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An explanation of the difference between online storage and online backup technologies and services.
Versioning and retention are two terms that often cause confusion when talking about online backup. They both refer to the storage of data but their exact meaning often gets mixed up and misunderstood by many people. Hopefully this short post will clear some of the fog.
Incremental backup is a form of backup where only files that have changed since the last backup are, err backed up. Synonymous with online backup technology, it is a more efficient alternative to differential backup and full backup methodology commonly used by tapes.
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) - UK data protection watchdog - has released a new guide for small businesses covering, among other things, the use of cloud service providers.
The world of Online Backup is littered with Buzz words, thrown around by techno-junkies yet understood by few. Hopefully this quick blog post will explain some of the terms that might cross your path, but if you can think of any we haven't included, leave them in the comment section.
Backup Direct's Managing Director, Brett Raynes, was recently asked to write an article for Director of Finance magazine about the importance of backup in Financial Services companies. You can read that article here.
After weeks of great work from writer Mark Humphries, Illustrator Simon Spilsbury and Animator Simon Deshnon - the first Backup Direct animation is ready. Here is a sneak preview of the result before it's rendered and displayed properly on the website.
When people first enquire with Backup Direct, it is common that they have recently suffered at the hands of tape backup. It could be unsuccessful data retrieval, a two week old backup or an incidence of data exposure but whatever it is it has come at a cost for the company.
It’s usually after this that they start to reassess their current backup strategy.
