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  • 1.  Difference Between Data Archiving and Backup(Data)

    Posted Tue June 01, 2021 01:07 AM
    HI Everyone,

    Can anyone please elaborate the exact difference between Data Archiving and Backup (data)?
    why do we need Data archiving? can't we restore the Data backup whenever we need it?

    Thanks,
    Panendar Rao.C

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    PHANENDRA RAO CHAVANA
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  • 2.  RE: Difference Between Data Archiving and Backup(Data)

    Posted Wed June 02, 2021 09:29 PM
    Hi Panendar,

    system backup(data and config) normally is for the whole system restore, while data archive is including the data of specific days. Refer to below:
    1 backup ---use system backups to backup and store all of the necessary data and configuration values to restore a server if something happens to your system.
    https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/guardium/11.0/11.0?topic=system-backup

    2 archive----You can archive the audit data that is captured by your Guardium® system to another location. These archived files can be restored later for forensic purposes without replacing the audit data that is already available in your Guardium system. Use the following procedure to archive data on your central manager.
    https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/guardium/11.0/11.0?topic=manager-archiving-data
    Hope it helps.

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    Jonathan LU
    Security Support Engineer
    IBM
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  • 3.  RE: Difference Between Data Archiving and Backup(Data)

    Posted Fri May 06, 2022 09:31 AM
    Backup vs archive. Two words that are often used interchangeably but have very different meanings. While both technologies support primary data storage, there are key differences between them. Let's explore the five key differences between backup vs archive technologies. 

    A backup is a copy of your current data that you use to restore original data if it's ever damaged. An archive is historical data you must keep for long-term retention reasons, such as compliance.

     2.  Financial Value: Let's talk about what many in IT  are thinking about most: budget. Tiering data and putting it in its correct resting place via archiving is more cost-effective than backup. That's why many companies choose to use tape storage as their primary mode of archiving data. While disk and cloud can help you get data quickly via lightning-fast backups, the tape is a cost-effective method of storage for the data you need to keep for retention, litigation, or business purposes.

     3.  Solutions: Backup and archive solve different problems. Now, let's take a deeper dive.

    – Backup: Backup protects both your active and inactive data (all of your production data). You can back up your information via tape, disk, or the cloud. A backup is a copy of production information. Your data still resides on the production storage systems themselves. That means if your backup system faces a major data loss (due to a security breach, disaster, infrastructure failure, etc.), you could continue normal operations. Your production data won't be impacted, though you would be operating at an increased risk.



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  • 4.  RE: Difference Between Data Archiving and Backup(Data)

    Posted Fri May 06, 2022 09:31 AM

    Backup vs archive. Two words that are often used interchangeably but have very different meanings. While both technologies support primary data storage, there are key differences between them. Let's explore the five key differences between backup vs archive technologies.

    1.  Definitions: A backup is a copy of your current data that you use to restore original data if it's ever damaged. An archive is historical data you must keep long-term retention reasons, such as compliance.

     2.  Financial Value: Let's talk about what many in IT  are thinking about most: budget. Tiering data and putting it in its correct resting place via archiving is more cost-effective than backup. That's why many companies choose to use tape storage as their primary mode of archiving data. While disk and cloud can help you get data quickly via lightning-fast backups, tape is a cost-effective method of storage for the data you need to keep for retention, litigation or business purposes.

     3.  Solutions: Backup and archive solve different problems. Now, let's take a deeper dive.

    – Backup: Backup protects both your active and inactive data (all of your production data). You can back up your information via tape, disk or the cloud. Backup is a copy of production information. Your data still resides on the production storage systems themselves. That means if your backup system faces a major data loss (due to a security breach, disaster, infrastructure failure, etc.), you could continue normal operations. Your production data won't be impacted, though you would be operating at an increased risk.



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    neha timothy
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