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2. Backup - Wikipedia

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   In information technology, a backup, or data backup is a copy of computer data taken and stored elsewhere so that it may be used to restore the original after a data loss event. The verb form, referring to the process of doing so, is " back up ", whereas the noun and adjective form is " backup ". [ 1 ]

3. Glossary of backup terms - Wikipedia

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   Site-to-site backup. backup, over the internet, to an offsite location under the user's control. Similar to remote backup except that the owner of the data maintains control of the storage location. Synthetic backup. a restorable backup image that is synthesized on the backup server from a previous full backup and all the incremental backups ...

4. Continuous data protection - Wikipedia

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   Since true CDP "backup write operations are executed at the level of the basic input/output system (BIOS) of the microcomputer in such a manner that normal use of the computer is unaffected", [2] true CDP backup must in practice be run in conjunction with a virtual machine [6] [9] or equivalent [10] —ruling it out for ordinary personal backup applications.

5. Backup rotation scheme - Wikipedia

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   A backup rotation scheme is a system of backing up data to computer media (such as tapes) that minimizes, by re-use, the number of media used.The scheme determines how and when each piece of removable storage is used for a backup job and how long it is retained once it has backup data stored on it.

6. Data loss - Wikipedia

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   An effective backup strategy must also consider the cost of maintaining the ability to recover lost data for long periods of time. A highly effective backup system would have duplicate copies of every file and program that were immediately accessible whenever a Data Loss Event was noticed. However, in most situations, there is an inverse ...

7. Remote backup service - Wikipedia

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   A backup service supporting network backup can back up multiple computers, servers or Network Attached Storage appliances on a local area network from a single computer or device. Continuous backup – Continuous Data Protection Allows the service to back up continuously or on a predefined schedule. Both methods have advantages and disadvantages.