The concept of backup is as old as data itself.
Unlike the past, backup technology is now on a completely different scale.
The giants backing the backup and recovery market
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The question remains: whats the big deal about it anyways?
Data redundancyis simply the creation of replicas of data.
In other words, youre creating the same file in multiple locations.
This is not the same as backup.
Backups are compressed version of the original data that you create.
you’ve got the option to use the copy as soon as its on your local system.
Now that weve established the difference between redundancy and backups, lets discuss some types of backup technologies.
in backup technologies because mostly they keep copies of the original data.
And we have established before, thats not backup; thats data redundancy.
Mostly, these appliances sit idle and are used for the purpose of creating backups.
They perform diligently when accessed to restore data.
However, how often do you lose data?
Not so often right?
Thats exactly the frequency of utilization for these appliances.
However, they do continue to consume resources like maintenance, power costs, cooling costs, etc.
The one big benefit of these appliances is that theyre faster than any other backup technology.
They can facilitate heavy Input / Output (IOP) requirements while keeping the latency in check.
Cloud backupsWith the accelerating cloud adoption, backups in the cloud are not a new concept.
The biggest advantage of cloud backups is the cost efficiency and the scalability of it.
There are a number of complications involved with scaling up a physical backup appliance.
Cloud technology removes all those complications and makes the whole process simple.
Cloud based services also facilitate pay-as-you-go payment models.
Hybrid backup solutionsThese are an interesting mix of solutions that can address a diverse range of data requirements.
Hybrid backup solutions combine both on-premises and cloud based backup technologies.
This combination adds the less latent on-premises technology with the scalable and cost effectively cloud technology.
I know, it took a while but now were here.
The big deal about backup technology
Data loss is to businesses asGalactusis to planets.
Allow me to explain that with an example.
Imagine a financial services provider that has to process transactions by the minute.
If it is lost, then the service provider is in major trouble.
They have to answer to regulatory authorities while dealing with a ton of angry customers.
That concludes my thoughts on the subject, what do you think about it?
Are backup technologies really that big of a deal?
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