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Backup

Backup is the process and supporting technologies that create and retain secondary copies of enterprise data or systems so organizations can restore information after loss, corruption, cyber incidents, or operational failures, in alignment with defined recovery and compliance requirements.

  • 43 articles
  • 103 companies
  • Most covered: Cohesity, Aviz Networks, Microsoft

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