Comparing Remote Backup with Storage and Archiving
Remote Backup, Remote Storage and Remote Archiving are related but different services. Here is a summary of their differences:
Remote Backup and Recovery:
is about having timely access to current business data in case of disaster or file corruption. It is a process that ensures businesses: 1) do not lose important information 2) do not lose operational time after a loss of data. Backup processes are designed to be automated, covering incremental and differential backups, allowing multiple versions of lost files to be recovered. Backup and Recovery go hand-in-hand and should generally be used to protect current business data rather than older archive data.
Remote Storage:
is about using Clockwork’s file servers off-site at our location. It doesn’t necessarily have any backup process associated with it. Businesses will need to ensure that their key data is transferred to this off-site location if data protection is to be obtained. Remote Storage can be thought of as similar to having an 'x' drive on the network, it's just that the 'x' drive is not in the building, but at our location.
Remote Archiving:
is about keeping long term snap-shots of important business data for compliance reasons, for example. With archiving, it is important that files are not over-written with more recent versions of files (as is the case with backup), because you need to ensure that archives are exact copies of the data at a certain point in time. Often up to six years of data is required to be archived.
Given these differences, businesses should talk to Clockwork I.T. regarding their particular requirements. |
