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  • Rethinking the way storage architectures are packaged and presented

    Cloud storage, virtualization and the growth of unstructured data have contributed to the way storage architectures are built and used. Virtual storage appliances and server-based shared storage are two concepts that have emerged as viable product...  E-Zine

  • Implementing data replication: Balancing cost vs. convenience

    Access this exclusive disaster recovery handbook about data replication for insight from industry pros such as Brien Posey and Paul Kirvan, and learn about replication tools today, asynchronous vs. synchronous replication, and replication for virtual...  E-Handbook

  • Symantec Backup Exec

    Symantec Backup Exec is a small- to medium-sized business (SMB) data protection product.    Definition

  • VSS-based backup

    Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) is a Windows service for capturing and creating snapshots called shadow copies.  VSS, which operates at the block level of the file system, provides a backup infrastructure for Microsoft operating sytems.   Definition

  • differential backup

    A differential backup is a type of backup that copies all data changed since the previous full backup.  Definition

  • asynchronous replication

    Asynchronous replication is a "store and foreward" approach to data backup.  Definition

  • image-based backup

    Image-based backup is a backup process for a computer or virtual machine (VM) that creates a copy of the operating system and all the data associated with it, including the system state, and application configurations and saves it as a single file.  Definition

  • incremental backup

    An incremental backup is a type of backup that only copies files that have changed since the last backup.  Definition

  • data archiving

    Data archiving is the process of moving data that is no longer actively used to a separate data storage device for long-term retention.  Definition

  • LAN-free backup

    LAN-free backup is the process of backing up server data to a centralized storage device rather than moving it across a local-area network (LAN).  Definition

  • data protection management (DPM)

    Data protection management (DPM) is the administration of backup processes to ensure that tasks run on schedule, and that data is securely backed up and recoverable. Good data protection management means having effective processes and methodologies i...  Definition

  • backup

    Backup is the activity of copying files or databases so that they will be preserved in case of equipment failure or other catastrophe. (Continued...)  Definition

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About Backup and recovery software

Traditionally, backup and recovery software products had one purpose -- to make a copy of your data. But over the past few years, backup software products have evolved to include a whole host of functionality. Technologies such as continuous data protection (CDP), snapshot, data deduplication, replication, backup reporting tools and even data archiving have become features of, or are tightly integrated with, enterprise-class backup software applications. This section offers news and expert advice on data backup applications and tools such as CommVault Simpana, EMC NetWorker, IBM Tivoli Storage Manager, Symantec Backup Exec and NetBackup and more. Check our backup software page frequently for tips and tutorials on using backup software, backup software product news, and columns and podcasts from backup expert W. Curtis Preston.

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