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• backup

  Backup refers to the copying of physical or virtual files or databases to a secondary location for preservation in case of equipment failure or catastrophe. Continue Reading

• Azure Backup service best practices to streamline protection

  Is Azure Backup the right protection for your organization? Explore three important considerations for using the Microsoft service to back up your data. Continue Reading

• magnetic tape storage

  Magnetic tape is one of the oldest technologies for electronic data storage. Continue Reading

• 3 best practices for backing up Office 365 data

  There are plenty of Office 365 backup providers out there, but how do you get started? For one thing, think of your cloud data as if it were on premises. Continue Reading

• Data backup planning: 10 best practices for protection

  A data backup plan needs to anticipate changes to the organization and possible threats. These best practices will help you tailor your plan according to your business's needs. Continue Reading

• Definitions to Get Started

  • data protection
  • Incremental Backup
  • Differential Backup
  • What is Cloud Backup and How Does it Work?

  • Cloud-to-Cloud Backup (C2C Backup)
  • Carbonite
  • flat backup
  • data retention policy

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• off-site backup

  Off-site backup is a method of backing up data to a remote server or to media that is transported off site.Continue Reading

• data loss

  Data loss is the intentional or unintentional destruction of information, caused by people and or processes from within or outside of an organization.Continue Reading

• How the top cloud storage vendors stack up for backup

  Don't pick a cloud storage and backup vendor just because you've heard it's reputable. We lay out the features you need to compare among the Big Three providers.Continue Reading

• Consider storage backup devices for your data protection strategy

  A secondary storage device could be an important element of your data protection platform. Analyze accessibility, speed, scalability and cost before jumping in.Continue Reading

• purpose-built backup appliance (PBBA)

  A purpose-built backup appliance (PBBA) is a standalone disk-based storage device that is configured and optimized for storing backup data.Continue Reading

• What's the difference between secondary and primary storage?

  Having primary storage and secondary storage is a good way to tier your workloads and ensure solid data protection. So, what should you expect from both platforms?Continue Reading

• Backup snapshots and replication supplement standard backup

  Traditional backup or data snapshot and replication technologies alone don't meet the data protection and DR needs of modern enterprises. Combine them all together and they do.Continue Reading

• Actifio

  Actifio is a software vendor in Waltham, Mass., that specializes in copy data management (CDM).Continue Reading

• Create a backup image in 7 easy steps

  Learn how to generate an image-based backup using our step-by-step instructions. Just remember to perform this activity in a test system to avoid wiping out source data.Continue Reading

• Druva

  Druva is a cloud data protection and management software company based in Sunnyvale, Calif.Continue Reading