loaded. The appliance is used to back up corporate data that is located outside the
corporate data center.
When selecting an appliance for remote backup, data storage
administrators need to consider encryption features, fast
network connectivity and simplified management features. Data deduplication,
which is offered in most remote backup appliances, is a key feature because it reduces the amount
of data that is sent over the network.
Remote backup appliances play an important role in any company's disaster
recovery (DR) plan.
Contributor(s): Kim Hefner
This was last updated in December 2011
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