backups

Backups are copies of data in computer terminology. The most basic form of a backup is to copy the data to another location.

Computer users usually run backup software that is specifically designed for that purpose to backup data locally or remotely.

Most programs that allow a user to backup data offer multiple storage locations to store the backups. The most common ones are local backups on hard drives, media like CDs or DVD and removable devices such as USB sticks or remote backups that are stored on servers in a computer network or on the Internet.


Backups play an essential part in disaster recovery strategies and are sometimes the only option to restore data to its initial status.

You'll find bloggers talking about backups at sites like Connected Internet
and Windows 7 News.

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Original Technorati articles tagged “backups”

• in Technology
  The Cloud Fails Users Again - The Dropbox Case
  The Cloud fails users again with their veiled sense of security.
  by binaryblogger / on Jul 5, 2011
• in IT
  How To Automate MySQL Database Backups
  Automate backup and compression of MySQL databases using Bash and crontab.
  by markdecheser / on Nov 2, 2010

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• MacVoices #13149: Joe Kissell Takes Control of Backing Up Your Mac

  
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• Some Reasons Behind Cloud Security Vulnerabilities

  
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• Church Website Backup Strategy

  
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• Cloud Infographic: Costs Of Repairs Or Data Recovery

  
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• Cloud Database Of 2013 – Trends And Predictions

  
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• Another backup story

  
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  3DVision Technologies SolidWorks expert Jeff Sweeney provides technical tips and tricks in using SolidWorks 3D Design products. Like horror stories? I’m working with a customer who had a hard drive failure. They thought they had backups, they didn’t. It is going to be a week before the disk recovery company ...
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• APC BE750G Power Saving Battery Back-UPS

  
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• Backup Strategies For Cloud Web Apps: Google+ Hangout Recap

  
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• Backups: Are You Doing it Right?

  
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• Revit Journal Folder and Saving Files on Network Drives

  
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• Implement 2013: The Ideal Data Backup And Cloud Trends

  
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• Hide Workset Backup Folders

  
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• Cloud Growing Pains – Failure Is Inevitable

  
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• Social Downloader - Backup your social resources

  
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• Win the Ultimate Mobile Virtualization Lab

  
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