Object storage in the cloud: Is back-up needed?
Block storage in the cloud that is not properly backed up can result in lost data, and while object storage in the cloud is more resilient.
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Back-up the data in AWS Elastic Block Store
A recent Amazon outage resulted in a small number of customers losing production data stored in their accounts.
How to deal with backup when you switch to hyperconverged infrastructure
Vendors of hyperconverged infrastructure provide options for making it easier to backup data on-site, in the cloud or both, but which is best?
The correct levels of backup save time, bandwidth, space
Backup and recovery done efficiently require use of multiple backup levels carefully thought out so a full backup isn’t needed as often if incremental and differential backups are properly planned.
What is data deduplication, and how is it implemented?
By eliminating redundant blocks of data within a dataset – deduplication – enterprises can reduce the size of backups 90-99%.
Backup vs. archive: Why it’s important to know the difference
Backing up and archiving data have distinct functions, and not recognizing that it’s important to have both can lead to access problems and even legal troubles.