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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Original Message:
Sent: Tue June 01, 2021 01:06 AM
From: PHANENDRA RAO CHAVANA
Subject: Difference Between Data Archiving and Backup(Data)
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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