In today's turbulent business environment, disaster recovery continues to command a high priority on the list of IT must-haves. Data backup systems for disaster recovery -- often referred to as contingency planning -- can exist onsite, offsite or online. The types of backup strategies available include disk-to-disk, tape, storage-area network (SAN), online storage, and electronic vaulting (a combination of online data transfers and remote data-location storage).
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