⊿ Point. {R} Glossary. ◢ Keyword: B. ▰ Sources. 〓 Books [B] ◥ University. {q} PhD. ⏫ THEMES. ⏫ Big Data. [B] Big Data. ⚫ USA. ↂ EndNote. ☝️ BD Dummies. Backup. Stored data in computer systems In information technology, a backup, or data backup is a copy of computer data taken and stored elsewhere so that it may be used to restore the original after a data loss event. The verb form, referring to the process of doing so, is "back up", whereas the noun and adjective form is "backup".[1] Backups can be used to recover data after its loss from data deletion or corruption, or to recover data from an earlier time. [2] Backups provide a simple form of IT disaster recovery; however not all backup systems are able to reconstitute a computer system or other complex configuration such as a computer cluster, active directory server, or database server.[3] A backup system contains at least one copy of all data considered worth saving.
The data storage requirements can be large. An information repository model may be used to provide structure to this storage. Full only/System imaging [edit] Reverse incremental Remote backup service Off-site data protection. World Backup Day. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Celebration of backing up data World Backup Day is a commemorative date celebrated annually by the backup industry and tech industry all over the world on March 31.[1][2][3] It highlights the importance of protecting data and keeping systems and computers secure. World Backup Day started with a post on Reddit where a user wrote about losing their hard drive and wishing someone had reminded them about how important it is to backup data. The campaign started by Ismail Jadun in 2011 and every year news outlets write articles about the importance of backing up data on World Backup Day.[4][5] Every year on March 31, companies tweet and have podcasts[6] about the importance of backing up data to prevent data loss.
On the website WorldBackupDay.com people can make a pledge in ten languages on various social media channels about the importance of backing up their data. Official site.