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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

• Definitions to Get Started

  • 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
  • data reduction

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• 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

• How do I know if cloud-based archiving is the right choice?

  If you don't need to access old data much, cloud archiving could work out well. That's just one consideration, though, for deciding which archival platform to employ.Continue Reading

• LTO (Linear Tape-Open) tape

  LTO (Linear Tape-Open) tape is an open-format tape storage technology created by Hewlett-Packard (HP), International Business Machines (IBM) and Seagate Technology.Continue Reading

• LTO-9 (Linear Tape-Open 9)

  LTO-9 (Linear Tape-Open 9) is a future tape format from the Linear Tape-Open Consortium.Continue Reading

• Backup strategy for small business starts with best practices

  Small businesses can't afford to go without a solid backup strategy. Thankfully, there are many backup for small business options, from tape to disk to cloud.Continue Reading

• Acronis

  Acronis is a data protection software vendor that spun off as a separate company from Parallels in Singapore and became an independent company in 2003.Continue Reading